Bette Midler Quotes

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.

My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it.

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.

I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.

I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!

For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.

Most of us actually stifle enough good impulses during the course of a day to change the current of our lives.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.

I have high standards I hold myself to, besides Christianity.

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.

I've used my time at 'GH' to learn some discipline.

I am very rigorous with myself.

I have learnt to be even more patient.