"Impatience is a sign of hurrying; hurrying is a sign of worrying; worrying is a sign someone forgot time is on their side." ~ Mike Dooley

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

Lao Tzu

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

“We should discipline ourselves in small things, and from these progress to things of greater value.”

Marcus Aurelius

“Everything we want to do in life requires discipline. And like strength, flexibility, and endurance, it can be built up over time.”

 -Laird Hamilton

“No miracles, only discipline”

-Danielle Steele

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

- Marcus Aurelius

“We cannot control the external events around us, but we can control our reactions to them.”

– Epictetus

The mind, to ensure that it remains in control, seeks continuously to cover up the present moment with past and future, and so, as the vitality and infinite creative potential of Being, which is inseparable from the Now, becomes covered up by time, your true nature becomes obscured by the mind.

-Eckart Tolle

“It is not possible to control all external events; but if I simply control my mind, what need is there to control other things?”  

-Śāntideva

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”

Lao Tzu

“It's the brain, not the heart or lungs, that's the critical organ.”

Roger Bannister, first person to run a mile under four minutes

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -Aristotle

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” 

― Zig Ziglar

“Your mind is the basis of everything you experience and of every contribution you make to the lives of others. Given this fact, it makes sense to train it.”

Sam Harris

 “Extending yourself in compassion to another human being changes the nature of your relationship—the acknowledgment of one human being to another is what bonds, strengthens, and expands the human connection.”

--Oprah

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”

-Lao Tzu

“Self-compassion is a more effective motivator than harsh self-criticism.”

Dr. Kristen Neff

“Empathy is a visceral feeling we often can’t control while compassion is a conscious action”.  Tony Robbins

 “How you do anything is how you do everything.”

Martha Beck