Quotes About Willpower

Best would have been if I'd died, I guess, but there wasn't much chance of that, not right off anyway... Next best was to make me want to die, but I had enough spite in me to want to live, usually.

For I was never able to understand, then or later on, why, if one wanted to do a thing, one should not do it. For I have never waited to do as I wished. This has frequently brought me to disaster and calamity, but at least I have the satisfaction of getting my own way.

The mere existence of alternatives is not . . . enough to make my action free.

Possiamo fare solo quello che possiamo; ma questo dobbiamo farlo, nonostante le difficoltà.

To him who is determined it remains only to act.

Nuestro padre se asomó al antepecho. —¡Cuando te canses de estar ahí ya cambiarás de idea! —le gritó. —Nunca cambiaré de idea —dijo mi hermano desde la rama. —¡Ya verás, en cuanto bajes! —¡No bajaré nunca más! Y mantuvo su palabra.

A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people.

Cosimo stretched out his arms. 'I came up here before you, my lords, and here I will stay afterwards too!' -'You want to withdraw!' cried El Conde. -'No, to resist,' replied the Baron.

Yoksa ben sigaraya kendi yeteneksizliÄŸimin ay?b?n? yükleyebilmek için mi öylesine tutkundum? acaba sigara al??kanl???mdan vazgeçsem o umduÄŸum güçlü, üstün adam olur muydum? belki beni tiryakiliÄŸime zincirleyen de o kuÅŸku olmuÅŸtur, çünkü insan?n kendisini gizli kalm?? bir büyük adam sanmas? rahat bir yaÅŸam biçimidir.

È libertà completa quella di poter fare ciò che si vuole a patto di fare anche qualche cosa che piaccia meno. La vera schiavitù è la condanna all'astensione: Tantalo e non Ercole.

People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness.

There are times that you must do everything you can to do everything you must.

until one is committed there is hesitancy

The greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose.

The greatest power a person possesses is the power to choose.

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.

I have two definitions for the word "magick." The first is knowing that I can effect change through my own will, even behind these bars; and the other meaning is more experiential - seeing beauty for a moment in the midst of the mundane.

Coldly furious now, the steel showing.

Discipline is not just about punishing yourself, it's about creating habits that lead to success.

Discipline is the art of making the right decision, even when it's the hard one.

Discipline is the difference between a good life and a great one.

Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built.

Discipline is the key to unlocking your full potential.

In Conversation, Resist the Temptation to Reflexively Add Value: The most important part of creating vulnerability often resides not in what you say but in what you do not say. This means having the willpower to forgo easy opportunities to offer solutions and make suggestions. Skilled listeners do not interrupt with phrases like Hey, here's an idea or Let me tell you what worked for me in a similar situation because they understand that it's not about them.