#willing

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn. ↗

— Graham Greene

#away #careful #economy #housewife #like

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. ↗

— William James

#any #consequences #first #first step #happened

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. ↗

— William James

#fact #gain #happiness #how #in fact

The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care. ↗

— Sue Kelly

#best #care #deep #defense #fight

Just as the left has to be more willing to question 'Government knows best,' the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government. ↗

— Jack Kemp

#best #government #just #knows #left

There will always be a frontier where there is an open mind and a willing hand. ↗

— Charles Kettering

#frontier #hand #mind #open #open mind

Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it. ↗

— Jack Kevorkian

#most #pay #people #price #willing

I'd like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I'm willing to go through a lot. ↗

— Nicole Kidman

#go #i #like #lot #through

Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, "What do you want?" Being an actor is about adapting - physically and emotionally. If that means you have to look great for it and they can make you look great, then thank you. And if you have to have everything washed away, then I'm willing to do that too. ↗

— Nicole Kidman

#actor #adapting #away #being #cinema

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#answers #easy #engage #find #half-baked