Sentence examples for willpower kept from inspiring English sources

The story they tell about themselves may be dismal, but it suggests that Beijing's dingiest housing compound may contain energy and willpower, kept under high pressure and straining for release.

Who had the willpower to keep mum?

It needed enormous courage and willpower to keep him alive until he was nearly 70.

You know, it's a funny thing, being responsible enough to care for a child and having the willpower to keep my place tidy.

When the car ahead of us slowed for a stoplight, it took all of my willpower to keep my foot off the brake and trust the car as it rolled smoothly to a stop behind it.

"We don't know if they are alive or dead and not knowing is what gives us the willpower to keep digging and keep seeing if they are alive," Mr. Aragon said.

She has to muster willpower to keep from temptation.

As Benjamin Graham once said, a key to successful investing is “considerable willpower to keep from following the crowd.”.

Using all my willpower to keep a straight face and sombre-sounding voice, I asked if Emily was mad about dying.

I find myself wondering how Tom Batiuk finds the willpower to keep making these comic strips about how boring, sad, ugly, and hopeless life is.

They call you names and tell you that you need to use willpower, and keep repeating that you need to use less.