Willingness Quotes - Page 23

• One of the most important phases of maturing is that of growth from self-centering to an understanding relationship to others. A person is not mature until he has both an ability and a willingness to see himself as one among others and to do unto those others as he would have them do to him.

  Harry Allen Overstreet

  Funny, Self, Understanding

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• If I could do just one thing, it would be to dissociate faith from virtue, now and for good, and to expose it for what it is, a servile weakness, a refuge in cowardice, and a willingness to follow, with credulity, people who are in the highest degree unscrupulous.

  Christopher Hitchens

  People, Religion, Degrees

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• There are many hypotheses in physics of almost comparable brillance and elegance that have been rejected because they did not survive such a confrontation with experiment. In my view, the human condition would be greatly improved if such confrontations and willingness to reject hypotheses were a regular part of our social, political, economic, religious and cultural lives.

  Carl Sagan

  Religious, Views, Political

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• A feverish, fearless writer, Justin Taylor delivers 'blessed pleasure' in translating the 'baffling Christ babble' in The Gospel of Anarchy, a novel whose shiftless characters, in search of completion and contentment, must wrestle with that prerequisite of faith: a willingness to believe in the unseen.

  Christine Schutt

  Believe, Blessed, Character

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• No one longs for what he or she already has, and yet the accumulated insight of those wise about the spiritual life suggests that the reason so many of us cannot see the red X that marks the spot is because we are standing on it. The treasure we seek requires no lengthy expedition, no expensive equipment, no superior aptitude or special company. All we lack is the willingness to imagine that we already have everything we need. The only thing missing is our consent to be where we are.

  Barbara Brown Taylor

  Wise, Spiritual, Missing

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• Changing the way we talk is not political correctness run amok. It reflects an admirable willingness to acknowledge others who once were barely visible to the dominant culture, and to recognize that something that may seem innocent to you may be painful to others.

  David Plotz

  Running, Political, Culture

  "Why Slate will no longer refer to Washington’s NFL team as the Redskins". www.slate.com. August 8, 2013.

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• Without the emotion and willingness of Spirit, our music becomes dry and dusty—without life. Without doctrinal bones as a skeleton, the Body is not enfleshed in a healthy way.

  Marva Dawn

  Skeletons, Healthy, Dry

  Marva J. Dawn (2015). “How Shall We Worship?: Biblical Guidelines for the Worship Wars”, p.8, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself.

  George W. Bush

  War, Hussein, Funny Bush

  "Jerry Springer, Ann Coulter Debate War With Iraq, Domestic Policy". "CNN Crossfire", www.cnn.com. January 31, 2003.

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• We cannot hope to be secure when our government has declared, by its readiness to act alone, its willingness to be everybody's enemy.

  Wendell Berry

  Government, Enemy, Readiness

  Wendell Berry, David James Duncan (2003). “Citizens Dissent: Security, Morality, and Leadership in an Age of Terror”

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• Success, in my view, is the willingness to strive for something you really want. The person not reaching the top is no less a success than the one who achieved it, if they both sweated blood, sweat and tears and overcame obstacles and fears. The failure to be perfect does not mean you're not a success.

  Fran Tarkenton

  Success, Mean, Views

  FaceBook post by Fran Tarkenton from May 22, 2013

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• What we lack is a basic willingness to see literature as providing some kind of necessary foundation. Our society still expects schools to prepare their charges for work only and not for life. As such, literature is construed as at best technically useless and random, at worst socially disruptive.

  Gwee Li Sui

  School, Foundation, Useless

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• I hereby arm myself for today with coffee and the willingness to be wrong.

  Audrey Assad

  Coffee, Arms, Today

  FaceBook post by Audrey Assad from Jun 25, 2013

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• Let us never lose sight of the fact that education is a preparation for life - and that preparing for life is far more than knowing how to make a living or how to land on the moon. Preparing for life means building personal integrity, developing a sound sense of values, increasing the capacity and willingness to serve. Education must have its roots in moral principles. If we lose sight of that fact in our attempt to match our educational system against that of the materialists, we shall have lost far more than we could possibly gain.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Educational, Integrity, Mean

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity's willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine, and reconsider.

  Paul Hawken

  Spiritual, Inspiration, Humanity

  Paul Hawken's Commencement Address to the Class of 2009, www.commondreams.org. May 3, 2009.

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• Loving yourself is a willingness to be in the same space with your own creations. How contracted would you become if you try to withdraw from your own ideas? Loving yourself is not a matter of building your ego. Egotism is proving you are worthwhile after you have sunk into hating yourself. Loving yourself will dissolve your ego: you will feel no need to prove you are superior.

  Thaddeus Golas

  Spiritual, Hate, Loving Yourself

  "The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment".

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• In order to succeed, this group will need a singleness of purpose, they will need a dedication, and they will have to convince all of their prospects of the willingness to sacrifice.

  Vince Lombardi

  Success, Sacrifice, Dedication

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• That is the difference we make in the world. And our own safety, our own security, depends upon our willingness to do what it takes to defend this nation and uphold the values that we stand for - timeless ideals that will endure long after those who offer only hate and destruction have been vanquished from the Earth.

  Barack Obama

  Hate, Islamic, Differences

  Barack Obama's Statement on ISIL, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 10, 2014.

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• One of the problems we have as a government is our inability to keep secrets. And it costs us, in terms of our relationship with other governments, in terms of the willingness of other intelligence services to work with us, in terms of revealing sources and methods. And all of those elements enter into some of these leaks.

  Dick Cheney

  Work, Intelligent, Government

  Interview with Brit Hume, www.washingtonpost.com. February 15, 2006.

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• Our willingness to repent shows our gratitude for God's gift and for the Savior's love and sacrifice on our behalf. Commandments and priesthood covenants provide a test of faith, obedience, and love for God and Jesus Christ, but even more importantly, they offer an opportunity to experience love from God and to receive a full measure of joy both in this life and in the life to come.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Gratitude, Jesus, Sacrifice

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• Ultimately, what separates a winner from a loser at the grandmaster level is the willingness to do the unthinkable. A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough. Given the opportunity, I must have the guts to explode the game, to upend my opponent's thinking and, in so doing, unnerve him. So it is in business: One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized.

  Garry Kasparov

  Moving, Opportunity, Thinking

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• Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.

  Ron Paul

  Loyalty, Running, Real

  Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

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• It is our commitment to wholeness that matters, the willingness to unfold in every deep aspect of our being.

  Jack Kornfield

  Inspirational, Commitment, Matter

  Jack Kornfield (2008). “A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life”, p.253, Random House

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• It takes great self-confidence to write a newspaper column. Some might say it takes arrogance. Be that as it may, my willingness to pronounce on a great many matters of which I have little or no knowledge is one of my prime qualifications for this trade.

  Russell Baker

  Writing, Self Confidence, Arrogance

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• Romantic love, in pornography as in life, is the mythic celebration of female negation. For a woman, love is defined as her willingness to submit to her own annihilation.... The proof of love is that she is willing to be destroyed by the one whom she loves, for his sake. For the woman, love is always self-sacrifice, the sacrifice of identity, will, and bodily integrity, in order to fulfill and redeem the masculinity of her lover.

  Andrea Dworkin

  Love, Integrity, Sacrifice

  "Our blood". Book by Andrea Dworkin, 1976.

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• Relations between the United States and other countries, and our role as a global leader, are advanced by our willingness to help other countries in need. Foreign aid is essential to protecting U.S. interests around the world, and it is also a moral responsibility of the wealthiest, most powerful nation.

  Patrick Leahy

  Country, Powerful, Responsibility

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