#willingness

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#characteristic #common #confront #else #essence

For faithful Catholics, communion is not just a nice ritual: It is the body and blood of Jesus Christ, and the ultimate sign of our willingness to be incorporated into the church. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#body #catholics #christ #church #communion

The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#budget #clean #come #costs #day

Because that's what intimacy is: It's a willingness to be vulnerable, a willingness to bite my tongue and a willingness to set an example of what I believe in. ↗

— Diane Lane

#believe #bite #example #i #i believe

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#difficulties #great #where #willingness

Championing liberty begins at the local level. There is nothing more fundamental than the principle that a man's home is his castle. Donald Trump's career-long willingness to trample this right tells you everything you need to know about his bogus tea party sideshow. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#begins #bogus #castle #championing #donald

I hope it goes beyond meeting with them to a willingness to listen and compromise on issues. ↗

— Dennis Moore

#compromise #goes #hope #i #issues

Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#always #been #chances #does #everything

Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return. ↗

— Peace Pilgrim

#give #love #love is #pure #pure love

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while. ↗

— Jack Welch

#change #company #confusion #even #into