Quotes About Willpower

Don't say, "If I could, I would." Say, "If I can, I will."

Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated.

There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'

I want to seize fate by the throat.

Mind is all that counts. You can be whatever you make up your mind to be.

I will not take "but" for an answer.

The attitude you have right now is the one you are choosing. Is it the one you want?

There is a difference between CAN'T and WON'T. 'Can't' can be the result of lacking physical ability, but 'won't' has more to do with attitude.

Simplemente ocurre que no queremos hacer esfuerzos innecesarios, siendo la palabra a subrayar «innecesarios», no «esfuerzos».

Conquering the world was a simple thing; commanding one's spirit was the real challenge.

Though I'm tempted by the call of the sea, I resist. It can't claim me. In a way I'm stronger than the waves and I feel good about that.

To resist a compulsion with willpower alone is to hold back an avalanche by melting the snow with a candle. It just keeps coming and coming and coming.

Mind over matter represents the triumph of will over physical hindrance. Our thoughts are our weapon against the world.

The cognitive scientists have now proven the reality of "decision fatigue"—that every decision you make, little or big, diminishes a limited amount of your brain power.

Rule your mind or it will rule you. —Horace

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.

every decision you make, little or big, diminishes a limited amount of your brain power. Deciding to "not decide" about an e-mail or anything else is another one of those decisions, which drains your psychological fuel tank.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.—Elbert Hubbard

Rule your mind or it will rule you. —Horace Between

All of us can do what we like." "No we can't. You're stupid if you think so.

If you can imagine doing something, then you can do it.

Never give consideration to things you do not want to happen.

I remember thinking about her that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.

You think I haven't tried to quit?