Quotes About Willpower

Behold, I teach you the Overman! He is that lightning, he is that madness!

All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment…

let us go with all our devils to the help of our god!

If I can't do what I want to do, then my job is to not do what I want to do. It's not the same thing, but it's the best thing I can do.

Every effort under compulsion demands a sacrifice of life-energy. I never paid such a price. On the contrary, I have thrived on my thoughts.

The longer I live, the more I rebel. I'm not going to give in; I want to conquer the world!

I'm going to make a jug, I'm going to make a plate, I'm going to make a lamp and the devil knows what more! That's what you might call being a man: freedom! "Well?" I asked. "What about your finger?" Oh, it got in my way in the wheel. It always got plumb in the middle of things and upset my plans. So one day I seized a hatchet…

We should have pessimism of the intellect, but optimism of the will

i get what i want cause i can be a stubborn bitch when i need to

Do you think you can have everything you want just by yelling louder, just by being stronger?

We can't have choice and free will and still be fated.

You're going to find I'm not the kind who'll always give you what you want. You can fight me, sometimes you might even win. But you won't stop me.

Look, pal, he who goes to the store buys what he damn well pleases. That's a new rule around here.

Eve lifted a brow. She decided

Temper can spark power.

mood. "I could probably be

Avery pushed to her feet. "I'll

Time to swim, she told herself. She simply wouldn't sink.

against his. No force of will could make his

Knowing something's not good for you doesn't stop you from wanting it.

She'd need to

you can do is nothing." (T. Roosevelt)

You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.

You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be.