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The ego is there, but I'm learning to channel it.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

Learning how to be calm and centered in any situation is a skill for life, whatever you do.

Discipline yourself. Be conscious of what you think, and what you like. What gets you mad? What gets you in your feelings? Figure that stuff out and take control of it so nobody else can control you.

In the march towards Truth, anger, selfishness, hatred, etc., naturally give way, for otherwise Truth would be impossible to attain. A man who is swayed by passions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth.

I started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a better person. Let alone a better mother, but also just a better human.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

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

Mindfulness has helped me succeed in almost every dimension of my life. By stopping regularly to look inward and become aware of my mental state, I stay connected to the source of my actions and thoughts and can guide them with considerably more intention.

Meditation is a lifelong process. Give it a try. As you get deeper and more disciplined into the process, you'll get deeper and more disciplined in your mind and life.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

Negative emotions will challenge your grit every step of the way. While it's impossible not to feel your emotions, it's completely under your power to manage them effectively and to keep yourself in a position of control. When you let your emotions overtake your ability to think clearly, it's easy to lose your resolve.

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.

You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.

You have to know how to keep things in perspective.

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

I'm God because I have the power to control my mind.

I'm going to fight the force of emotions by that of intellect

When a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

With time, you learn to be calmer.