“There are few things ever dreamed of, smoked or injected that have as addictive an effect on our brains as technology. This is how our devices keep us captive and always coming back for more. The definitive Internet act of our times is a perfect metaphor for the promise of reward: we search. And we search. And we search some more, clicking that mouse like – well, like a rat in a cage seeking another “hit”, looking for the elusive reward that will finally feel like enough.” ― Kelly McGonigal, Maximum Willpower
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. Benjamin Disraeli
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known.” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
"We all do our duty when there's no cost in that, honor comes easy then. Yet, it comes a day in every men's life when it's not easy. When he must choose"
"I can shoot threes now. I can finesse you. I can dunk on you. I can guard anything, and I'm rebounding better. When I block shots I catch the ball. I can post you up with my back to the basket and hit you with a post move. Or I can face you up and use my quickness to blow by you." -Chris Walker
Hebrews 12:11 no discipline seems pleasant at the time. But painful. Later on however,it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it