Willingness Quotes

The main reason for people's lack of success is their willingness to give up what they want most of all, for what they want right now!

It's not always going to cost money to turn a parish into a more welcoming parish. But it does take a willingness to change a lot of assumptions.

I may add that we have more than once stated our willingness to conclude nonaggression pacts with the states neighboring our own!

Freedom lies at the heart of my willingness to lose everything

Unless you are in the willingness and ease and ecstasy of some kind of moment, you may end up the editor of your thoughts and of your expressions. I find I'm that way on stage.

I approach all of my movies with an open mind and a willingness to dive in and do what's asked of me.

Strategy doesn't change when hard times arrive. Consumers' willingness to try, and to stay loyal, remains, the goal. Winners know this; their brand focus and strategy remains consistent.

I saw that evil was impotent—that evil was the irrational, the blind, the anti-real—and that the only weapon of its triumph was the willingness of the good to serve it.

Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power

In the places that call me out, I know I'll recover my wordless childhood trust in the largeness of life and its willingness to take me in.

If there is willingness on the Palestinian side to reach an agreement, it is possible. We are conducting the negotiations with goodwill.

The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.

The most critical variable [to becoming a change-maker] is one's willingness to give oneself permission. To break the mental chains that make us small because everyone tells us we cannot.

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.

Ive seen an increasing willingness to hire Canadians for lead roles that shoot up here. When I started, they would always just fly in L.A. people to do the lead roles.

A player's character is a crucial factor I look into before committing to signing them. They also need to show a willingness to learn, regardless of age and experience; that's very important to me.

A person's willingness to conform to arbitrary parameters is not a good criterion for selecting talent or allocating rewards.

The key, I suppose, has less to do with insight than with willingness, the former being relatively useless without the latter.

The chief characteristics of the [liberal] attitude are human sympathy, a receptivity to change, and a scientific willingness to follow reason rather than faith.

We need willingness to consider different mission in Iraq.

We tend to select top men for their character and capacity, then overload them according to their willingness.

In exchange for our humility and willingness to accept the charity of God, we are given a kingdom. And a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.

I cried myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because men leered and disrespected me, because they assumed things about my mental capacity or my physical willingness based on the way I look.

I grew up believing that the willingness and ability to work is the basic ingredient of successful farming. Hard, intelligent work is the key. Use it, and your chances for success are good.

One thing that seems to surprise the studios is finding out later my willingness to audition. Under the right circumstances, I actually enjoy it very much.

The kind of president we need has little to do with ideology and more to do with a willingness to wield power to moral ends.

Enthusiasm is more important than innate ability, it turns out, because the single more important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice.

Someone once said that death is God's way of telling you to slow down. I do enjoy what I do, and the secret of my success is the willingness to grind work out.

Our global future depends on the willingness of every nation to invest in its people, especially women and children.

This willingness to be frank and plain about the way that the world is, is a good first step. But that doesn't mean that you get what you want.

Breaking into a country signals quite reliably a willingness to break yet more of the invaded country's laws.

I am wholly in favour of 'dull stodges'. A surprising large proportion prove 'educable': for which a primary qualification is the willingness to do work.

Strangers who have seen Shaw face to face are wont to report their surprise at his gentleness and consideration, his willingness to listen and his complete lack of pose.

My brushes, my cameras, and my willingness to use them.

What we see happening with this Republican strategy is a willingness to threaten the very foundation of the world's greatest economic power. That is a very risky proposition.

If we have a heart to learn and a willingness to follow the example of children, their divine attributes can hold a key to unlocking our own spiritual growth.

Leadership is the willingness to put oneself at risk.

And whatever our faith - whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The measure of our character is our willingness to give of ourselves for others and for our country.

Strong leadership demands more than the willingness to use force. It means directing the use of the right tools at the right time for the right purpose and the right cause.

Apology calls for a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of the wronged party and the inherent value of the relationship, not for what it brings to you but for what you can bring to it.

I have great confidence in human curiosity - even though I don't know what curiosity is from a biological point of view. One of its characteristics has got to be the willingness to explore.

Probably nothing serious or worthwhile can be accomplished without one's willingness to be alone for sustained periods of time, which is not to say that one must live alone, obsessively.

As you get older your willingness to tell more of the truth is awakened and you don't have to think about it or imagine it because now you know this to be true.

Hillary Clinton should be applauded for her willingness to serve publicly.

I love the thought of not knowing how things will turn out but the willingness to invest anyway.

Recognizing the Savior's spiritual light begins with our willingness to believe.

The condition of our survival in any but the meagerest existence is our willingness to accommodate ourselves to the conflicting interests of others, to learn to live in a social world.

As soldiers we have few saving graces. Perhaps our willingness to die for what we believe in is all that matters.

I shan't ever understand your willingness to lie down and die," Felicity bars. "If you won't at least try to fight, I have no sympathy for you.

Our success depends on us, our unity, and our willingness to submit to the will of Allah (God).