60 Movie Quotes about Discipline (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Apr 14, 2026

Memorable quotes about discipline, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 For to march and drill over field and hill is a military goal.

Quote from The Jungle Book (1967)

2 Those were the days. Discipline! Discipline was the thing. Builds character and that sort of thing, you know.

J. Pat O'Malley as Colonel Hathi in The Jungle Book (1967)

3 Move the rifle around your head, not your head around the rifle.

Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket

4 Happiness is making a schedule and keeping to it.

Ken Sansom as Rabbit in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

5 No. We must set an example for this questionable crew. There will be no consumption of alcohol of any kind.

Steve Whitmire as Kermit The Frog in Muppet Treasure Island

6 This represents discipline, and this represents strength. You need both to reach the arrow.

BD Wong as Li Shang in Mulan (1998)

7 Practice until you can meditate and nothing can distract you, so that you see and feel nothing except your own energy.

Quote from Bloodsport

8 No, no, no. Listen, all of you. You've got to take direction. You've got to have discipline. You've gotta have respect for your director.

Tracy Stratford as Lucy Van Pelt in A Charlie Brown Christmas

9 Group, what we have here is a lack of coordination. Let's keep this orderly.

Don Messick as Boo Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Herman The Hermit; Ranger Smith in Yogi's First Christmas (1980)

10 Father, I wish you'd try a little love and compassion instead of these harsh punishments. -That would be nice.

Quote from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)