“What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy and courage we are willing to expend reversing entropy, battling cynicism, suffering and challenging mediocre minds, staring down those who would trample our dreams, taking a stand for magic, and advancing the potential of the human race.” GivingMindHumansImportantUseDreamEarthSufferingEnergyChallengesRaceMagicWillingStaringHuman RaceOur TimeCynicismMediocreOur DreamsWhat's ImportantAdvancingEntropyMediocre Minds Author:Dan Pallotta
“Sometimes all that saves me is being willing to make mistakes. There are projects that strike me as so beautiful, important, complicated, or just plain big, that they convince me of my own inadequacy. This awful state of reverence leads to paralyzing brain freeze. At times like that the only way out is for me to decide, 'To hell with it. I can't do it right, so I'll do it wrong. I can't do it well, but I can do it badly.' Sometimes, with luck, while I'm sweating to do it wrong, I stumble on a right way.” WayWellsI CanImportantSometimesStatesBigsBeautifulCan DoMy OwnMistakeBrainHellWillingProjectsLuckComplicatedStrikesAwfulConvinceMaking MistakesReverenceRight WayFreezeI Can Do ItSave MeInadequacySweating Author:Katherine Dunn
“To foster the people's willing spirit is often as important as to possess the more concrete forms of power.” PeopleImportantFormSpiritMilitaryWillingConcrete Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“There's always going to be the cooler-clubbers who are going to harvest a lot of fish, but I think the hard-core bass fishermen release just about everything they catch these days. Years ago, I think people were willing to release smaller fish, but now I think they're willing to release them all, and that's the important part.” PeopleThinkingYearsImportantHardWillingYears AgoFishesCoreReleaseThese DaysHarvestBassFishermanHard Core Author:Philip K. Chapman
“Absolutely. I think, I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice in our midst, but I think that the vast majority of Americans are willing, are willing to judge people on the basis of their ideas and their character. And in the case of the presidency, I think what's most important is whether the American people think that you understand their hopes and dreams and struggles and whether they think you can actually help them achieve those hopes and dreams.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStillsImportantIdeasCharacterHelpingDreamCasesStruggleAchieveWillingJudgingBasesPrejudiceMajorityCoreDecentMidstPresidencyHopes And Dreams Author:Barack Obama
“It is most important in creative science not to give up. If you are an optimist you will be willing to "try" more than if you are a pessimist.” IfsGivingTryingImportantCreativeWillingGiving UpOptimistNot Giving UpPessimistWilling To Try Author:Stanislaw Ulam
“Obviously, following my convictions has come at a personal price, but they are important enough that I have been willing to endure the abuse.” Has BeensImportantEnoughWillingBuddhismAbuseEndureFollowingConvictionRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.” IfsNeedsImportantLiteratureRiskInformationWillingSourceNewspapers Author:Bob Woodward
“You have to be willing to put everything you've got towards the project. That to me is very important. And it may not be part of the fad, being the clichéd kind of film that's going to be successful.” KindMayImportantFilmSuccessfulWillingProjectsBeing SuccessfulFads Author:Haile Gerima
“We're in a strange state in our world where we sort of have that belief - and I have it too - that if it's written down there's got to be some truth in it. We haven't quite got to the spot where you go: "Well, it doesn't necessarily mean it's true." It could actually be completely made up and made to look very nice. So, we have to get to the point where scandal and those kinds of things are less and less important because otherwise we won't have anyone willing to run as politicians.” IfsWorldWellsLooksKindMeanMadeImportantStatesRunningBeliefNiceWrittenHavensStrangeWillingPoliticianSpotsOur WorldScandalVery Nice Author:George Clooney
“the most important thing one can do for children is not accept the limitations they are so willing to impose on themselves.” ChildrenImportantCan DoAcceptingWillingImportant ThingsLimitation Author:Ruth Simmons
