Quotes About Willpower

You make no agreements with whatever the temptation or accusation is.

3. Alegerea Cruta-l pana moare. Chinuie-l pana traieste.

Prima ancora del suo primo disastroso matrimonio, si ricordava d'aver seguito con ardore le ribellioni dell'Irlanda, e le cause di divorzio di donne che cercavano di liberarsi da uomini che odiavano. Avevano un bel da dire i parroci che la libertà spirituale e corporale son cose affatto diverse! Perniciosa dottrina, quella! Il corpo e l'anima non si possono separare in tal modo. La libera volontà costituisce la forza di ogni legame, e non la sua debolezza.

La cuestión de si sobrevivimos a estos peligros no es un tópico de debate científico, sino un tema de voluntad política.

Once again, I am thankful that alcohol is not my temptation.

Hago lo que quiero - afirmó Garp -. No le pongas otro nombre. Sólo hago lo que me da la gana... y eso es precisamente lo que hizo mi madre toda su vida, o sea lo que quería hacer.

He had simply made up his mind to go some time before, and that anyone looking for excuses to leave can always find them.

Ha a demokrácia a világ leegyszer?sítése elleni állandó harcot jelenti, úgy a nacionalizmus állandó harc azért, hogy megsemmisítsék a sokrét?séget, olyan akarat, amely bizonyos dolgokról nem akar hallani, választott tudatlanság, nem az ártatlanságé.

I must choose between despair and Energy??I choose the latter.

There's a blush for won't, and a blush for shan't, And a blush for having done it: There's a blush for thought and a blush for naught, And a blush for just begun it.

Impossible is for the unwilling

What though the field be lost? All is not Lost; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And the courage never to submit or yeild.

There is no such thing as emotional incompatibility. There are only misunderstandings and mistakes which can easily be set right if we have the will to do so.

Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort

Knowing what to do is useless without the emotional strength to do what you know.

Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Within us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than we ourselves.

There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.

Managing the power of choice, with all it's creative and spiritual implications, is the essence of the human experience.

Failure will not stop you if you are determined to succeed.

If you think you can - you can!

Failure is not an option on this one.

It's all about perseverance. I just had this attitude … where failure was just not an option.