“Innovators and creators are persons who can to a higher degree than average accept the condition of aloneness. They are more willing to follow their own vision, even when it takes them far from the mainland of the human community. Unexplored places do not frighten them- or not, at any rate, as much as they frighten those around them. This is one of the secrets of their power. That which we call genius has a great deal to do with courage and daring, a great deal to do with nerve.” HumansPersonsCommunityDealsSecretAcceptingVisionConditionsWillingGeniusHigherDegreesRateAverageCreatorNervesDaringInnovatorsUnexplored Author:Nathaniel Branden
“The Muslim community should not be treated as a problematic community, but treated as a community that is willing to play its role in the mainstream.” ShouldPlayCommunityRolesWillingCommunicationTreatedMainstreamMuslim Community Author:Iqbal Sacranie
“Las Vegas doesn't allow ( tourism ) to dictate the social norms of their community. We don't have to be a boring town that no one is willing to come to. ( But, ) we can't let tourism be the reason for not taking action. Accountability is not there. As a community we can be different. We don't have to be what our visitors are. We can work at policies that will make us a vibrant healthy resort community.” DifferentReasonActionSocialCommunityPolicyWillingCommunicationHealthyTownsBoringAccountabilityNormResortsVegasLas VegasTourismTaking ActionVisitorsSocial Norms Author:Eric Thomas
“No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled to the privilege of living in a free community.” MenGivingShouldReasonFightingCommunityRightsWillingArmsBearsPrivilegeReason WhyEntitled Book:Fear God and Take Your Own Part Source: Fear God and Take Your Own Part
“We set forth on a journey to bring our vision to our country, to keep the American dream alive for all who are willing to work for it, to make our American community stronger, to keep America the world's strongest force for peace and freedom and prosperity.” WorldCountryDreamAmericaForceCommunityVisionAliveJourneyWillingStrongerProsperityOur CountryStrongestAmerican Dream Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995
“My definition of good is that you understand that this is a question of power. That you be willing to give up some power. That you be willing to give up some resources. That you be willing to pay Black people reparations for our years and years of service in this country. That you be willing to go home and tell your white mother and father about white racism and how it affects and kills Black people in our communities. That's my definition of good white people, and I haven't met any like that.” PeopleGivingYearsCountryHomeMotherFatherBlackCommunityWhitePayHavensWillingMetsGiving UpRacismResourcesDefinitionsBlack PeopleOur CommunityMother And FatherReparationsWhite RacismYears Of Service Author:Sister Souljah
“Connect with all the passions people have - for themselves, their families, their communities and wider world - and they will follow you to the ends of the earth, buy your products and services with pride, and may even be willing to work for you for next to nothing.” PeopleWorldMayEndsEarthPassionNextCommunityWillingProductsPride Author:Patrick Dixon
“My advice to aspiring poets is to find a community of other poets who are willing to read one another's work. And to read widely, in a variety of time periods and cultures, to identify which traits of poems are appealing and which aversive. And what can be stolen.” CultureCommunityAdviceWillingPoetPeriodsVarietyTraitsStolenTime Periods Author:Lucia Perillo
“The best places to live, work, and visit are those places that are willing to uphold their standards in the face of pressure to allow lowest common denominator development... Successful communities understand that when they say no to development that is contrary to the long-term health of their community, they will almost always get better development in its place.” LongFacesGrowthTermNatureCommunityCommonSuccessfulWillingDevelopmentSmartStandardsPressureContraryGet BetterLong TermConservationLowestPlaces To LiveBest PlaceCommon DenominatorLowest Common DenominatorSmart Growth Author:Ed McMahon
“Our joys will be doubled and our sorrows will be reduced and we will walk our life in community with the body of Christ. When you are with someone else, you are not nearly as willing to give up. So find a friend, be honest and walk together.” GivingBodyTogetherJoyChristCommunityWalksOur LivesHonestWillingSorrowGiving UpBeing HonestBody Of Christ Author:Jennifer Rothschild
“Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and women in uniform - people who believed so deeply in America, they were willing to give their lives for it.” PeopleMenGivingCountryAmericaDesireFatherBornCommunityLeadershipHistoryDemocracyGenerationsWillingMen And WomenConstitutionHuman RightsOur CountryIdeologyProtectedFree SpeechUniforms Author:Barack Obama
