William Hague Quotes

There couldn't be better parents than mine, loving yet strict. They disciplined with love. A child without discipline is, in away, a lost child. You cannot have freedom without discipline.

Discipline is not a nasty word.

I would consider my dad a pretty patient guy, but there was no tolerance for spoiled behavior.

My parents were very strict and had rules for me and, if ever I was playing outside, I always had a set time to come back in.

There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school.

I think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach your children to take responsibility for their actions.

Children are becoming disobedient... why, because of the lack of rules boundaries and limitations.

I am a very strict mother, and as a mother, it's my responsibility to guide my kids and tell them to go how far and no further. There should be rules and guidelines for the kids, and they should know their limits.

It's important for parents to be strict if you want the kids to succeed.

I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.

I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.

If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.

I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important for kids.

Without discipline, there's no life at all.

I'm going to be a strict mum. I know that love is the most important thing - you've got to have lots of kisses and cuddles - but you also need to mix it with discipline or you'll be in a heap of trouble.

The important thing is that when you correct your children, they see what they've done wrong and why you're upset.

Sometimes as a parent, you have to give your child that doesn't do his or her chores some tough love and withhold the allowance.

Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.

My parents never really lecture me.

I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline.

You don't need a foreign policy expert to tell you empty threats and hollow promises don't work. Ask any parent of a rebellious teenager. If you don't make good on the threats, you're asking for worse behavior next time.

As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either.

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

Discipline is important for everything in life.