#willing

I don't see a groundswell of people willing to raise gas taxes right now. That leaves fuel economy standards as the only effective tool we have as a nation to make a dent in our dangerous and ever growing consumption of oil. ↗

— Sherwood Boehlert

#dangerous #dent #economy #effective #ever

We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him. ↗

— John Boehner

#changes #commit #course #demanding #extent

I think that what most artists are trying to do is trying to understand. I think what distinguishes creative people and/or artists from another type of person is perhaps a willingness to go headlong into that uncertainty. ↗

— Brandon Boyd

#artists #creative #creative people #distinguishes #go

Look, I'm not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits that are cheap. But I say what I think and I believe what I say, and I'm willing to say things that are not popular but ordinary people know are right. ↗

— Howard Dean

#cheap #get #i #i believe #i think

An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet. ↗

— James Dean

#actor #experiences #fact #feet #his

No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods. ↗

— Demosthenes

#apply #friends #gods #help #himself

It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#happen #important #make #memorable #mistakes

We need to go back to the way it was 30 years ago, when everybody had Grandma and Grandpa, and we were willing to pass moral judgments about right and wrong. ↗

— Steven Tyler

#ago #back #everybody #go #grandma

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will. ↗

— Ron Blomberg

#else #give #i #me #percent

There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas. ↗

— Michael Bloomberg

#big #big ideas #focus #ideas #today