80+ Willpower Quotes From History’s Most Successful Figures

You make doing what matters most a priority when your willpower is at its highest. – Gary Keller

With motivation you get willpower, and with willpower, you get the strength to work hard for what you want.

Willpower is the strongest muscle in the body.

Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh.

Strong willpower is the foundation of character.

All is possible with the will to change, and some self-motivation. It is your life; you are at the helm!

Willpower is the engine that drives success.

Sometimes all it takes to win a battle is sheer willpower. Amazing story, brilliantly told.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

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

True success comes from failing repeatedly and as quickly as possible, before your cash or your willpower runs out.

Willpower is the basis of character.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.

The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.

Being fit helps me improve my concentration, my willpower, and even my determination.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. – Confucius

With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.

We all have the power of thought – so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything.

No man is great without willpower.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

People with strong willpower will always have the bigger picture in mind. They will be able to forgo small pleasures in order to help attain bigger goals.

Willpower is not just a skill. It is a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets stronger with use.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

If we have the willpower and desire to create something, we have to wait patiently to see the results as they grow, day by day.

The more we do, the more we can do.

So when we have willpower and perseverance, being tired is not to be feared.

Therefore, it’s up to you to use self-control and willpower to guide your consciousness to think the thoughts you want.

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.

You may encounter many disappointments. Be strong. Tell yourself, “I am good enough, I will try again.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. – Abraham Lincoln

The key to success is not through achievement but through enthusiasm.

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate on one subject at a time.

The germ of success in whatever you want to accomplish is in your willpower.

Without discipline, there’s no life at all.

Prayer exercises your willpower and gives God the authority to work in your life.

Failure only happens when you lose your willpower to continue trying… If we let the obstacles get the best of us then it was our choice to fail, not fate.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that count.

Changing a habit requires determination, perseverance, and strong willpower.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

What you see to be difficult now, is likely to be the easiest thing ever later when you deliberately get your willpower trained over it by repeated attempts! Don’t give up!

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

You can do anything if you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.

The world is full of willing people; some are willing to work, and the rest are willing to let them.

Changing your negative thoughts into positive ones is difficult but not impossible to do. It only requires two things: willpower and determination.

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.

Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven’t dealt with the root cause.

I cannot stay home in my comfort zone and home to change myself through willpower. It requires dedicated action toward my goals and will empower me to push through any obstacles.

Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.

One is never born great. It is willpower and action, that make one great.

The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.

What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it is another matter.

If freedom is short of weapons, we must compensate with willpower.

You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.

Most of life’s actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.

Building strong willpower is crucial for having a fulfilling and hugely successful life. It affects all areas of your life including work, school, family, relationships, and business.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts about today.- Franklin D. Roosevelt

I truly believe that almost anyone can muster up enough inspiration, motivation, or even sheer willpower to do at least one or a minute of something – and if you can do one – You can do one more.

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man’s own will.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

Dollars and guns are no substitute for brains and willpower.

In the absence of willpower, the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.

The development of willpower -I will, I won’t and I want- may define what it means to be human.

Once you reach the brink of your willpower, you have two options – either give up or keep going. That decision decides whether you’ll reach your goal.

If you are willing to be a self-learner, you will develop yourself.

Stress and willpower have a distinct connection because when your stress goes up, your ability to plan for the long term goes down.

There’s no guarantee of disaster-free in any world religion, but love, faith, and knowledge give men hope and willpower.

After years of watching people struggle to change their thoughts, emotions, bodies, and habits, I realized that much of what people believed about willpower was sabotaging their success and creating unnecessary stress.

Willpower and determination have their limits. A compelling life purpose, one you believe God created you for, will help you push beyond those limits.

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.

A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility.

Each day you must choose, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.

We have more ability than willpower, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

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

When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative “success mechanism” within you takes over and does the job much better than you could do it by conscious effort or “willpower.”

Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

I have willpower and determination. I am very resilient, like a rock.

Willpower is steam for life’s locomotion.