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Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

My writing practice taught me the important thing is steadfastness. It's not necessarily discipline. Discipline can become a prison. When your spiritual practices become another thing for you to be anxious about, they've lost their usefulness.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

In the beginning, fear was the dominant motivating force.

Fear connotes something that interferes with what you're doing.

Few things focus the mind like fear.

Fear drives you a lot harder than success does.

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

I find fear is a great motivator to work hard.