Cat Zingano Quotes

Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should all aspire. It is a difficult balance to strike, but no definition of goodness can be complete without it.

I think it's very difficult, and it requires a tremendous amount of spiritual integrity and discipline, to not be a narcissist in a culture that encourages it every step of the way.

To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.

I know there are actors we all want to beat up a little. I think it's important to do whatever it takes, and whatever it takes sometimes involves some physical or mental discipline. There's a lot at stake.

There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.

You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.

It's easy to point out the evil in other people, but that can be found in all of us. That selfishness, that is something we all have in us. Sometimes you are successful at dealing with it, and sometimes you are not.

When I go into the ring, I don't hate opponents, and I certainly don't want to hurt them.

I understand aggressiveness in only one way: being prepared to hurt yourself, not someone else.

Everybody has a hero and a villain within themselves. So it depends upon you to be a hero or a villain. If you show humanity, it will give you satisfaction.

Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.

I must fight with my weapons. Not his. Not selfishness and brutality and shame and resentment.

If you think you can do better, then do better. Don't compete with anyone; just yourself.

Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'

I'm a strong person, but I'd never resort to violence.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.

We never know who we are going to be until we are tested, but perhaps we can test ourselves without going to the extremes of war. Perhaps we can be kinder now, live with less now, reach out to others now - and build an inner reserve of a strong identity that will hold us up even when everything else falls away.

Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.

A man must drive his energy, not be driven by it.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

Running alone is the toughest. You get to the point where you have to keep pushing yourself.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

Women are just so much tougher and more patient than men are - their capacity for empathy blows me away. And their capacity to deal with stress for long periods of time is also kind of awe inspiring.

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.