where there's a will there's a way
WAIR therz uh WIL therz uh WAY
wɛr ðɛrz ə wɪl ðɛrz ə weɪListen
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sufficient determination and motivation will always find a means of achieving a goal regardless of obstacles; strong willpower and genuine commitment generate the resourcefulness needed to overcome any difficulty; one of the most enduring proverbs of volitional psychology, expressing the primacy of motivation over circumstance; the phrase appears in George Herbert's Jacula Prudentum of 1651 in the form to him that will, ways are not wanting and in its modern form from at least the early nineteenth century; aligns with psychological research on grit, self-determination theory, and the role of intrinsic motivation in goal achievement
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