Quotes About Willpower

Sometimes it's not about speed about power, it's about up here man [points to his head]. All these guys are not with me mentally.

Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.

There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when he is beaten; there is no failure for the determined endeavor; the unconquerable will.

He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do so. The very idea of being able, weakens the desire.

We don't know what we're capable of until we have to survive. Each of us is stronger than we know - the key is learning to tap that power at will.

Labor is the instituted means for the methodical development of all our powers under the direction and control of the will.

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.

The trouble with dieting is that a pound of will power takes off only an ounce of weight.

I lack what the English call character, by which they mean the power to refrain.

Do the thing and you will have the power. But they that do not the thing, had not the power.

There is nothing we cannot do if we harness the power within us.

Purpose in the human being is a much more complex phenomenon than what used to be called will power.

A just man is not one who does no ill, But he, who with the power, has not the will.

Although the power is lacking, the will is commendable.

If there be a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in one's own power.

Do what lieth in thy power, and God will assist in thy good will.

Self control is about being in charge of the direction our lives are taking. Now for the paradox: We get control of our lives, ultimately, not by will power but by surrender.

Fighting Climate Change calls for innovation, cooperation and will power to make the changes that the world needs.

Real power is control. Knowing that you can do anything...and not doing it only because you can.

Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.

Having once aroused in our mind enough faith in our own will-power to create a universe of contemplation and forget everything else, there are few limitations to the happiness we may enjoy.

You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive.

Always remember, with a strong enough will, even the weak can wield great power.

What matters most is recognition that 'I have my own will. I have my own agency. I have the power within myself to control what I do.'