Quotes About Willpower

Its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog.

I can resist everything except temptation.

If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles.

Women must have their wills while they live, because they make none when they die.

Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it. - Princess Merida

There's no guarantee of disaster-free in any world religion, but love, faith and knowledge give men hope and willpower.

Usually, in daily life, we are motivated to do something, then we do it. But when mood is low, we have to do something before the motivation comes.

You cannot force the mind. And if you try to, you won't like what comes of it.

She took a step and didn't want to take any more, but she did.

When we are free, we can look in the face of our cravings and desires and say "I don't have to satisfy you.

What you are telling me is nothing new. You are not the only one who has trouble with wandering thoughts. Our minds are extremely unfocussed. But our will is the master of all our faculties, and it is able to rein them in and carry them to God, which is their final goal.

the willpower we assume when we set a goal rarely measures up to the willpower we display in achieving that goal.

What's going on here? Why do our discipline and decisiveness fade at the end of the day, to the point where we opt to do nothing instead of doing something enjoyable or useful? It's not because we're inherently weak. It's because we're weakened. The

You can tell your body to do whatever you want, Miss Idina," he'd told her, his eyes closed and his legs crossed beneath him while a young Idina fidgeted in her attempt at the same position. "When you tell your mind to do what you say, and it finally obeys, this is mastery. Over anything and everything you wish.

Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can

Self-determination was a pain in the ass sometimes but it beat the alternative by a lot.

I don't need rest, I'm fueled by spite.

Nothing could stop you. Not the best day. Not the quiet. Not the ocean rocking. You went on with your dying. —

Free will is a gift. Love is a choice. Hate leaves you no choice at all.

The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good.

You are not letting me go anywhere. Where I go and what I do is still my choice to make.

what's fate to you, opal? she asks. opal leans back, too. oh, lots of things. lots and lots of things all pushed up against each other that makes something else happen. so much pushing it just can't happen any other way - unless you push back to make it not.

is there anything you won't do to get what you want?

Do you think I will suffer myself to be baffled?