“An effective leader is willing to think about what's happening and how to understand what's going on. Facilitating flow and making others more conscious of it, the leader communicates an awareness of process to the group, making them more aware of their energies and options. One important principle is to keep track of who has not spoken. ... It's also important to notice when people do speak out but are not heard. Effective leaders practice patience, reminding themselves to wait and observe, remembering that there's always more going on in a group than we're consciously aware of.” PeopleThinkingImportantRememberEnergySpeakWaitingProcessLeadershipLeaderPrinciplesPracticeHeardGroupsAwarenessWillingHappeningsConsciousFlowTrackCommunicateRemindingSpeaks Out Author:Diane Dreher
“The art is more important than the artist. The work is more important than the person who does it. You must be prepared to sacrifice all the you could possibly have, be, or do; you must be willing to go all the way for your art. If it is a question between choosing between your life and a work of art -- any work of art -- your decision is made for you.” IfsWayPersonsDoeArtMadeImportantArtistDecisionSacrificeWillingArt IsPreparedWorks Of ArtBe Prepared Author:Lloyd Alexander
“No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood; people who write obscurely are either unskilled in writing or up to mischief” PeopleWritingImportantRunningRiskWillingOriginalsMisunderstoodMischiefBeing Misunderstood Author:William Zinsser
“When you meet the one. It just clicks. Clicking is important in a relationship. When you click, you share the same passion and worldviews, ambitions and dreams. You are willing to share your inner thoughts, fears, desires and secrets. When you click, your partner makes you comfortable in your skin, he or she knows what you need even you're quiet, knows when to give advice and when to just listen. When you click, you allow your partner to steadily be what they desire to be, while you be a steady presence” KnowsNeedsGivingImportantDreamDesirePassionFriendshipSecretShareAdviceWillingQuietAmbitionComfortableSkinsPartnersSteadyWorldviewClicksJust ListenAmbitions And Dreams Author:Rita Zahara
“Perhaps basketball and poetry have just a few things in common, but the most important is the possibility of transcendence. The opposite is labor. In writing, every writer knows when he or she is laboring to achieve an effect. You want to get from here to there, but find yourself willing it, forcing it. The equivalent in basketball is aiming your shot, a kind of strained and usually ineffective purposefulness. What you want is to be in some kind of flow, each next moment a discovery.” KnowsWantWritingKindImportantMomentsNextCommonAchieveEffectsPossibilityWillingBasketballShotsDiscoveryFlowLaborOppositesWhat You WantFinding YourselfTranscendencePurposefulness Author:Stephen Dunn
“It's important for me to fight for principles. But I am not willing to cope with the nastiness of politics anymore and the endless destructive confrontations that it leads to.” ImportantFightingPrinciplesWillingEndlessDestructiveConfrontationNastiness Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“The most important lesson I think I could impart is don't let anyone determine what your horizons are going to be. You get to determine those yourself. The only limitations are whatever particular talents you happen to have and how hard you're willing to work. And if you let others define who you ought to be, or what you ought to be because they put you in a category, they see your race, they see your gender and they put you in a category. You shouldn't let that happen.” IfsThinkingImportantHardHappensRaceTalentParticularWillingOughtLessonsDetermineGenderLimitationHorizonCategoriesBe YouImpartImportant Lessons Author:Condoleezza Rice
“The most important external environment is the government of India. You have to sell your ideas to the government. Selling the idea is the most important thing, and for that I'll meet anybody in the government. I am willing to salaam anyone. One thing you won't find in me and that is an ego.” InspirationalImportantIdeasGovernmentPowerfulEnvironmentOne ThingWillingEgoIndiaImportant ThingsSellsSellingExternal Environment Author:Dhirubhai Ambani
