Despite allowing themselves the indulgence of wine-drinking, members of this group practised reasonable self-discipline in matters of diet, exercise and smoking.
Self-discipline in terms of how you manage your life, your conduct, your body, those things and people around you becomes something you are conscious of.
But it differs from those of other hardworking black people I know only in the degree of success that Carson attained as a result, not in the measures of ambition, industriousness, discipline and self-respect his mother instilled in her children.
It begins with parents who are instilling in their kids not only a love of learning, but also the self-confidence and especially the self-discipline and work ethics that are at the heart of success in school and success in life.
They originally looked for IQ and conscientiousness, the latter a measure of self-discipline known in the psych community as one of the Big Fiv e traits of human personalities.
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We need citizens and parents to get involved, because nothing we do in school with make much of a difference unless we instill in our kids the self-confidence and the self-discipline and the work ethic that are at the heart of success not just in school but in life.
The giving also reflects Mr. Alpert's belief in the importance of pairing talent with self-discipline to hone creativity.
An internal failure of his authority, in a movement famous for its collective self-discipline, would go a long way towards explaining his apparent depression.
McCarthy tries to instill self-respect and discipline in his fighters.
This describes the common condition where people fail to act in pursuit of long-term goals due to a lack of self-discipline.
Discipline and self-control are unsustainable because in most of our environments there are too many distractions, too many things other people want us to do, too many opportunities and temptations that draw us away from lives that reflect our true values and priorities.
Meeting some of today's teenagers in the place where I spent my adolescence, I find myself admiring their self-discipline and generosity while regretting the apparent muting of youthful challenge and confrontation.
Situated in Berkshire, Great Britain, Horris Hill operated on Spartan principles of discipline and self-reliance: lights out at 9 p.m.
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Supporters of self-regulation argue that the exchanges are uniquely positioned to discipline members and are, in any case, backstopped by the legal system and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Times atlas, with more space because of its self-discipline about satellite pictures, shows you three or four times as many places in that unhappy country where you might question limbless war victims, looking nervously over your shoulder as you do so.
In other words, one way to think about personal accounts is as a mechanism for Congress to exert self-discipline.
Self-discipline and teamwork are at the heart of what makes our armed forces the best in the world - and are exactly what all young people need to succeed.
If people know what is best for them, but lack the self-discipline to choose it, some governments might also be tempted to nudge their citizens in the right direction.
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