“Salvation for our educational ills... will have to come from within an educational community willing to say we have met the enemy and it is us.” SchoolCommunityEnemyWillingMetsSalvationEducationalFormal Education Author:Seymour Sarason
“Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody's who is willing to work for it.” YearsFirstsTwoCommunityCollegeWillingTwo YearsCommunity College Author:Barack Obama
“It's always positive to hear how many people are willing to step up - whether it is the employment community, mental health community, or medical community.” PeopleCommunityStepsWillingMental HealthMedicalEmploymentStep Up Author:Michelle Obama
“The intellectual tradition of the West is very individualistic. It's not community-based. The intellectual is often thought of as a person who is alone and cut off from the world. So I have had to practice being willing to leave the space of my study to be in community, to work in community, and to be changed by community.” WorldPersonsCommunitySpacePracticeStudyCuttingChangedWillingIntellectualTraditionWestIndividualistic Author:Bell Hooks
“Democrats are ready, willing, and able to provide regulatory relief for community banks and credit unions.” AbleCommunityWillingReadyUnionsDemocratCreditReliefCredit Unions Author:Sherrod Brown
“I'm willing to explore what that's supposed to look like. I want to be intentional. I want it to show up in my life every day. I really try to live out my values and be consistent. Another things that has helped has been staying connected to a community of believers. It's important to be around others that share your beliefs and share your values and people that can encourage you.” PeopleWantTryingLooksHas BeensImportantShowsValuesBeliefCommunityShareWillingConnectedBelieverConsistentStaying Author:Kelly Clark
“So I submit to you that what we represent is a Fifth Column, a Fifth Column that represents the best aspirations that human community is capable of, a Fifth Column that is willing to look at the structure of the psyche in contrast to the mess of society, and willing to dream.” HumansLooksDreamCommunityWillingCapableStructureMessAspirationContrastSubmitFifthColumns Author:Terence McKenna
“My vision of America is an America where everyone has a place, if you're willing to work hard, you do your part, you contribute to the community.” IfsHardAmericaCommunityVisionWillingHard Work Author:Hillary Clinton
“We're foolish if we think we're going to end mass incarceration unless we are willing to deal with the reality that huge percentages of poor people are going to remain jobless, locked out of the mainstream economy, unless and until they have a quality education that prepares them well for the new economy. There has got to be much more collaboration between the two movements and a greater appreciation for the work of the advocates in each community. It's got to be a movement that's about education, not incarceration - about jobs, not jails.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsTwoEndsRealityJobsCommunityPoorDealsQualityEconomyGreaterMovementWillingHugeMassAppreciationFoolishJailCollaborationMainstreamLockedJoblessPoor PeoplePercentagesIncarcerationQuality EducationMass Incarceration Author:Michelle Alexander
“There has to be spiritual transformation among the masses, who have to be willing to recognize that their oppression is not a law of nature. That's what Latin American bishops were doing when they formed base communities. They were trying to get peasants to recognize that you can take your fate into your own hands. That's what the civil-rights movement did here. That's what the women's movement did.” TryingHandsSpiritualLawCommunityFateRightsMovementWillingMassTransformationCivil RightsOppressionLatinLaws Of NaturePeasantsCivil Rights MovementBishopsLatin AmericaSpiritual TransformationLatin American Author:Noam Chomsky
“An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.” RealityMotivationalLawPoliticalOrderIndividualCommunityLibertyAcceptingBreakAcceptanceWillingKingsHighestRespectConscienceInjusticeLibertarianActivismAfrican AmericanProtestPenaltiesUnjustDissentDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceImprisonmentPeace And JusticeIndividual RightsPeace JusticeLibertarian PartyEquality And JusticeLiberty And JusticeDignity And RespectGood KingsJustice And InjusticeUnjust LawsJustice EqualityUnjust War Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I thought that my life would be spent working in a bookstore, teaching community college, and making music in my spare time that no one would be willing to listen to.” Would BeCommunityTeachingCollegeWillingSparesBookstoresSpare TimeCommunity College Author:Moby
“If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table.” IfsShouldYearsCountryCommunityMillionsWillingTablesOur Country Author:Nancy Pelosi
“If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life.” IfsKnowsMeanCommunityRightsWillingEqualMouthsCommitmentThese DaysEqual Rights Author:Hal Sparks
“Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.” CommunityWillingInternationalPartnersInternational CommunityAlbania Author:Emma Bonino