Quotes about Willpower

Verily, there is nothing, right or wrong, which belief, plus burning desire, cannot make real.

It is a sin when I place myself deliberately in the place of temptation… either because I enjoy the prospect or because I'm not determined enough in my desire to overcome it.

Inherent in every intention and desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment.

The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires.

You will become as small as your controlling desire as great as you dominant aspiration.

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.

Your destiny is determined by your decisions.

Decision is the ultimate power. Decisions shape destiny.

For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.

When I met couples whose marriages were thriving after thirty and forty years, none of them were riding an emotional roller coaster of passion and then resentment. Instead, they loved each other as an act of their conscious will. They were more in control of their love than their "love" was in control of them.

Depend on it; there is no surer road to unhappiness than always having our own way. To have our wills checked and denied is a blessed thing for us; it makes us value enjoyments when they come. To be indulged perpetually is the way to be made selfish, and selfish people and spoiled children are seldom happy.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration.