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Quotes About Willingly

His fair landlady was in despair. She would most willingly have made M. d'Artagnan her husband--such a handsome man, and such a fierce mustache!
~ Alexandre Dumas
It is a paradox in the contemporary world that in our desire for peace we must willingly give ourselves to struggle.
~ Linda Hogan
Then the parents might be released from their promise. But in that case, the monks at the same time would be placing themselves, knowingly and willingly, above the clearly manifested will of God.
~ Jan Guillou
Never mind, he said. We all have our ghosts. And not many secrets between a telepath and a clairvoyant. You really must believe we can do some good, she said slowly. To…willingly expose yourself to so many of us. Deadpan, he said, I didn't think it through.
~ Kay Hooper
I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?
~ Quentin Bryce
Prayer is innocence's friend; and willingly flieth incessant 'twist the earth and the sky, the carrier-pigeon of heaven.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tut! I have done a thousand dreadful thingsAs willingly as one would kill a fly.
~ William Shakespeare
All creatures, with two exceptions that we know of, have willingly taken the places appointed to them. The Bible speaks of angels who rebelled and therefore were cast down out of heaven, and of the fall of man.
~ Elisabeth Elliot
Not willingly, admitted the tiger. But here is the alternative; either you transform yourself into an eye for our child, or I and my dear wife will tear you into shreds.
~ L. Frank Baum
Why is it that most things you might willingly do under other circumstances become distasteful when you have no choice?
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
When the news feels too normal, we stop paying attention. But bad news grabs us by the throat—which we willingly bare—especially when it's the kind of news that feels proximal but somehow doesn't quite touch us.
~ Andrew Mayne
His fair landlady was in despair. She would most willingly have made M. d'Artagnan her husband--such a handsome man, and such a fierce mustache!
~ Alexandre Dumas
I wish I could say I was a victim but I willingly played into the devil's hands. My reasons weren't always right and my justifications weren't just, but my weaknesses were common.
~ Jimmy Gleacher
Things without all remedy should be without regard. But what you can cure, do so willingly.
~ Alice Hoffman
Minden varázslatnak ára van, és azt senki sem fizeti meg szívesen.
~ Joe Abercrombie
For fuck's sake, Jared. There's a difference between giving your power willingly and having power ripped from you. Did Chuck the fucking sasquatch tell you that? They don't like to be called sasquatches. You would drive a saint to murder.
~ Eden Robinson
The fool that willingly provokes a woman, has made himself another evil angel and a new hell to which all other torments are but mere pastime...
~ Francis Beaumont
Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.
~ Isabelle Holland
I think the United States is mindful of its reputation for its democracy and rule of law, and if they are willing to risk that reputation by extraditing me based on the request and claims made by Turkey, I would never say no. I would go willingly.
~ Fethullah Gulen
Anyone driving great social change, willingly or not, is going to be a fascinating contradictory mix of idealism and ego.
~ Riz Ahmed
Do you remember campaigns like 'Keep America beautiful'? What about 'Buckle up'? I believe we need an approach like this to attack obesity. Let's be a good industry that does 100% of what it possibly can - not grudgingly, but willingly.
~ Indra Nooyi
Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.
~ Charles Dickens
As a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave... walking the plank... willingly... It was sink or swim. The very notion of standing there, alone, I found beautiful.
~ Morrissey
The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread being removed from the mouths of the poor so that Miss Thing here could mince off to the circus smelling of roses.
~ Julie Burchill