And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up.
Some say Edward Snowden is a hero and a patriot. Others say he's a fool and a traitor. The evidence is mounting that the guy who leaked the details about the National Security Agency's Internet-eavesdropping program may be something more sinister - namely, a willing tool in China's ongoing cyberwar against our nation.
I think if you're an actor you kind of have to be willing to look stupid.
What I have learned is that designers are willing to tell the world that they are here to empower women from all different backgrounds and different walks of life.
You have to be willing to totally immerse yourself in China in order to have in-depth exposure to China.
The average worker in 2015 wanting to attain the average living standard in 1915 could do so by working just 17 weeks a year, one third of the time. But most people don't choose to do that. They are willing to work hard to harvest the technological bounty that is available to them. Material abundance has never eliminated perceived scarcity.
You have to be willing to accept the information, you have to be willing to work hard. You have to be motivated to go to practice with an open mind. You have to be willing to be criticized. Only you can do those things.
No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.
In the U.S. there are many people willing to work on $9 per hour, which is causing Tasmania to lose its famous apple industry and Australia to import more and more of its fruit and food from lower cost countries. In fact, all over Australia there are warning signs of us killing or restricting our own industries.
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
No man is fit to be a Senator... unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.
In my view, Arafat is the only Palestinian in the world that isn't willing to have an independent Palestinian state.
It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.
If I had known what it would be like to have it all - I might have been willing to settle for less.
Both Neil and I had done solo projects where we were the boss and I just thought that if he was willing to get into it, it would really be a good experience for him.
I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.
There's not a thing that any of you guys can say bad about me that would hurt my feelings... I'm not coming at you, what I'm saying is that, I'm willing to take that heat for my team, if we're playing well or if we're not playing well.
It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.
Innovative companies have started to realize there are not enough 'green consumers' willing to pay more for something just because it's green.
If you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done.
Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die.
Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.
Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.
The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.
The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
The market for short stories is hard to break into, but a magazine editor isn't always looking for big names with which to sell his magazine - they're more willing to try stories by newcomers, if those tales are good.
I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life.
You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.
If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they wish women to live by, then homes will be preserves.
They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.
People are still willing to do an honest day's work. The trouble is they want a week's pay for it.
Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.
If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy.
