Often girls feel deeply cared about as small children but then find as we develop willpower and independent thought that the world… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
We know what willpower is, but by some misguided conception, many of us believe we have to be a certain type of… — Rosemary Altea Copy Share Image
Self-will seems to be the only virtue that takes no account of man-made laws. — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
In running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies… — Glenn Cunningham Copy Share Image
Willpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“Wisdom warns against desire, but there is power in wanting, power that can fuel the will and keep lit that precious torch,… — Eugene Utley Copy Share Image
Problem Can Either Make You Or Break You. The Hammer That Breaks Glass Can Shape Steel. So, It's Up To Us To… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
A homeless guy came up to me on the street, said he hadn't eaten in four days. I told him, "Man, I… — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
Neuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better, not just at meditating, but at a wide… — Kelly McGonigal Copy Share Image
The poet Muriel Rukeyser said the universe is composed of stories, not of atoms. The physicist Werner Heisenberg declared that the universe… — Rob Brezsny Copy Share Image
When stupendous effort of your willpower is put into action that's when you're actually trying. — Rehn Williams Copy Share Image
Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion; will, against reason, is a madman's motion. — Benjamin Whichcote Copy Share Image
“If you are willing to be a self-learner, you will develop yourself.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
If I want to be great, I have to win the victory over myself...self-d iscipline. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Once in a while, however, the impossible happens in life. Just hang in there.” — Bhuwan Thapaliya Copy Share Image
Don Marquis came down after a month on the wagon, ambled over to the bar, and announced, 'I've conquered that goddamn willpower… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
My body really, really wanted to reproduce when I was 15. It took a lot of civilization, socialization, willpower and some emulsion… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
When you find yourself dwelling on something negative, consciously use your willpower to remove your mind from that which is negative. Move… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image