Willingness Quotes - Page 30

• The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the lower part of self, before there can be a birth to the nobler.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Self, Perfection, Frustrated

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• He's one of those smart, drifty young people who, after certain deliberations, decides he wants to do Something in the Arts but won't, possibly can't, think in terms of an actual job; who seems to imagine that youth and brains and willingness will simply summon an occupation, the precise and perfect nature of which will reveal itself in its own time.

  Michael Cunningham

  Art, Jobs, Thinking

  Michael Cunningham (2010). “By Nightfall: A Novel”, p.12, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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• God wants us to be stronger than we are--more fixed in our purpose, more certain of our commitments, eventually needing less coddling from Him, showing more willingness to shoulder some of the burden of His heavy load. In short, He wants us to be more like He is and, if you haven't noticed, some of us are not like that yet.

  Jeffrey R. Holland

  Commitment, Stronger, Purpose

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• During the campaign for re-election, Barack Obama at least made vague references to a willingness to accept $3 trillion of reduced spending in exchange for a $1 trillion dollar tax increase.

  Bob Beauprez

  Dollars, Campaigns, Election

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• An asset allocation plan is based on your personal circumstances, goals, time-horizon, and need and willingness to take risk.

  Michael LeBoeuf

  Goal, Risk, Needs

  Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf (2006). “The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing”, p.267, John Wiley & Sons

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• We've lost a lot of coaches around here, but the philosophy and the approach, the standards we have set and the expectations we have maintained have always been upheld from one year to the next.I attribute that to the great character of the players and the willingness of the coaches to not get influenced and get off-message and to get out of the way.

  Pete Carroll

  Philosophy, Character, Player

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• Championing liberty begins at the local level. There is nothing more fundamental than the principle that a man's home is his castle. Donald Trump's career-long willingness to trample this right tells you everything you need to know about his bogus tea party sideshow.

  Michelle Malkin

  Party, Home, Men

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  The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

  Jeff Miller

  Thanksgiving, Country, Gratitude

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• I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate.

  Joni Mitchell

  People, Looks, Want

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• Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary - it is a really attractive quality.

  Alanis Morissette

  Scary, Trying, Quality

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• I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

  Rachel Nichols

  Kindness, Thinking, Yelling

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• Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.

  Michael Novak

  Love, Happiness, Sacrifice

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• The only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren't is the willingness to work very, very hard.

  Helen Gurley Brown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Helen Gurley Brown on Money, Sex and Having It All" by Seth Abramovitch, www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 13, 2012.

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• If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Education, Hard Work

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mignon McCarthy (1990). “Kareem”, Random House Incorporated

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• This is a critical time in American history. [Donald's Trump] strength is willingness to stand up to political conventions, take on Republican and Democrat leaders, and, in effect, do so in defense of the legitimate interest of people who make less than median income in America, is the key to victory.

  Jeff Sessions

  America, Keys, People

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• I think what we (as a society) need from artists of all kinds is courage, a willingness to explore, and a really big sense of possibility.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Artist, Thinking, Needs

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• My hope and my prayer for people would be to find and gather themselves such that their self-understanding, their willingness to act in the face of fear, [imbibes and imbues them] with enough faith [that] is bigger than their fear.

  Rod Stryker

  Prayer, Self, People

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• We know that Donald Trump has shown a very troubling willingness to back up [Vladimir] Putin, to support Putin, whether it's saying that NATO wouldn't come to the rescue of allies if they were invaded, talking about removing sanctions from Russian officials after they were imposed by the United States and Europe together, because of Russia's aggressiveness in Crimea and Ukraine, his praise for Putin which is I think quite remarkable.

  Hillary Clinton

  Thinking, Russia, Ukraine

  Source: www.npr.org

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• The price of freedom is the willingness to do sudden battle anywhere, any time and with utter recklessness.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Battle, Price Of Freedom, Recklessness

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• Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington.

  Yitzhak Rabin

  Eye, Israel, Interest

  Yitzhak Rabin (1996). “The Rabin Memoirs”, p.189, Univ of California Press

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• Willingness to take risks is the path to success.

  Biz Stone

  Risk, Path, Path To Success

  Biz Stone (2014). “Things A Little Bird Told Me”, p.55, Pan Macmillan

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• I do believe I am special. My special gift is my vision, my commitment, and my willingness to do whatever it takes.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Believe, Commitment

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• Seeking the pleasure of conjugality without a willingness to assume the responsibilities of rearing a family is one of the onslaughts that now batter at the structure of the American home. Intelligence and mutual consideration should be ever-present factors in determining the coming of children to the home.

  David O. McKay

  Children, Home, Responsibility

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• Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively.

  Yehuda Berg

  Lying, Responsibility, Errors

  "We All Have Oil on Our Hands" by Yehuda Berg, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 21, 2010.

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• The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to kill. In effect, they've been saying, You can kill us, but you'll have to kill a lot of us; you may have to kill all of us. And, thank heaven, we are not yet ready to do that.

  George Wald

  Thank You, Heaven, Secret

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