Their Willingness Quotes

23 quotes by 22 authors

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating,… — Scott Adams
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt. — H. L. Mencken
The most important and visible outcropping of the action bias in excellent companies is their willingness to try things out, to experiment. If you wait… — Tom Peters
In short, we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people who have already… — Daniel Gilbert
Converting the war into an antislavery crusade was a brilliant move on Lincoln's part, and it resulted in a surge of voluntary recruits into the… — G. Edward Griffin
The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the… — Sue Kelly
The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is, it follows, in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of the subjects to… — Gene Sharp
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to… — Tacitus
The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to kill. In effect, they've been saying, You can kill us,… — George Wald
Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow. — Simon Sinek
The societies which have achieved the most spectacular broad-based economic progress in the shortest period of time are not the most tightly controlled, not necessarily… — Ronald Reagan
They [the disciples] were testifying to the resurrection, a question of fact, not merely of faith. They were convinced of an event. And their willingness… — Dave Hunt
One of the many lessons I hope I've learned is how much I underestimated people, their open-mindedness and their willingness to understand. I think, moreover,… — Jeannette Walls
North Carolina is strong because our people are strong. They define our state - by their hard work, commitment to their families and neighbors, their… — Kay Hagan
We tend to select top men for their character and capacity, then overload them according to their willingness. — Clarence Benjamin Jones
Ultimately, if people lose their willingness to recognize that there are times in our history when legality becomes distinct from morality, we aren't just ceding… — Edward Snowden
The only thing that permits human beings to collaborate with one another in a truly open-ended way is their willingness to have their beliefs modified… — Sam Harris
I think it's relatively easy for people to accept something like telepathy or precognition or teleplasm because their willingness to believe doesn't cost them anything.… — Stephen King
[W]hat makes patriotic and religious fanatics such dangerous opponents is not the deaths of the fanatics themselves, but their willingness to accept the deaths of… — Jared Diamond
Ammu loved her children (of course), but their wide-eyed vulnerability and their willingness to love people who didn't really love them exasperated her and sometimes… — Arundhati Roy

Who Wrote These Their Willingness Quotes

22 authors contributed a total of 23 Their Willingness Quotes as follows: