Quotes About Willpower

Through the whole course of history, two distinct willpowers have been noticed that would seem to be the opposed, elemental manifestations of the spirit of our globe, the one seeking only evil, injustice, tyranny and suffering, while the other strives for liberty, the right, radiance and joy.

Il n'est toutefois de véritable élévation que conquise, de puissance et de gloire vraies qu'individuelles, forgées par la volonté et le travail. La presse qui promet l'une et l'autre ne saurait faire tomber dans son miroir à alouettes que les médiocres et les faibles. Balzac la condamne comme une fausse école d'ambition. (p. 149)

if a man ain't got the heart inside, it don't make no difference how big around the chest he measures.

When I believe in my ability to do something, there is no such word as no.

Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self.

Das Gefängnis betritt man gewöhnlich nicht freiwillig und bleibt auch selten freiwillig darin, sondern hegt das egoistische Verlangen nach Freiheit.

To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.

It has been amply demonstrated that attempting to use effort or willpower to change beliefs or to cure bad habits has an adverse, rather than a beneficial, effect.

1. All your actions, feelings, behaviors—even your abilities—are always consistent with this self-image. In short, you will "act like" the sort of person you conceive yourself to be. Not only this, but you literally cannot act otherwise, in spite of all your conscious efforts or willpower.

When you do see a thing clearly in your mind, the creative Success Mechanism within you takes over and does the job much better than you could do it by conscious effort, or "willpower.

Suviše je jaka i isklju?iva, kao i ja, samo ne žuri da to pokaže, tiha je i uporna, uvjerena da ?e biti onako kako ona ho?e. Njen otpor nije pobuna ve? strpljivo zauzimanje položaja, ne za trenutak, ve? za dugo vrijeme.

What is the devotion if there is no temptation which is master on their own? The man is not God and his strength is just in that to suppress its nature, if there is nothing to suppress what's the difference?

Zar mislite da ?e ?ovjek posti?i ono što želi?

Život je izbor a ne sudbina, jer obi?an ?ovjek živi kako mora, a pravi kako ho?e. Život na koji se bez otpora pristaje to je bijedno tavorenje, a izabrani život je sloboda. ?ovjek postaje slobodan svojom odlukom, otporom i nepristajanjem.

Ne smijem da hodam sokacima poput mjesecara, sa uzetom voljom kao bogalj. Nije covek ono sto misli, vec ono sto cini.

Wait. Why am I thinking about Krispy Kremes? We're supposed to be exercising.

For a great willpower, no road has length!

The concept of fate is an open insult against man's willpower!

To discipline your body, you need a disciplined mind!

We don't move with our legs and arms, but with courage and will power.

Your mind and your luck determine your destiny!

Biology always beats will power.

Belief is a powerful thing. If you believe you can…

The devil didn't tempt with easy rewards; he tempted with the things one wanted the most.