#willing

Ray Bradbury is, for many reasons, the most influential writer in my life. Throughout our long friendship, Ray supplied not only his terrific stories but a grand model of what a writer could be, should be, and yet rarely is: brilliant and charming and accessible, willing to tolerate and to teach, happy to inspire but also to be inspired. ↗

— Greg Bear

#also #brilliant #charming #could #friendship

No matter who you are, no matter what your color, creed, how you choose to pray or who you choose to love, that if you are an American - first generation or fifth - one who is willing to work hard, play by the rules and apply your God-given talents - that you should be able to find a job that pays the bills. ↗

— Cory Booker

#american #apply #bills #choose #color

No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause. ↗

— John Mason Brown

#good #good cause #heaven #here #home

I am neither a free-trade man, willing to collect all the money we have to raise by direct tax upon the people, nor am I willing to lay a tax simply for protection when the Government does not need the money. ↗

— Joseph E. Brown

#collect #direct #does #free-trade #government

I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command. ↗

— John Buford

#brave #brave men #command #country #i

I do not send their Lordships the particulars of our losses and damages by this, as it would take me much time; and I am willing none should be lost in letting them know an event of such consequence. ↗

— John Byng

#consequence #damages #event #i #i am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netyanahu made it real clear. They're willing to be generous on some other concessions but not on the border issue. And I don't blame him. ↗

— Herman Cain

#blame #border #clear #concessions #generous

I willingly took John Lennon's life. What I did was despicable. ↗

— Mark David Chapman

#did #i #john #lennon #life

In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line. ↗

— Tom Clancy

#battle #except #forgive #line #man

We really have to be willing to find out who we are instead of rebelling for the equal rights that we've been denied, that we do deserve. ↗

— Andrew Cohen

#denied #deserve #equal #equal rights #find