PS Paul Smith Fashion Designer “There was a certain amount of discipline, I think; my parents wanted to be sure that I was not just sitting around doing nothing.” Thinking Parent Discipline ♥ 3
DC Dallas Campbell Author “You don't have to be musician to listen to music, and you don't have to be a filmmaker to go to the cinema, but somehow when we think of science, we think of it only as an academic discipline.” Thinking Discipline Cinema ♥ 3
DC Dallas Campbell Author “I was awful at science at school, as a subject, because I didn't have the discipline. But, I was awful at music, as well, and I loved music.” School Discipline Awful ♥ 3
Barbara Kingsolver Author, Biologist “Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them.” Stories Discipline Nonfiction ♥ 3
Barbara Kingsolver Author, Biologist “I write every moment that is humanly possible. I write every day and every night. The only discipline I lack is the discipline is to quit.” Writing Night Discipline ♥ 3
Ellen DeGeneres Comedian, Television Host “I would rather be the good aunt who never says anything bad and lets the parents discipline the child.” Children Discipline Aunt ♥ 3
EB Erica Brown Author “I would advise anyone who is at the start of a rest ritual like the Sabbath, to take it slowly and grow incrementally into it. Recognize that it will be hard at first. It's a discipline but then it is a true and deep joy.” Firsts Joy Discipline ♥ 3
Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician “Obviously, discipline is necessary for children. Training is necessary for children. Just like if you want to train a vine, you have to apply physical manipulation to get it to go where you want it to go, but as it learns, then you don't have to do that.” Children Discipline Training ♥ 3
Benjamin Disraeli Politician, Author “I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of political connection, animated by the principle of private honor, I feel certain that a popular assembly would sink before the power or the corruption of a minister.” Government Political Discipline ♥ 3
Benjamin Franklin Inventor, Statesman, Author “While the path to wealth is clearly marked, few are willing to adapt themselves to the modest discipline that the journey requires. Instead, most choose the shinier track of debt-driven consumption, which they find further along is covered in vines and thorns.” Journey Discipline Track ♥ 3
David Bowie Musician, Actor “I just put drugs down to luck. I persevere quite honestly, and I've got a fair amount of discipline that keeps me out of deep water.” Water Drug Discipline ♥ 3
Philip Roth Novelist “For discipline is imposed not just on oneself but on those in one's orbit.” Discipline Oneself Orbit ♥ 3