“It is important to understand that there are two separate battles taking place in Iraq: there is the political rift between the Sunnis, Shia and the Kurds and there is a foreign extremist group - ISIS - trying to take advantage of the political environment through violence. If the Iraqis can resolve their political differences, it will be far more difficult for ISIS to thrive. Moving forward, we should continue to evaluate additional steps to help combat ISIS as we see what the Iraqis are willing to do politically, but we must also firmly guard against mission creep.” IfsShouldTryingTwoImportantHelpingMovingPoliticalDifficultDifferencesStepsEnvironmentViolenceGroupsMilitaryWillingBattleAdvantageIraqMissionsMoving ForwardThriveResolveCombatIsisCreepsEvaluateExtremistKurdsShiaRiftPolitical EnvironmentPolitical DifferencesExtremist Groups Author:David Adam Smith
“You know something is important when you're willing to let someone else take the credit if that's what it takes to get it done.” IfsKnowsImportantDoneWillingCreditGet It Done Author:Seth
“J.P. Morgan once had a friend who was so worried about his stock holdings that he could not sleep at night. The friend asked, 'What should I do about my stocks?' Morgan replied, 'Sell down to your sleeping point' Every investor must decide the trade-off he or she is willing to make between eating well and sleeping well. High investment rewards can only be achieved at the cost of substantial risk-taking. So what is your sleeping point? Finding the answer to this question is one of the most important investment steps you must take.” ShouldWellsImportantNightSleepAnswersStepsRiskWillingCostFindingsEatingTradeSellsInvestmentRewardsWorriedInvestorsShould IRisk-takingTrade OffsEating Well Author:Burton Malkiel
“If you try in whatever ways you can to brighten someone's day, to be fair and respectful to everyone, and to grow your network without being "networky", you will be a rockstar. Have a plan, but be willing to deviate from it if awesome opportunities arise. While it's important to think about your future and what you want to be doing in 5 years, don't let that plan be so concrete that you ignore opportunities around you.” IfsThinkingWayWantTryingYearsImportantOpportunityGrowsPlansWillingFairsWhat You WantAriseOur FutureConcreteYour FutureRespectfulDeviateRockstars Author:Jessica Hische
“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
“If you ever had anyone in your life who has been struggling with addiction or struggling with anything, it's about the resilience of love and how much you're willing to struggle with somebody to preserve your relationship and to try to preserve them as a person - and I think that's really important.” IfsThinkingTryingPersonsHas BeensImportantStruggleWillingAddictionResiliencePreservesOur Relationship Author:Sarah Gadon
“The aspects you are willing to ignore are more important than the aspects you are willing to accept.” ImportantAcceptingWillingAspect Author:Erik Naggum
“Sanity and clarity are more important for me and I'm willing to give up a lot of shimmer for it. I'm willing to have more boring friends, who are sane.” GivingImportantWillingGiving UpBoringClaritySanitySaneShimmer Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“For my mother, having a family was the most important thing in her life. In the Second World War, it was a challenge - surviving physically and mentally and finding somebody who you loved and who was willing to be with you.” WorldImportantWarMotherChallengesWillingFindingsImportant ThingsWar Of The WorldsWorld War ISurvivingSecond World War Author:Etgar Keret
“I think that's what's important, to see how we ourselves can become all that we are and can be. Everybody says they want to change, but it's not that simple, it's not that easy. Who's ready to change and give up? Who's ready to get out of their rut and leave it behind, not just pour honey or syrup over their heads and over the rut? Who's ready to change and give up that rut, who's ready willing and able?” ThinkingWantGivingImportantAbleEasySimpleBehindsWillingReadyGiving UpHoneyWhat's ImportantRutsSyrup Author:Surya Das
“So we have to be ready, willing, and able to really transform ourselves, and each other in the world, not just say it and affirm it, "Oh, I want to change". Intention is important, but so is action.” WorldWantImportantAbleActionWillingReadyIntention Author:Surya Das
