"Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone."

-- Duke Ellington

#Self Quotes #Discipline Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“God's 'failures' are really man's failures ...”
“If you ever got me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me.”
“When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for fun.”
“Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already.”
“These are the days when birds come back, a very few, a Bird or two, to take a backward look.”
“Music has become really important now. It's helped me to open up more and take a chance on loving people. Music is a good reason to care. It's just a vehicle though. It's a way to try and give somebody something that you feel. If trying the best I can isn't good enough, I'll just have to try harder next time...it's all I can do. If I do the best I can, then at least I did the best I could in this life The way I like to look at it is....if that's the last time /I ever got to play, I'd better give it everything I've got.”
“What Washington needs is adult supervision.”
“As a means of subsidizing lawyers the present nuclear regulation system is well designed - but is there not perhaps a cheaper way of rewarding legal diligence? It would probably be cheaper to give each law school graduate a guaranteed salary of $50,000 a year on the condition that he (or she) not practice law.”

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