Quotes About Willpower

Pero en los momentos critícos de mi vida siempre he obrado contra mi voluntad obedeciendo á distintos fines y á poderosas dusas.

Self discipline is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.

One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.

It's only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.

Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing.

Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing.

when theres a will theres a way

Believe that you can do something and half the battle is won before you start." -Bill Arkwright

Daily, Deliberate Practice is the central goal of learning any skill. Never underestimate the power of human will. Joseph Klunder Education Challenge is more an attitude that can be applied to any learning situation.

I-156. Whereto with speedy words th' Arch-fiend reply'd. / Fall'n Cherube, to be weak is miserable / Doing or Suffering: but of this be sure, / To do ought good never will be our task, / But ever to do ill our sole delight, / As being the contrary to his high will / Whom we resist.

if one doesn't find a way to do what is necessary, it's easier the next time to find a way not to act. Furthermore, if one can do the necessary and sometimes seemingly mundane things, one has it within himself or herself to persevere when it becomes necessary.

Don't close eyes and wait for path to choose you. Choose path and follow it.

There is no memory less satisfying than a temptation that we resisted.

Through sheer force of will and brainpower, he'd once again turned science fiction into science fact, without much regard for the long-term consequences.

The man who gives up accomplishes nothing and is only a hindrance. The man who does not give up can move mountains.

To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together, to will to do the like again—these are the essential conditions for the making of a people.

The moment we give in, no machine in the world can help us. But as long as we do not lose the feeling that calls out to every valiant man, 'You are born to rule,' we shall always know how to create the best instruments of power of our time.

I did it before and I'll do it again. I can, I can, I can, she said to herself, as if by saying it, she could make herself believe it.

The day is not made of light, but of will

Tikrasis menas yra betikslis, nes?moningas! /.../ Jums skersai kelio stoja tai, kad turite per daug klusni? vali?. Manote, kad tai, ko nepadarysite, ne?vyks.

where I walked, the frost shaped itself to my will, dancing in the air like music over water.

your outer will power may also have succeeded to build an eventful outer life that fills the void to a degree as long as you do not hold still. However, this is but temporary peace before the storm.

Siempre hay esperanza —les dije—, incluso cuando la vida parece desoladora. Hay que tener la voluntad y la fuerza para cambiar de vida, y conseguir lo que nos propongamos.

I had no ability, but I was determined to show heart.