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• Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Hard Work, Commitment, Motivational Work

  "Haile Gebrselassie shares secrets of his success". Interview with Susannah Palk, www.cnn.com. April 15, 2011.

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• You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Sports, Hard Work, Commitment

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• In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.

  Daniel Goleman

  Jobs, Skills, Empathy

  "They’ve Taken Emotional Intelligence Too Far" by Daniel Goleman, ideas.time.com. November 01, 2011.

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• When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support to help ensure good discipline and a reformed Ofsted.

  Michael Gove

  Teacher, Government, Support

  "Why should any teacher ever vote Tory?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2010.

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• I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

  Robert Griffin III

  Mom, Dad, Military

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• I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

  Larry Hagman

  Military, School, Character

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• Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

  William Hague

  Common Sense, High Standards, Speak

  "Hague's 'foreign land' speech". William Hague's speech to the Spring forum in Harrogate, www.theguardian.com. March 4, 2001.

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• There isn't any great mystery about me. What I do is glamorous and has an awful lot of white-hot attention placed on it. But the actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist.

  Tom Hanks

  Jobs, Passion, Artist

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• I don't have a lot of discipline.

  Katherine Heigl

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• I'm terrible with my workout regime and following it strictly. I'm terrible with a healthy diet and following it strictly. I'm terrible on the weekends about getting up at reasonable hours and all of those things. But, when it comes to my work and the discipline it takes to get to work on time - I hate unprofessionalism.

  Katherine Heigl

  Workout, Hate, Weekend

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• I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public.

  Carolina Herrera

  Taught, Emotion, Certain

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• I developed a resistance to authority. Not to discipline - I learned that. But to authority. I like to think for myself. And I like to cause trouble.

  Hal Holbrook

  Thinking, Resistance, Causes

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• I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth.

  Francois Hollande

  Thinking, Growth, Important

  "French Presidential Candidate Hollande 'They'll Have to Listen to Me'". Interview with Mathieu von Rohr and Romain Leick, www.spiegel.de. March 12, 2012.

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• The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have to be a great athlete to have all these, his body, his look, you know, all these things have to do with discipline and structure. He was able to go against the biggest guy, regardless of who he was.

  Evander Holyfield

  Athlete, Guy, Looks

  "Evander Holyfield Q n A - Part I". Interview with Zhenyu Li, www.thesweetscience.com. April 20, 2010.

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• If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.

  Lee Iacocca

  Time, Giving, Choices

  Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). “Iacocca: An Autobiography”, p.21, Bantam

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• In the first period religious life appears as a form of discipline which the individual or a whole people must accept as an unconditional command without any rational understanding of the ultimate meaning and purpose of that command.

  Muhammad Iqbal

  Religious, Unconditional Love, People

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• I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at the age of 14... I competed until I was 34, kind of old for a contact sport. I coached the sport until I was 47. I think the discipline of wrestling has given me the discipline I have to write.

  John Irving

  Birthday, Sports, Writing

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• Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.

  Washington Irving

  Husband, Home, Men

  Washington Irving (1835). “The Beauties”, p.15

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• Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Motivational, Truth, Freedom

  Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1859). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence”, p.37

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• My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Courage, Determination, Persistence

  Eid-ul-Azha Message to the Nation, October 24, 1947.

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• To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.

  Steve Jobs

  Success, Business, Technology

  "Speaking Out: Apple's and Pixar's Steve Jobs". Bloomberg interview, www.bloomberg.com. August 25, 2003.

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• Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.

  Shawn Johnson

  Life Lesson, Responsibility, Gymnastics

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• The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, Lying, Commitment

  Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.17, Beacon Press

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• Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Stories, Nonfiction, Sticks

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• It's a funny thing: people often ask how I discipline myself to write. I can't begin to understand the question. For me, the discipline is turning off the computer and leaving my desk to do something else.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Writing, Funny Things, People

  "Barbara Kingsolver: How I Write". Interview with Noah Charney, www.thedailybeast.com. December 5, 2012.

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