Joseph Pilates Quotes

Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs of the will.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

I'm more the kind of man who never makes decisions. But impulsivity is not the opposite of courage; I think it's possible to do both.

If you can't control what you think, you will not be able to control what you do.

She bent her finger and then straightened it. The mystery was in the instant before it moved, the dividing moment between not moving and moving, when her intention took effect. It was like a wave breaking. If she could only find herself at the crest, she thought, she might find the secret of herself, that part of her that was really in charge. She brought her forefinger closer to her face and stared at it, urging it to move. It remained still because she was pretending... . And when she did crook it finally, the action seemed to start in the finger itself, not in some part of her mind.

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

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.

I cannot give up my will - I must exercise it, putting it into action.

Discipline means we don't let go of the things we know we should be doing, we do them!

The whole idea of motivation is a trap, forget motivation, just do it

Any man who can't control his thoughts can't control his actions, and any man who can't control his actions isn't safe in society.

The abdominal and waist region coordinate all parts of the body and act as the center or generator. Therefore, you can promote the ability to control the body's action and master your will more easily.

Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. (from Thailand)

Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.

In order to dominate the soul you must also learn to dominate the body. And in order to dominate the body you cannot fear pain.

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

Control exists only when there is action of will, positively or negatively. Will is resistance. When the mind is learning, there is no resistance.

What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.

Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when to exercise control, and when to let go.

Inside me there's a thin person struggling to get out, but I can usually sedate him with four or five cupcakes.

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.

The body is only a tool of the mind. What the mind dictates the body will have to obey. Now I do not even think of water. I do not miss it at all.... I see I can do anything.

When you're out of will power you call on stubbornness, that's the trick.