Self-control and willpower quotes

Erasmus by Hans Holbein the Younger

Below are some quotes on willpower/Self-control:

Willpower quotes

• "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mahatma Gandhi

• "Research shows that willpower is more important than IQ. That’s why the point isn’t to become smarter, but to become more self-disciplined." - Adam Kirk Smith

• “There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.” Honore de Balzac

• “Ahead of us are not reasons and arguments, But will and desire.” - Paulo Coelho

• “Nothing is difficult for a man who has the will.” - Erasmus of Rotterdam

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

• "The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win." - Coach Bobby Knight

• Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. - Winston Churchill

• "With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower." - Johnny Weissmuller

• I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself." – Pietro Aretino

• "Will is character in action." - William McDougall

• "I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work." - Pearl S. Buck

• "Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much." – John Ortberg on temptation

• "The will is the keystone in the arch of human achievement. It is the culmination of our complex mental faculties. It is the power that rules minds, men and nations." - Thomas Parker Boyd

• "What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another matter." - Business consultant Peter F. Drucker

• "Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.' – Dan Millman

• "Willpower gets you started. Habits get you results." - Priit Kalas

• "This in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners." – William Shakespeare

• "Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. An apparently trivial indulgence in lust or anger today is the loss of a ridge or railway line or bridgehead from which the enemy may launch an attack otherwise impossible." – C.S. Lewis

Dr. Sunday Adelaja

• "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

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

Sunday Adelaja in his book A Man or a Mouse writes:

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The meaning of the word "will" according to Ephraim: "One of the basic abilities of a person, consisting in the conscious regulation of one's behavior, the management of one's actions. Conscious desire to fulfill or achieve the goal; tenacity, perseverance "Will" in the Encyclopedic Dictionary: Will - ability to choose activities and internal efforts necessary for its implementation. A specific act that allows a person to resist the power of spontaneous wants and impulsive desires: for him, it is not the case of "I want" that is of priority, but rather "this is necessary," "It’s a must," creates the awareness of the characteristic value of the goal of his action. Will includes decision making, often accompanied by a struggle of motives and its implementation.

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See also

• Self-efficacy
• Agency (psychology)
• Grit (personality trait)
• Mental toughness
• Self-awareness
• Achievement orientation
• Virtue
• Excusitis