Honore de Balzac
Novelist
"There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power."
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Willpower
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Thomas Aquinas
Philosopher, Theologian
"Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will."
Bertrand Russell
Philosopher, Mathematician
"Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities."
Leonardo da Vinci
Artist, Scientist, Inventor
"He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others."
Carnie Wilson
Singer
"I have willpower and determination. I am very resilient, like rock."
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"In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless."
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"Our # imagination is ten times more potent than our # willpower ."
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"Willpower is essential to the accomplishment of anything worthwhile."
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"My heart's been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up."
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"The will of man is his happiness."
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"Willpower is nothing but willingness to do."
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"Willpower and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair."
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"Those that are firm in their will mold the world to themselves."
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"Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time."
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"Will cannot be quenched against its will."
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"Vision creates faith and faith creates willpower."
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"Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity."
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"No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated."
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"All things must; man is the only creature that wills."
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"I think about willpower almost never. I realize for myself, trying to be more disciplined is pretty nebulous and it's often a slippery target. For me, I've just thought about incentives."
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"I think willpower is very valuable."
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"The start of the day is often the best time to get things done. This is somewhat related to willpower."
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"Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics."
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"If you find you require willpower, you aren't ready to lose weight."
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"If you don't have the willpower to stop eating carbs, you won't have the willpower to do a dissertation. #truth."
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