Willed Quotes

137 quotes by 126 authors

No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations. — Theodore Bikel
Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel. — Aeschylus
I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together. — Eli Broad
My music is not for everyone. It's only for the stong-willed, the [street] soldiers music. It's not like party music- I mean, you could gig… — Tupac Shakur
The spirit of meditation is the combating of self-willed thinking-it is a combat against the weight of one's feelings. — Hakuin Ekaku
The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all. — Tacitus
There is no greater bugbear than a strong willed relative in the circle of his own connections. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we… — Lawrence Durrell
Ideas can be willed, and the imagination is their engine. — Theodore Levitt
This work somehow awakened my dormant powers of will and I began to practice self-control. At first my resolutions faded like snow in April, but… — Nikola Tesla
You can choose, you can go one of two ways. You can be the person I probably admire more and say 'well I don't care… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East.... The biblical prophecies are being fulfilled.... This confrontation is willed by God, who wants to… — George W. Bush
Sweeter even than to have had the joy of caring for children of my own has it been to me to help bring about a… — Susan B. Anthony
You can only get next to God through the effort of preparation. To experience the uncreated, the state of awareness will have to be held… — Barry Long
The things we really need come to us only as gifts, and in order to receive them as gifts we have to be open. In… — Thomas Merton
To venture into space we must be strong-willed and determined. We must be fully committed to its exploration and discovery; space permits no half measures… — Henry Joy McCracken
My daughter is very strong-willed and is a great kid. She doesn't drink. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how… — Doug Flutie
O my soul, how can you refrain from plunging yourself ever deeper and deeper into the love of Christ, who did not forget you in… — Angela of Foligno
By a beautiful paradox of Divine love, God makes His Cross the very means of our salvation and our life. We have slain Him; we… — Fulton J. Sheen

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