Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Will / Willpower - Quotes

For most of us, the classic test of willpower is resisting temptation, whether the temptress is a doughnut, a cigarette, a clearance sale, or a one-night stand. When people say, "I have no willpower," what they usually mean is, "I have trouble saying no when my mouth, stomach, heart, or (fill in your anatomical part) wants to say yes." - Kelly McGonigal

He who is firm in will moulds the world to himself. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower. - Robert McKee

Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose. - Benjamin Disraeli

Nothing truly stops you.  Nothing truly holds you back.  For your own will is always within your control.  Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it. - Epictetus

Strong willpower is always driven by a strong underlying purpose. A reason to put in the necessary effort and take action. Reasons are the fuel behind the dream! - Canaan Mashonganyika

The first step toward building willpower is to celebrate the fact that you've got it. You've got willpower, just like that muscle in your arm. It might not be a very strong muscle, but you do have that muscle. - Steve Chandler

To the healthy man, difficulties should act as a tonic. They should open us to greater exertion. They should strengthen our willpower. - B. C. Forbes

Where there's a will, there's a way. - English Proverb

Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion; will, against reason, is a madman's motion. - Benjamin Whichcote

Willpower is a hard thing to explain. It has no defined limits. It is the driving force to all human accomplishments; things exist now that did not exist in the past because somebody focused their will and their concentration on creating something that filled whatever need they saw. Will is what makes the impossible possible. - Michelle Steven

Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time. - B. K. S.Iyengar

Willpower is consciousness in action. - Nikias Annas

Willpower is essential to the accomplishment of anything worthwhile. - Brian Tracy

Willpower is likely the most important keystone habit there is. Willpower has more of an impact on individual success than intelligence, talent or education level. - P. James Holland

Willpower is so common among highly successful people that many see its characteristics as synonymous with success. - Peter M. Senge

Willpower is steam for life's locomotion. - Praveen Kumar

Willpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top. - Joyce Meyer

Willpower is the driving force in hopeful thinking. - C. R. Snyder

Willpower is your ability to set a course of action and say, "Engage!" It is the spearhead of self-discipline. It provides an intensely powerful yet temporary boost. Think of it as a one-shot thruster. It burns out quickly, but if directed intelligently, it can provide the burst you need to overcome inertia and create momentum. - John Aurther

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