“There are people already sharing eBooks out there, .. and they do it simply because they love books. You don't buy a second copy of a book, cut the spine off, lay each page on a scanner, run that .tif through an OCR (Optical Character Reader), hand edit the resulting output for errors and then post it online if you don't love the book. it can up to 80 hours to turn a printed novel into an eBook. I figure if someone out there is willing to put in 80 hours of work promoting my book, then I'd prefer they do it in a way that gives a better return to me.” PeopleIfsWayGivingBookCharacterHandsRunningTurnsHoursNovelCuttingFiguresWillingReturnReaderPagesLaysErrorsPostsOnlineCopiesPromotingPrintedEditsSpineOutputReturn To Me Author:Cory Doctorow
“When the hour comes for dealing with slavery, I trust I will be willing to do my duty though it cost my life.” HoursWillingDutyCostSlavery Book:Lincoln's Words: Sentiments from the 16th President of the United States Source: Lincoln's Words: Sentiments from the 16th President of the United States
“I have an argument that to master any field, it's simple: it's a function of time. How much you devote yourself to the process, how much experience you get, how much you're willing to expand your limits, how willing you are to develop your own style. If you're willing to put 10,000 hours, something amazing is going to happen.” IfsHappensProcessHoursSimpleStyleFieldsWillingMastersLimitsArgumentFunction Author:Robert Greene
“Not that I dislike McDonalds, but things must be pretty bad in Moscow if people are willing to wait three hours for large fries.” PeopleIfsThreeWaitingHoursWillingDislikeMcdonaldsMoscowFriesWilling To Wait Author:Mark Patinkin
“The man who fails to give fair service during the hours for which he is paid is dishonest. The man who is not willing to give more than this is foolish.” MenGivingHoursFailingWillingHe ManFairsPaidFoolish Book:Succeeding With What You Have Source: Succeeding With What You Have
“For my first movie, I think my first cut was like three hours, because when you first direct a movie, you want to keep everything. But I'm not one of those directors who falls in love with the stuff they've done. Already when I'm doing my first cut, I'm willing to cut out everything that is necessary.” ThinkingWantFirstsDoneFallThreeStuffHoursCuttingWillingDirectorsDirectFalling In Love Author:Alejandro Amenabar
“If somebody wants to sit down with me for an hour and interview me and ask me any question about my record, my policies, my foreign policy experience, my domestic policy experience, I'm willing to do that.” IfsWantAsksHoursRecordsPolicyWillingAsk MeInterviewsForeign PolicyDomestic Policy Author:John Kasich
“It depends on what your dream might be, as to whether or not it's still possible when you're, say, fifty or sixty. You won't ever pitch for the big leagues, for example. But I believe anyone, regardless of age, can write if he or she is willing to do the work, and I'm talking about spending at least an hour or two at it almost every day for five to ten years.” IfsWritingYearsBelieveStillsTwoDreamBigsMightAgeI BelieveHoursTalkingFiveExampleWillingDependsTenSpendingLeagueYour DreamsFiftySixty Author:Donald Ray Pollock
“What is likely to happen? Either an escalation of violence or an entire change in the whole Middle East theater. It may well happen, and I say this to my Palestinian friends, that the Palestinians have in a certain way missed their hour. They had their moment when the world's public opinion was behind them, and a considerable part of the Israeli public was willing to compromise with them.” WorldWayWellsMayWholeMomentsHappensCertainHoursBehindsOpinionViolenceMiddleWillingTheaterEastCompromiseMiddle EastPalestinianPublic OpinionIsraeliEscalation Author:Amos Oz
“I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.” PeopleGivingBelieveTwoThreeI BelieveHoursWillingPrideGive MeBusyI Believe InEntertainingNobilityBusy Life Author:John Lasseter