“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
“I believe there are huge numbers of people in this country who would be willing to have radical changes in our economic and social system in order to make it a more egalitarian society and do away with homelessness and hunger and clean up the environment. But these people have no voice. They have no way of expressing themselves. Elections give them no way of expressing themselves.” PeopleWayGivingBelieveCountryWould BeOrderI BelieveSocialVoiceNumbersEnvironmentEconomicWillingHugeElectionCleanHungerRadicalHomelessnessSocial SystemsRadical ChangeHuge Numbers Author:Howard Zinn
“Well for the drones of the social hive that there are bees of an industrious turn, willing, for an infinitesimal share of the honey, to undertake the labor of its fabrication.” WellsTurnsSocialShareWillingLaborHoneyBeesDronesIndustriousHivesFabrication Book:The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Source: The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
“Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay; and claims a halo for his dishonesty.” MenSocialPayAcceptingGroupsWillingBenefitsClaimsDoctrineDishonestyPacifismHalosSocial Groups Book:Double Star Source: Double Star
“Innovators have to be open. They have to be able to imagine things that others cannot and be willing to challenge their own preconceptions. They also need to be conscientious. An innovator who has brilliant ideas but lacks the discipline and persistence to carry them out is merely a dreamer ... But crucially, innovators need to be disagreeable ... They are people willing to take social risks-to do things that others might disapprove of.” PeopleNeedsIdeasMightAbleSocialChallengesCreativityImagineRiskDesignWillingDisciplineBrilliantPersistenceDreamerInnovatorsBrilliant IdeasDisagreeablePreconceptions Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Men who scorn the idea of submission to the divine Will and are outraged by the notion of a God who requires submission are among the first to demand total submission to the process in which we are involved and seem to attach a kind of moral imperative to willing participation in it. Any other attitude, so they say, is reactionary or escapist or anti-social. Perhaps, after all, they have found a divinity to worship; and, if they have, the only charitable comment must be: God help them!” IfsMenFirstsKindIdeasHelpingSeemsFoundSocialProcessAttitudeMoralDivineWillingInvolvedDemandWorshipNotionDivinityCommentParticipationSubmissionScornImperativesCharitableReactionariesGod HelpOutragedAnti SocialEscapistsDivine Will Author:Charles le Gai Eaton
“To seek Truth is automatically a calling for the innate dissident and the subversive; how many are willing to give up safety and security for the perilous life of the spiritual revolutionary? How many are willing to truly learn that their own cherished concepts are wrong? Striking provocative or mysterious poses in the safety of Internet [social media] is far easier than taking the risks involved in the hard work of genuine initiation.” GivingHardSpiritualSocialRiskSecurityMediaWillingHard WorkInternetInvolvedEasierCallingTruth IsGiving UpConceptsSafetySocial MediaGenuineMysteriousRevolutionaryInnateProvocativeSubversiveInitiationDissidentsSafety And Security Author:Zeena Schreck
“We must recognize that the goal of a cleaner environment will not be achieved by rhetoric or moral dedication alone. It will not be cheap or easy and the costs will have to be borne by each citizen, consumer and taxpayer. How clean is clean enough can only be answered in terms of how much we are willing to pay and how soon we seek success... It is simplistic to seek ecological perfection at the cost of bankrupting the very tax-paying enterprises which must pay for the social advances we seek.” EnoughSocialEasyGoalTermPayMoralEnvironmentWillingCitizensCostTaxesPerfectionCleanEnvironmentalConsumersEnterpriseDedicationPollutionRhetoricTaxpayersEcologicalCleaners Author:Richard M. Nixon
“People can buy a bottle of gin and drink it at home for about a buck a drink, whereas they are willing to go to a bar and pay 12 bucks for the same cocktail. The difference is that man needs to be social. So I believe that there is a strong demand for games that are social.” PeopleMenNeedsBelieveHomeGamesStrongI BelieveSocialDifferencesPayWillingDrinkDemandBarsBottlesBucksCocktailsGin Author:Nolan Bushnell
“One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.” PeopleDifferentCountryWholePoliticalSocialOne ThingConditionsPositionWillingTraditionProtectionBackgroundsFranceOther CountriesSolidarity Author:Francois Hollande
“Social change really cannot happen unless people are willing to take a risk, and they were. And I was so moved by that, and of course by the way that he spoke, that made a huge dent in my belief system and my spirit.” PeopleWayMadeHappensSpiritCoursesBeliefSocialRiskWillingHugeMovedSpokesSocial ChangeBelief Systems Author:Joan Baez
“People of all ages, but especially young people, require work that as meaning, or social value. Since they're not getting the kind of long-term guarantees of yore, they're willing to job hop to find the right fit.” PeopleKindLongAgeJobsYoungValuesSocialTermWillingFitLong TermGuaranteesHopsSocial Values Author:Stewart D. Friedman
“I find myself moved by social justice issues. I'm not sure where that will lead me. I'm willing to nurture it.” SocialJusticeIssuesWillingSocial JusticeMovedNot SureNurtureLeading Me Author:Eden Robinson
“As inequality grows, the basic bonds of social fraternity are fraying - as we discussed in regard to Occupy Wall Street. As tensions increase, people will become more willing to engage in protest. But that moment is not now.” PeopleMomentsSocialGrowsStreetsWillingWallIncreaseRegardInequalityTensionProtestThat MomentFraternityOccupy Wall Street Author:Edward Snowden
“The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary citizens rapidly expanding the network of people who become willing to take action.” PeopleHelpingActionSocialLeaderRolesMediaWillingCitizensOrdinarySocial MediaSpreadCriticalActivistExpandingConnectingCognitiveDissonanceCognitive DissonanceOrdinary Citizens Author:Simon Mainwaring