Quotation Collection

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

• discipline
• talent
• ability
• practice

The point is that there are times when new information warrants a goal change. The other point is that you cannot change your goals to easier goals every time the going gets tough because it got tough. Persistence is one of the most important qualities necessary for success. But persistence only applies to pursuit of the right goal for you. John T. Reed

• goals
• persistence

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The world offers so many alternatives that you need a quick filter to eliminate some options and pay attention to others. Whatever your plan, focus is always important. Scott Adams

• focus

This is the source.

The acts of life we repeat every day need to be automatized. They must be turned into stable and reliable habits, so they lose their complexity and gain predictability and simplicity. Jordan Peterson

• habit