Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will, or rather our own will is our separation from God.
It will be seen that the formula - 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law' has nothing to do with 'Do as you please.' It is much more difficult to comply with the Law of Thelema than to follow out slavishly a set of dead regulations.
Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control. Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn't be affected by an incident unless you let it.
Follow that will and that way which experience confirms to be your own.
I'm adapting quite well to English football with the same will I've always had.
And so about many other things of the same nature, we are trying to make people believe these things, and we make creeds of them; and thus we continue to do our own will, which is the ground of all sin.
The advantage of living is not measured by length, but by use; some men have lived long, and lived little; attend to it while you are in it. It lies in your will, not in the number of years, for you to have lived enough.
Life has a way of getting what it wants when it really knows what it wants.
The hero's will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is heroism.
..a man may live long, yet live very little. Satisfaction in life depends not on the number of your years, but on your will.
I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed.
Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
Our progress in holiness depends on God and ourselves - on God's grace and on our will to be holy.
The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.
You cannot make a person want to fight.
People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.
It’s no longer a question of can I do it. It’s a question of: Do I want to do it?
The whole point of Lady Gaga is that anyone can do it. A few years ago she was a nobody. She talks about how it's important for people to know that by sheer force of will they can bring about anything they want in their lives.
Courage must come from the soul within; the man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad. You were born with all that the great have had.
I don't think people should try to force their will on their family.
Life will pay any price you ask of it.
In any influence, will, a self, the ego, the I AM is the greater force to be dealt with, but as numbers do influence, a knowledge of same certainly gives an individual a foresight into relationships.
It is not your environment, it is you- the quality of your mind, the integrity of your soul and the determination of your will that will decide your future and shape your life.
No one can force me to do something unless I'm passionate about it.
