#willed

There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed. ↗

— Samantha Mathis

#roles #strong #who #willed #women

Since Mom wasn't exactly the most useful person in the world, one lesson I learned at an early age was how to get things done, and this was a source of both amazement and concern for Mom, who considered my behavior unladylike but also counted on me. "I never knew a girl to have such gumption," she'd say. "But I'm not too sure it's a good thing. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#daughter #determination #mixed-feelings #mother #strong-willed-child

An object is not first imagined or thought about and then expected or willed, but in being actively expected it is imagined as future and in being willed it is thought. ↗

— Samuel Alexander

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The will of God is eternal because He does not begin to will what He did not will before, nor cease to will what He willed before. ↗

— William Ames

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