“Discipline yourself and others won't need to.”
Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
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Hyman George Rickover (1900–1986) United States admiral
Variations of this quote have been attributed to a number of people, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Samuel Levenson, and Lao Tzu; there is no solid support for any such attribution.
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“The discipline of postponing gratification is the single most important discipline your son needs.”
Warren Farrell (1943) author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate
Source: The Boy Crisis (2018), pp. 98
“Think for yourself
'Cause I won't be there with you.”
George Harrison (1943–2001) British musician, former member of the Beatles
Think for Yourself (1965)
Lyrics
Context: Do what you want to do,
And go where you're going to.
Think for yourself
'Cause I won't be there with you.
John Major (1943) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Nicholas Wood, Jill Sherman, Sheila Gunn, "Major gives seal of approval to Tories' right-wing agenda", The Times, 9 October 1993
Conservative Party conference speech, 8 October 1993. The phrase was associated with personal morality and backfired when a succession of senior Conservatives fell to scandals that winter.
1990s, 1993
“Don't settle for a relationship that won't let you be yourself.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
“The power of self-discipline. If you cannot get control of yourself, do not try to get rich.”
Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor
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