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Quotations
 | It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 14 likes |
 | We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 14 likes |
 | What does not kill me, makes me stronger. — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher 10 likes |
 | When it comes to winning, you need the skill and the will. — Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist 9 likes |
 | In the absence of will-power, the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless. — Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist, 8 likes |
 | If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 7 likes |
 | He who overcomes others is strong, but he who overcomes himself is mightier still. — Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher 7 likes |
 | I love those who yearn for the impossible. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 6 likes |
 | Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 6 likes |
 | Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity. — Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher 6 likes |
 | Never allow a person to tell you “no” who doesn't have the power to say “yes”. — Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president 5 likes |
 | When the going gets tough, the tough get going. — Joseph Kennedy, 1888-1969, American businessman 5 likes |
 | Again in the fight, killed, but not defeated! — Kostas Varnalis, 1883-1974, Greek poet 5 likes |
 | That something is difficult must be one more reason for us to undertake it. — Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet 5 likes |
 | Be the master of your will and the slave of your conscience. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims 5 likes |
 | The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 4 likes |
 | The great questions of the time are not decided by speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. — Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor 4 likes |
 | A man is what he wills himself to be. — Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher 4 likes |
| I am. I think. I will. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 4 likes |
 | There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power. — Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer 4 likes |
 | Where the will is ready, the feet are light. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 4 likes |
 | Are there no more worlds that I might conquer? — Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC, King of Macedon 3 likes |
 | The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 3 likes |
 | Against a better will the will fights ill. — Dante, 1265-1321, Italian poet 2 likes |
 | How many desires are decorated with the name of wills. — Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims 2 likes |
 | All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 2 likes |
 | History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 2 likes |
 | The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel, are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur. — Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach 2 likes |
| The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. — Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach 2 likes |
 | The most important thing in life is to stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I will.” Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. |
| Many think they have a kind heart, while they just have a weak will. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims |
| If there is a faith which can move mountains, then it is a faith in one’s own strength. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims |
 | A second class mind, but a first class temperament. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 1841-1935, (his opinion of Theodore Roosevelt) |
| People who strongly want something are almost always well served by chance. |
 | An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind. |
 | But difficulties were made to be overcome and if the Supreme Will is there, they will be overcome. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher |
 | There is no force in the universe more powerful than your will or power. |
 | All that is impossible remains to be accomplished. |
 | There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all! |
 | Where your will is ready, your feet are light. |
 | Woe to him who is clever, but has no strong character. If you took Diogenes’ lantern in your hand, you must also hold his stick in the other. |
Latin Quotes
 | I shall either find a way or make one. Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. — Hannibal, 247-183 BC, Carthaginian military commander (crossing the Alps with his army around 212 BC) 191 likes |
 | Faster, Higher, Stronger Citius, Altius, Fortius. — Motto of the Olympic Games (initially, a motto of Pierre de Coubertin’s school) 147 likes |
 | We gather strength as we go. Vires acquirit eundo. — Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet 109 likes |
 | It is certain because it is impossible. Certum est quia impossibile. |
Ancient Greek
 | I must dare, whether I succeed or fail. Τολμάν ανάγκη, καν τύχω καν μη τύχω. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Hecuba 12 likes |
Proverbs
 | The strong have will and the weak have hope. 8 likes |
 | Where there's a will, there's a way. 6 likes |
 | To want is to can. Vouloir, c'est pouvoir. 2 likes |
Special Quotes
 | Impossible is nothing. — Motto of Adidas 2 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | Oooh! Somebody stop me! — from the film The Mask (1994) 3 likes |
