Quotes About Willpower

Abraham Lincoln: Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.

The choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determines who we are

The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.

liberty consists in doing what one desires

Her tercih, bir baÅŸka tercihi engeller.

She wanted to sit down, she wanted to turn back. She was afraid, and did not dare give in it it.

Discipline yourself and others won't need to.

He who seeks and struggles shall find. Struggles bring the most unlikely things within reach. When a man makes up his mind to do a thing it becomes easy for him to do it. If you have a clear thought, be decided, and hesitate not—if you decide, hesitate not, but carry it out speedily. You

The only tools you need to accomplish your goals are your heart and your brain.

But she did it. Because you do. It is incredible what you do, knowing you have to. A

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

Why, even Death stands still and waits an hour for such a will.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, Can circumvent or hinder or control The firm resolve of a determined soul.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

The fortunate is he whose earnest purpose never swerves, Whose slightest action or inaction serves The one great aim. Why, even Death stands still, And waits an hour sometimes For such a will.

We must do what we must to do

The first time the temptation comes, meet it in such a decided manner that it will never be repeated!

The body is to be brought into subjection. The higher powers of the being are to rule. The passions are to be controlled by the will, which is itself to be under the control of God. The kingly power of reason, sanctified by divine grace, is to bear sway in our lives. [74]

For example, in the Marshmallow Test, a classic study conducted by Walter Mischel of Columbia University, when children were given a choice between one marshmallow now or two marshmallows later, some could wait for the larger treat and some just couldn't. Those who could wait were more likely to do better in many ways as they grew up, including pursuing their academic and personal goals with less frustration and distraction.

Atráeme, por poco dispuesto que esté, para hacer que esté dispuesto; atráeme, lento de pies, para hacerme correr.

It is amazing but true that it is easy for any of us to rebuke someone else who is intending to do something evil and say, "Don't do that—that's a sin!" And yet it is difficult for us to say the same thing to ourselves. The reason is that saying it to ourselves requires a movement of the will, but saying it to someone else requires only a low level of thought based on things we have heard.

A determined person does not find it hard to succeed in life (in whatever he or she does). Rather, he or she finds it hard to quit. Now, that's why every determined person often ends up a success story. -Emeasoba George

Self control is all about having a firm hand i.e. self control is strict discipline/control of one's emotions and actions. Are you self controlled or not? If NO then, you've got to strictly discipline/control your emotions/actions. For, you ought to do just that.