“I find that one of the most important things, as a writer, is to just show up - to just stay in the chair and fight through the difficult patches. As long as you're at the desk, and you're willing to fight it out, eventually the right words will come.” LongImportantShowsFightingDifficultWillingImportant ThingsChairsDesksPatchesRight Words Author:Eric Schlosser
“I think the most important thing to do is to be willing to listen, willing to care, and willing to admit mistakes and change your ways for the better!” ThinkingWayImportantCareMistakeWillingImportant ThingsThings To Do Author:Jane Goodall
“I certainly think it's important to speak up and say how unacceptable Donald Trump is. I'm always more than willing to do that.” ThinkingImportantSpeakWillingTrump Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.” ImportantDoneBodyAbleJobsLastsOrderGamesWinningCausesDoubtWillingSoilMusclesMedalInjuredOlympic GamesBronzeGet The Job DoneBest Of MeBronze Medal Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“There's a lot of failing. Failure to me is a lot more important than success because the learning from it is so important. You have to be willing to fail, to step outside of yourself and you can't have a comfort zone. I had to learn that and I'm still learning that.” StillsImportantStepsFailingWillingComfortZoneComfort Zone Author:Jlin
“It's important to recognize the vital role that the financial markets play in our economy and that so many of you are contributing to. To function effectively those markets and the men and women who shape them have to command trust and confidence, because we all rely on the market's transparency and integrity. So even if it may not be 100 percent true, if the perception is that somehow the game is rigged, that should be a problem for all of us, and we have to be willing to make that absolutely clear.” IfsMenShouldMayImportantPlayProblemGamesRolesEconomyClearWillingHe ManIntegrityShapesPerceptionPercentMen And WomenFunctionFinancialCommandRelyTransparencyContributingFinancial MarketsRigged Author:Hillary Clinton
“The reality of Canadian history is that we've been willing to do the important things the world demanded of us: fighting in World War II, in Korea, in the Balkans, where we were involved in offensive military operations, and in Afghanistan, where we have made disproportionate contributions.” WorldMadeImportantWarRealityFightingMilitaryWillingInvolvedImportant ThingsOperationsWar Of The WorldsContributionAfghanistanWorld War IiWorld War IOffensiveKoreaBalkansMilitary OperationsCanadian History Author:Chris Alexander
“Listen, be respectful of others' opinions, be willing to change your mind - and then ultimately you have to make the decision. Decisiveness is very important.” MindImportantDecisionOpinionWillingRespectfulChanging Your MindBe RespectfulDecisivenessWilling To ChangeOthers Opinions Author:Sherry Lansing
“I think one of the important evolutions is that we no longer feel compulsively the need to argue, or to justify things on a kind of rational level. We are much more willing to admit that certain things are completely instinctive and others are really intellectual.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsKindImportantCertainLevelsWillingEvolutionIntellectualArguingRationalJustify Author:Rem Koolhaas
“I'm willing to make compromises based on someone I think is the one, but I think it's psychologically important to people when they're famous to be the only famous person they know.” PeopleThinkingKnowsPersonsImportantWillingCompromise Author:John Mayer
“A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.” MenMadeImportantWarFightingPoliticsFreedomChanceLibertyMilitaryWillingCreaturesGunSafetySoldierConservativeMiserableCombatFreedom And LibertyFreedom LibertyExertionNo WarBeing FreeBearing ArmsInspirational MilitaryBetter ManCall Of DutyAmerican SoldierEternal VigilanceMilitary HistoryAmerican MilitaryFighting For FreedomPersonal LibertyUs MilitaryUgly ThingsMilitary ManWar VeteranMilitary SoldierSoldiers At WarMilitary OperationsMilitary MemorialHistorical MilitaryUnnecessary WarPersonal SafetySpecial OperationsCombat Veterans Author:John Stuart Mill
“Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.” InspirationalGivingImportantWillingBlessing Author:Joel Osteen
“It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.” ImportantHappensMistakeWorstWillingMemorableMaking MistakesWorst Things Author:Sara Blakely