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• Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

  Paul Tillich

  Religious, Hurt, Mean

  Paul Tillich, F. Forrester Church (1999). “The Essential Tillich”, p.1, University of Chicago Press

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• The U.S.A. has become a nation of determined spectators, willing to watch someone else perform.

  Sybil Leek

  Watches, Determined, Spectators

  Sybil Leek (1972). “ESP--The magic within you”, Abelard-Schuman Ltd

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• The real radical is that person who has a vision of equality and is willing to do those things that will bring reality closer to that vision. . .

  Bayard Rustin

  Real, Vision, Radical

  Bayard Rustin (1971). “Down the line”, Quadrangle-New York Times Book Co.

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• Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

  Epicurus

  God, Spiritual, Religious

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• Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.

  Susan B. Anthony

  Women, People, History

  Lynn Sherr, Susan B. Anthony (1995). “Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words”, Crown

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• You have to always be ready, always be alive, and always be willing to move in a new direction.

  Kevin Spacey

  Moving, Alive, New Directions

  “Kevin Spacey: 'House of Cards' Star on Why He Won't Play Carson; the Right Way to Say 'F--- Off'” by Lacey Rose, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 2, 2014.

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• There will be no peace in any soul until it is willing to obey the voice of God.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Voice, Soul, Voice Of God

  Dwight L Moody (1900). “Short Talks”, p.31, Moody Publishers

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• Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.

  Susan B. Anthony

  Courage, Peace, Integrity

  Lynn Sherr, Susan B. Anthony (1995). “Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words”, Crown

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• We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing.

  Mother Teresa

  Sad, Long, Ungrateful

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• But as there is a keeping back, and quietly waiting, and a keeping out of willing or running, and haste, the spirit arises purely and stilly in the heart, and gives perfect evidence and full testimony of itself; so that there needs to be no doubting nor questioning of its motion; for it shows forth itself with full assurance of its own will.

  Francis Howgill

  Running, Heart, Perfect

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• Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Giving, Religion

  Norman Vincent Peale (2012). “The Power Of Positive Thinking For Young People”, p.29, Random House

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• For reasons known only to him, God has chosen to work through men and women who are willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the "thing" he has placed in their hearts to do. If God bas birthed a vision in you, it is only a matter of time until you will come upon the precipice of sacrifice.

  Andy Stanley

  Heart, Sacrifice, Men

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• Senator Obama is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But my friends, eloquence is no substitute for a record - not in these tough times for America. In the Senate he has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done, nor has he been willing to take on powerful interest groups in the Democratic Party.

  Joe Lieberman

  Country, Powerful, Party

  "The Lieberman Conundrum". voices.washingtonpost.com. November 13, 2008.

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• We want to change the world, but we aren't willing to change ourselves.

  Christine Caine

  World, Want, Willing To Change

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• If you cannot sell, you cannot be an entrepreneur. If you cannot sell, you cannot raise money. if the thought of sales terrifies you, get a job at a dept. store and start there. Or get a job with a company like Xerox that requires that you go around to businesses and knock on doors. As your courage increases, you may want to try a company in network marketing or direct sales that is willing to train you.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Jobs, Doors, Entrepreneur

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• And I want every one of you, every one of us, 100 senators to look in that camera, and you tell your people back home what you think. Don't hide anymore; none of us. That is the essence of our responsibility. And if we're not willing to do it, we're not worthy to be seated right here. We fail our country. If we don't debate this, if we don't debate this, we are not worthy of our country. We fail our country.

  Chuck Hagel

  Country, Home, Responsibility

  "The Battle for Iraq; Ghosts From the Past". "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. January 25, 2007.

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• There should be a name for this, for the process whereby one knows one is being yanked and concedes it has been done successfully - that one is grateful to have been spun. In the theater, it is called the willing suspension of disbelief. That's what allows the play to make an impact on the audience: they have to be able to make believe that what's happening on the stage is really happening. Maybe to a degree it is a requirement for all political participation, all effective political communication, too.

  Peggy Noonan

  Communication, Grateful, Believe

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• Being a pathfinder is to be willing to risk failure and still go on.

  Gail Sheehy

  Risk, Goes On, Stills

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• But I'm willing to take a chance on believing there has to be a way. All I need is someone to believe with me.

  Koushun Takami

  Believe, Needs, Way

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• Well, I'd say that I'm mostly drawn to people who are genuine and willing to take a step to the unknown. So when I play with these people, usually there's this sense of that 'yes, we are doing it together right at this moment without any agenda' feeling which is so exciting! It means that there is this sense of trust, that whatever I throw in the music that's happening, they will make it work and send something to work with in my direction. Hopefully they feel the same about me.

  Okkyung Lee

  Mean, Play, People

  Source: thequietus.com

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• The reason we don't get what we want isn't because we don't have the ability or time. We aren't willing to do the things we need to do when we don't feel like doing them. There's an impact of that entitlement on their business. The attitude is you learn to fall in love with the daily grind.

  Rory Vaden

  Falling In Love, Attitude, Impact

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• The interesting scope of Mark Twain's development as a human being is that he grew. He saw, he travelled, he studied this country and later the world with the eye of a man educating himself. This is a central fact in the Mark Twain legacy. He became an American spokesman for the ideals of racial equality and dignity for the working man because he was willing to look the world in its face and see, really see what was happening to the people in it.

  Hal Holbrook

  Country, Eye, Men

  Source: www.broadwayworld.com

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• I think I started to approach time in a different way after the accident. Before I was more willing to give my time to people and things that I wasn't as interested in because somehow I allowed myself to be brainwashed into being forced to work with other people or on other projects that I had no interest in. So simply, the accident gave me the opportunity to do what I really wanted to do.

  Kanye West

  Opportunity, Thinking, People

  Interview with Steve McQueen, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 14, 2014.

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• One of the principle things life has taught me is that we always have a choice. When we say we "can't," we usually mean we're just not willing to pay the price.

  Patricia McConnell

  Mean, Pay The Price, Choices

  Source: therumpus.net

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• It all depends on what you're willing to invest time and effort in and put your mind to. That's what separates winners from losers. Winners are the ones who want the most out of their opportunities.

  Kevin Hart

  Opportunity, Effort, Mind

  "A Heart to Heart with Kevin Hart". Interview with Kam Williams, pittsburghurbanmedia.com.

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