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• n  the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

• Want to learn the secrets of willpower? Just ask a couple of slender women who spend their days surrounded by temptation.
• Many people assume that weight is mostly a matter of willpower that we can learn both to exercise and to avoid muffins and Gatorade.
• When willpower fails, are antiobesity drugs worth the risk of less-than-pleasant side effects?.

• self-control
• self-possession
• possession
• will power
• self-command
• self-will

News & Articles

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• Laura Ness: Bidding a fond farewell to Steve Pessagno
  Pretty much everyone knew Steve. Pretty much everyone is still shocked at his untimely passing on Saturday, June 8. It's hard to imagine how someone with that much energy and willpower could be suddenly extinguished.
  June 17, 2013 - The Salinas Californian
• Outrageously Sinful, Delectable Dessert Delights
  A minute on the lips may mean a lifetime on the hips, but the call of dessert can be hard to ignore. CNBC Prime's "The Profit" presents 10 small businesses offering something sinfully delicious, for those times when willpower abandons you.
  June 14, 2013 - CNBC
• Why Twitter Disclaimers Like 'Views Are My Own' Won't Save Your Job
  It didn’t take long for visiting New York University professor Geoffrey Miller to start damage control last week after he told "obese PhD applicants" they wouldn’t have the will power to finish dissertations if they “didn’t have the willpower to stop eating carbs.”
  June 11, 2013 - Forbes

Quotes

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• LeBron James in International Herald Tribune
  If it wasn't for the determination and the willpower that we have in each other, we wouldn't have pulled through and gotten this win,said LeBron James, who emerged as the leader of this team.
• Arlen Specter in 940 News
  If tenacity and willpower can do it, Ted Kennedy will be a survivor,Specter said.