Quotes About Willpower

when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Remove yourself from temptation. Don't even look at something if you know you shouldn't have it.

I may not be able to do much that I want to do but I won't do another thing that I don't want to do.

Mah! C'è chi comprende e chi non comprende caro signore. Sta molto peggio chi comprende, perchè alla fine si trova senza energie e senza volontà. Chi comprende, infatti, dice: . Benissimo! Ma a un certo punto ci si accorge che la vita è tutta una bestialità, e allora dica un pò cosa significa il non averne commesso nessuna: significa per lo meno non aver vissuto, caro signore.

I made a commitment to myself to try to keep out of trouble. I sincerely believed that this terrible momentum was a thing I could impose my will on, something that could be slowed down.

For him freedom meant doing exactly what you wanted all the time. Was that freedom for everybody?

With total discipline we can solve all problems.

Self-discipline is a self-enlarging process.

There are four: delaying of gratification, acceptance of responsibility, dedication to truth, and balancing. As will be evident, these are not complex tools whose application demands extensive training. To the contrary, they are simple tools, and almost all children are adept in their use by the age of ten. Yet presidents and kings will often forget to use them, to their own downfall. The problem lies not in the complexity of these tools but in the will to use them.

Discipline is the basic set of tools we require to solve life's problems.

A vida é cheia de obrigações que a gente cumpre, por mais vontade que tenha de as infringir

When a character wants to do one thing and I want him to do another, the character is usually right.

Only obedience,' he said aloud to the room, as though to convince himself, 'is perfect freedom.

The will of man is unconquerable. Even God cannot conquer it.

He who conquers self conquers all.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

I will be what I want. But I will have to want what I'll be. Success is in having success, not conditions for success.

Your success in life depends on you more than any other external factors.

Success is a choice, not an option.

Once you reach the brink of your will power, you have two options - either give up, or keep going. That decision decides whether you'll reach your goal.

There is no force in the universe that can harm you, unless you allow it to.

If you don't think it.You'll never do it!

Going against the storm requires strength, energy and a will to succeed.