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Quotes about Willpower

There is no limit to what the Lord can do in and with and through any individual or any married couple who surrender themselves and their resources completely to His will and His way.
— Myles Munroe
No man is free until he s a master of himself!!
— Epictetus
Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections.
— Elisabeth Elliot
No woman who has not learned to master herself can be trusted to submit willingly to her husband. And that word willingly means that she does not merely resign herself to something she cannot avoid. It means that by an act of her own will she gives herself.
— Elisabeth Elliot
When the will of God crosses the will of man, somebody has to die.
— Elisabeth Elliot
The same God who urges us to obey also furnishes the desire as well as the strength to do so. Our part is to exercise our wills.
— Elisabeth Elliot
To live out God's plan for your life calls for you to discipline yourself…and your body. To push yourself. To deny yourself.
— Elizabeth George
Love may start out as a good feeling, but to love someone long-term is an act of the will.
— Elizabeth George
Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character Which makes the big decisions.
— Elizabeth George
It is not the ability to walk that pleases God, it is the desire to walk. The desire to do the right thing. The truest measure of a man is what he desires. The measure of that desire is seen in the actions that follow.
— Richard Paul Evans
When you decide to live a totally surrendered life, that decision will be tested. Sometimes it will mean doing inconvenient, unpopular, costly, or seemingly impossible tasks. It will often mean doing the opposite of what you feel like doing.
— Rick Warren
Willpower works for a few weeks, or maybe a month or two at best.
— Rick Warren