Marge Piercy Quotes

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

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.

One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.

If you don't have discipline, you don't have anything

To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self disciplined is to follow in a better way.

Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

I learned to discipline myself to do things I didn't want to do.

My greatest asset now is my focus.

I don't have a lot of discipline.

I've always had, when I needed it, an extreme amount of focus that I could put into something. That has served me well.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

I try to stay focused.

One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to hold all of our energies upon one point, to focus all of the scattered rays of the mind upon one place or thing.

Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here.

Keeping my focus on what's important - inside the Octagon and out - is never lost on me.

During the playoffs, I tone down the Internet usage.

A whole series of events pushed me towards meditation, and now it's become such an integral part of the way I manage myself. It's a tool for me; when you're an entrepreneur, and you're pulled in every direction, it is wonderful to have this discipline.

I wake up in the morning thinking about victory, I go to sleep thinking about victory, so sometimes it might be hard. But I need to control myself more and, how can I say it politely? Just shut up instead of speaking on the radio.

Sting is much better at switching off than I am. He can concentrate and meditate whatever might be going on in the room and is far more disciplined.

I'm so focused that sometimes I feel like I don't need to eat.

I'm trying to stay focused on what I'm doing. I don't want a whole lot of things going on - people to call back, or text messages or whatever. I chill out, relax a little bit, and then I don't have those issues.

I've always been pretty disciplined.