Joel Stein Quotes

Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don't think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that's one of the reasons I wasn't gregarious with the gallery.

I am pretty controlled I have to say.

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.

I just try to control what I can control.

It's very difficult to regulate yourself, and if you learn to do that, well, it starts to spill over.

At the end of the day, all I can do is control me and what comes out of my mouth.

The least lack of discipline starts to erode our self-esteem.

Sticking up for ourselves in the same way we would one of our friends is a hard but satisfying thing to do. Sometimes it works.

I'm a person who's fine saying 'No.' I like saying to myself, "no gossiping," "no nagging."

I wish I had known that it's OK to stand up for myself. That it's also OK to not be liked but to be respected, and I always want to be liked.

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life.

Maybe you could call me a little controlling or I like things to be my way, but since I was a little girl, I've known what I wanted. I'm very rootsy, but it really hadn't ever caused me too much strife. I really know when to say when. I'm not too outward but I'm very honest.

I am not allowing myself to get carried away.

Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied. In the spiritual life, discipline means to create that space in which something can happen that you hadn't planned or counted on.

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.