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self-discipline

[self-dis-uh-plin, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈdɪs ə plɪn, ˈsɛlf- /










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Jackson traveled the country preaching self-esteem and self-discipline.

From Los Angeles Times

“Queen Elizabeth II had not been born to succeed,” Mr. Cannadine writes, “but by her example, her self-discipline, her public-spiritedness, and her longevity, she did so in more ways than one.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He says it requires routine and self-discipline and leaves him ready to "face the day and to face life".

From BBC

Mr. Mamdani would present an enticing target to a political opponent of laconic self-discipline and charitable forbearance.

From The Wall Street Journal

He says he felt that the office environment would improve his self-discipline.

From BBC