“The only sensible way to regard the art life is that it is a privilege you are willing to pay for... You may cite honors and attentions and even money paid, but I would have you note that these were paid a long time after the creator had gone through his struggles.” WayMayLongArtLife IsPayAttentionStruggleGoneWillingHonorLong TimePaidRegardNotesRewardsPrivilegeCreatorSensibleCitingArt Life Book:The Art Spirit Source: The Art Spirit
“Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploration of life, if you will, is a risk. We've got to be willing to take it.” IfsHumansLongHas BeensSpaceExistenceRiskWillingLong TimeEssenceCuriosityExplorationHumankindHuman Existence Author:Gene Cernan
“Historically, labor unions arose when people had gotten a taste of a different lifestyle and were willing to pay a lot more for their basic livelihood and had gotten into a fix they couldn't get out of - because they had accepted the unacceptable to begin with. Accepting something you have to form a labor union to fight after the fact only tells me that people were acting against their own best (or even good) interests for a long time. I don't see any rational, coherent explanation for this sort of behavior in humans, but it's all over the place.” PeopleHumansLongDifferentFactsFormFightingInterestPayActingAcceptingWillingTasteBehaviorLong TimeLaborUnionsAcceptedLifestyleRationalExplanationLivelihoodLabor UnionDifferent Lifestyles Author:Erik Naggum
“I was broke until I was 40. Really broke. I could get by, but I had nothing. No health insurance, so if something happened I was screwed. I was lucky my parents had money and my brother was willing to support me for a long time. Once I started doing standup, I had an income, and that was amazing to me.” IfsLongParentSupportHappenedWillingBrotherLuckyLong TimeIncomeBrokeMy BrotherSupport Me Author:Lewis Black
“We want to do what is good for Cardiff and for the long-term survival, and hopefully Cardiff can be around for a long time and, God willing, be around in the Premier League.” WantLongTermWillingSurvivalLong TimeGods WillHopefullyLeagueLong TermPremier LeagueCardiff Author:Vincent Tan
“I'm not a person who I ever thought would do well with divorce. Not that it can't happen. I just didn't want that. So I waited a long time to meet the right person. Then I finally met someone that I was willing to be divorced from.” WantWellsPersonsLongHappensWillingMetsLong TimeDivorceDivorcedRight Person Author:Albert Brooks
“I've never been willing to lie about my age. Why on earth would I want to tell people I'm 35, which I'm not, and have them say, 'Oh that's nice,' when I could tell them I'm 47, which I am, and have them look at me and go, 'Whoa!'. I'm not afraid of aging. I stopped being afraid of life a long time ago.” PeopleWantLooksLongAgeEarthLyingNiceWillingLong TimeAgingNot AfraidLook At MeLong Time AgoBeing AfraidAfraid Of Life Author:Sharon Stone
“I was able to say to everyone, 'Would you be willing to take a role that you've cherished and worked on for a long time and change it to female?' And there was not any hesitation, which was a real win. That hopefully shows a shift in the climate for women in film, although we still have some climbing to do.” LongStillsRealShowsAbleFilmWinningRolesWillingLong TimeFemaleClimateHopefullyClimbingHesitationTime And Change Author:Sandra Bullock
“You have to negotiate from positions of strength. And right now with Iran, we're not negotiating from a position of strength. The Europeans are negotiating from the position of "Please give up your nuclear weapons program, and by the way if you do we'll give you several boatloads of carrots." The Iranians are quite willing to keep on negotiating on that line for a long time.” IfsWayGivingLongLinesPositionWillingPleaseRight NowGiving UpWeaponsLong TimeProgramNuclearIranNuclear WeaponsCarrotsNegotiating Author:John Bolton
“I'd been willing to kill for the people I loved for a very long time; now I had to start living for them.” PeopleLongWillingLong Time Book:Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 11-15 Source: Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 11-15