Elbert Hubbard Quotes

Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.

It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.

The secret of power is will.

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.

The direction and constancy of the will is what really matters, and intellect and feeling are only important insofar as they contribute to that.

When I decide to do something, I do it.

Strong convictions precede great actions.

The test of any man lies in action.

Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will and not in the imagination.

Strength of will is the test of a young man's possibilities. Can he will strong enough and hold whatever he undertakes with an iron grip?

The achievements of willpower are almost beyond computation. Scarcely anything seems impossible to the man who can will strongly enough and long enough.

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

It is a law woven into the nature of man, attested by history, by science, by literature and art, and by dally experience, that strength of mind and force of character are the supreme rulers of human affairs.

I found with this record I had to really be strong-willed, because in the past I've tended to tinker and add a thing or take a thing away, and nearly always been wrong.

Many people think they want things, but they don't really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.

Decisiveness is the best way to get things done.

It takes a special kind of grace to walk away from power.

What is important in a leader is a resolute will and determination. A man may be versatile and learned, but if he lacks resoluteness and determination, of what use will he be?

A weak point of mine was maybe little resolve in governing and making decisions.

When it comes to making tough decisions, I'm ready to make them.

I want to test my will.

It's not can you, it's will you

Will is the measure of power. To a great genius there must be a great will. If the thought is not a lamp to the will, does not proceed to an act, the wise are imbecile. He alone is strong and happy who has a will. The rest are herds. He uses; they are used. He is of the Maker; they are of the Made. Will is always miraculous, being the presence of God to men. When it appears in a man he is a hero, and all metaphysics are at fault.