"The hardest victory is victory over self."
Aristotle

"No man is free who is not master of himself."
Epictetus

"The future belongs to those who prepare for it."
Emerson

"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
Lady Dorothy Nevill

"Remember that someone, somewhere, is practicing, and when you meet him he will win."
Edward Macauley

"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."
Henry Ward Beecher

"The only thing in the world you can change is yourself, and that makes all the difference in the world."
Cher

"A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world’s torrent."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"Goals are as essential to success as air is to life."
David Schwartz

"Winners make goals; others make excuses."
Unknown

"My life seems like one long obstacle course, with me as the chief obstacle."
Jack Paar

"Listen to the whispers and you won’t have to hear the screams."
Cherokee Saying

"The harder I work the more I live."
George Bernard Shaw

"Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices."
Benjamin Franklin

"It is not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves."
Sir Edmund Hillary

"He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly."
James Allem – As a Man Thinketh

"For the uncontrolled there is no wisdom, nor for the uncontrolled is there the power of concentration; and for him without concentration there is no peace, and for the un-peaceful how can there be happiness?"
Bhagavad Gita

"… when you unleash your aggression or hostility on another person, it inspires aggression and hostility in return. The result then is conflict, … when you act in anger, you lose self control."
Jim Lau

"Control you emotion or it will control you."
Chinese Adage

"Diligence is the mother of good luck."
Benjamin Franklin

"Remember that we all climb the ladder of success one step at a time."
Kemmons Wilson

"Smooth seas do not require skillful sailors."
African Proverb

"Failure to prepare, is preparing to fail."
Unknown

"The foundation of excellence lies in self control."
H.L. Baugher

"Never give up, for that is just the place and time the tide will turn."
Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Success is no mystery, it’s simply a matter of discipline. Discipline means we don’t let go of the things we know we should be doing, we do them!"
Jim Rohn

"In all things, success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure."
Confucius

"He who possesses patience possesses himself."
Raymond Lull

"The first and best victory is to conquer self."
Plato

"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability."
Roy L. Smith

"Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly."
Julie Andrews

"The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might and force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him - and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires."
Jean Paul Getty

"Swallowing angry words is much better than having to eat them."
Unknown

"Men are like fish.  Neither would get in to trouble in they kept their mouths shut."
Unknown

"The only preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today."
Unknown

"Tempers what gets most of us in to trouble, pride is what keeps us there."
Unknown

"The grass may look greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed."
Unknown

"Your temper is like a fire. It gets very destructive when it gets out of control."
Unknown

"Although the tongue weighs very little, few people are able to hold it."
Unknown

"Man is never in worse company that when he flies in to a rage and is beside himself."
Unknown

"The trouble with the guy who talks too fast is that he often says something he hasn’t thought of yet."
Unknown