#willing

My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them. ↗

— Ma Jian

#capacity #chinese #chinese government #come #contrary

I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#appropriate #deem #i #interviews #nothing

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#american #away #being #best #body

We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in Pakistan, together. ↗

— Hamid Karzai

#afghan people #afghanistan #government #help #pakistan

Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse. ↗

— Philip Zimbardo

#doing #evil #knowing #willingly #worse

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt. ↗

— Paul Tillich

#asking #being #even #existence #hurt

Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our "accepting" and "willing" are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God. ↗

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

#actions #always #choice #conquest #determination

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#bicycle #improve #learn #life #like

I am willing to work with anyone that wants to do what is best for this country. ↗

— Allen West

#anyone #best #country #i #i am

Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person. ↗

— Connie Willis

#artist #astaire #because #effortless #fred