#willingness

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all. ↗

— John Updike

#artists #behalf #content #distinguishes #entertainers

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two. ↗

— Emma Thompson

#being #being famous #certain #famous #field

But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in. ↗

— George Carey

#allow #am #among #any #go

The willingness to learn new skills is very high. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#high #learn #new #new skills #skills

Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose. ↗

— Demi Moore

#failure #feel #gets #harder #lose

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace. ↗

— Yitzhak Rabin

#continuous #displaying #finds #get #israel

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#common good #each #formed #good #nation

The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act. ↗

— Barbara Sher

#act #amount #coming #depends #good

There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can. ↗

— Rocco DiSpirito

#camaraderie #chefs #help #out #really

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