#will

I have come to understand that life is composed of a series of coincidences. How we react to these - how we exercise what some refer to as free will - is everything; the choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determine who we are. ↗

— John Perkins

#economy #fate #free-will #life

If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too. ↗

— Mark Dayton

#government #like #rest #security #social

fortitude is the capacity to say no, when the world wants to hear yes--eric fromm ↗

— Eric Fromm

#hope #volition #will #faith

I could see her will leaving and death seeping through her skin to skewer her soul. ↗

— J.D. Stroube

#paranormal #skewer #soul #will #willpower

For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect. ↗

— Aleister Crowley

#will #lust

Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model will become a household name today. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#careers #chances #diversify #doing #household

It's not about worthiness, it's about willingness. ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#willingness-to-believe #willingness-to-practice #worthiness #r-alan-woods

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#blamed #crash #cups #edge #ground

Hell,” he said. “Just when it was getting interesting, too.” And he leaped into the water after his friend. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#will-herondale #will-herondale

Carstairs is alright, I suppose. If you like that sort.” “Oh?” “The taken. The uninterested.” “As opposed to… you, Gabriel?” “Well, yes. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-princess #gabriel-lightwood #will-herondale