Self-control and willpower quotes

Erasmus by Hans Holbein the Younger

Below are some quotes on willpower/Self-control:

Bible verses on self-control

• Bible verses on self-control
• 27 Bible Verses About Self Control - All Bible versions, BibleStudytool.org
• 36 Bible Verses About Self-Control
• 20 Bible Verses about Self-Control
• 21 Bible verses on self-control (NRSV version)

Video/audio:

• Bible Verses About Self-Control
• The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL! // 30 Bible Verses about Self-Control & Being slow to Anger
• Bible verses about Self - Control - Audio Bible
• Bible Verses About Self Control

Quotes on self-control

• "By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character." - Grenville Kleiser

• "I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control." - Tim Ferriss

• "Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in the door and on the job, and lead to productive lives." - James Heckman

• "Every successful person has a fair amount of self-control - it's just the nature of success." - Laird Hamilton

• "Self-management and self-control are the keys to advanced knowledge, and both are difficult to learn without a sense of your own cultural identity." - KRS-One

• "Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body." - Joseph B. Wirthlin

• "Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill." - Travis Bradberry

• "Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.' - Calvin Coolidge

• "Since self-control is vital to reaching long-term goals, befriending people with willpower could be the secret to success. Whether you're tempted to skip that workout at the gym, or you're considering blowing this month's budget, spending time with a disciplined friend could boost your motivation to maintain healthy habits." - Amy Morin

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