Quotes About Willpower

He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.

Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable. The only one who can control me is me, and even that's barely possible.

It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.

When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success mechanism" within you takes over and does the job much better than you could do it by conscious effort or "willpower.

Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerly believe and enthusiastically act upon ... must inevitably come to pass.

Half-heartedness never won a battle.

To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will.

When backed up against a wall, dig deep, demand excellence, stand tall, and be strong.

If you can't, then you must!

Do you have the belief in you to move on, even when the whole world is against you, with swords in their hands?

The key to your universe is that you can choose.

Procrastination can be driven from your personality through the simple technique of constantly commanding yourself to get into action . . . and then obeying that command immediately.

In the lives of great men, neither did fate give up, NOR DID THEY.

Stamping down the weakness of mind and heart, stand up, saying, "I am possessed of heroism, I am possessed of a steady intellect..." Never allow weakness to overtake your mind.

Anything you want to succeed in, you can do.

If you want to do something, do it!

Failing is easy, but climbing up the mountain requires strategy, commitment, endurance, and the iron will to keep trying till you reach the summit.

The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

If they cut off both hands, I will compose music anyway holding the pen in my teeth.

Once you discover that you can, then you must.

Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.

If you believe, you will. If you don't, you won't.

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others... it rises from your heart.