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Quotes About Willpower

The will to do, the soul to dare..
~ Walter Scott
In the measure to which a man cuts off and humbles his own will, he proceeds toward success. But insofar as he stubbornly guards his own will, so much does he brings harm to himself.
~ Ephrem the Syrian
Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
~ Marcus Aurelius
Character is the ability to follow through on a resolution long after the emotion with which it was made has passed.
~ Brian Tracy
No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve.
~ Thomas Carlyle
The only competition you will have is the competition between your disciplined and undisciplined mind.
~ James Arthur Ray
Negative desires can cause no evil if you do not allow yourself to be seduced by them.
~ Paulo Coelho, Maktub
With will one can do anything.
~ Samuel Smiles
If you create a character, you create a destiny.
~ Andre Maurois
Do not let the hero in your soul perish.
~ Ayn Rand
Personal power is the ability to take action.
~ Tony Robbins
If you can't you must, and if you must you can.
~ Anthony Robbins
I am the captain of my soul.
~ Nelson Mandela
There is only one thing you should know. Conquer yourself.
~ Harbhajan Singh Yogi
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
~ Henry Ward Beecher
The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag.
~ Joseph Campbell
To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
~ Douglas MacArthur
Effort is between you and you.
~ Ray Lewis
Trying will do anything in this world.
~ Theocritus
The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty.
~ Alain-René Lesage
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.
~ Arthur Helps
If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.
~ Henry A. Kissinger
The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions.
~ Paulo Coelho
What-so-ever the mind has ordained for itself, it has achieved
~ Seneca the Younger