Quotes About Willpower

precisely because she was

I may say, without undue egotism, that when I make up my mind to do something, it is done quickly.

You are wasting time by suffering twice. I mention this only to show how many things the mind cannot will itself to do, even if it wants to.

There's glory and honour in being chosen. But not much room for free will

And I envied her that she had chosen her work herself and was doing what she wanted to do. I don't suppose I had any idea what I 'wanted' and so I was chosen, not choosing. There's glory and honor in being chosen. But not much room for free will.

A man's measure is his will.

I can't remember to be tempted.

A person's will is enabled, strengthened, by love. The greater their ability to dwell in love, the more potent their will.

He must have courage, not the physical courage required on a battlefield but the moral courage to make and carry out decisions that might directly counter to the wishes of his superiors. He must have great willpower. and, perhaps above all, he must have the gift of leadership.

Wouldn't that be an incredibly stupid thing to do? To say 'I never want to smoke again', then spend the rest of your life saying 'I'd love a cigarette.' That's what smokers who use the Willpower Method do. No wonder they feel so miserable. They spend the rest of their lives desperately moping for something that they desperately hope they will never have.

Quite simply, the key to being a happy non-smoker is to remove the desire to smoke. With no desire to smoke, it takes no Willpower not to do so.

If you were in control of your smoking, you wouldn't be reading this book. If you could simply choose whether to smoke or not, you would choose to be a nonsmoker.

Client: "Could you teach me to have an occasional drink and not get hooked again?" Me: "Of course I could. I could even teach you to take the occasional dose of arsenic." Client: "Why on earth would I want you to do that?" Me: "Exactly!

there was no such thing as curses. People make and break their own fortunes -they are the masters of their own fate.

real strength is not hitting when what you most want to do is kill.

Sólo merecerá la pena si te apetece, si te interesa de verdad. Nunca lograrás hacer bien nada que no te apetezca hacer.

Free will is a powerful thing. Sometimes it's the only way to realize your true destiny.

While appearing weak is okay, giving in to weakness is definitely not.

When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness.

I am tired. My arm aches. My head boils. My feet are cold. But I am not aware of any weakness.

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it.

I have to avoid sweet food because it's my weakness, and it's really hard. What you eat will definitely affect your skin, so I really try to stay away from sweets.

Impulse decisions can often be our downfall when it comes to sticking to good habits. Do something to buy yourself some time when you're experiencing those 'moments' of weakness, and often, the urge will pass. If you keep the cookies in a box in the basement, you might find it's not worth the effort to go get them.

I try to avoid barbecue potato chips. They're my weakness.