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“An education which does not cultivate the will, is an education that depraves the mind.” Anatole France, “The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard” - 1881

“A true man does what he will, not what he must.” George R. R. Martin, “A Game of Thrones” - 1996

“There was something called democracy. As though men were more than physico-chemically equal.” Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World” - 1932

“Where others have failed, I will not fail.” Jules Verne, “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea” - 1870

“Just as eating against one's will is injurious to health, so study without a liking for it spoils the memory, and it retains nothing it takes in.” Leonardo da Vinci, “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci” - 1478 – 1519

“The world is independent of my will.” Ludwig Wittgenstein, “Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus” - 1921

“The will of man is by his reason sway'd; And reason says you are the worthier maid.” William Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night's Dream” - 1601

“I've never met a man who led a rotten life and didn't have a weak will.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, “This Side of Paradise” - 1920

“We want the will of the people, not the votes of the people; and to give a man a vote against his will is to make voting more valuable than the democracy it declares.” G. K. Chesterton, “What's Wrong with the World” - 1910

“In a great national crisis like ours unanimity of action among those seeking a common end is very desirable—almost indispensable. And yet no approach to such unanimity is attainable unless some deference shall be paid to the will of the...” Abraham Lincoln, “State of the Union Address” - 6 December 1864

“All through my life I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.” Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly” - 2004

“Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something deep inside — a desire, a dream, and a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly” - 2004

“As men's prayers are a disease of the will, so are their creeds a disease of the intellect.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance” - 1841

“They're all against me. But I have one advantage: they don't know what they want.” Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead” - 1943

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist” - 1988

“Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.” Benjamin Franklin, “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” - 1791

“There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.” Ulysses S. Grant, “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” - 1885

“Answering to this, all religions promise a reward beyond life, in eternity, for excellences of the will or heart, but none for excellences of the head or understanding.” Arthur Schopenhauer, “The World as Will and Representation” - 1819

“At the other extremity of the circle, unanimity recurs; this is the case when the citizens, having fallen into servitude, have lost both liberty and will.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “The Social Contract” - 1762

“Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.” Sun Tzu, “The Art of War” - 5th century BC

“I answer that, Man has free-will: otherwise counsels, exhortations, commands, prohibitions, rewards, and punishments would be in vain.” Thomas Aquinas, “Summa Theologica” - 1274

“All is not lost—the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield: and what is else not to be overcome?” John Milton, “Paradise Lost” - 1667

“A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.” Frank Zappa, “The Real Frank Zappa Book” - 1989

“And Beasts that have Deliberation must necessarily also have Will.” Thomas Hobbes, “Leviathan” - 1651

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