Will Quotes | Beyond Motive 14/14

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Will Quotes

"You are all you will ever have for certain."

"You are all you will ever have for certain."

June Havoc, Canadian Actress

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"To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us."

"To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us."

Caroline Schlossberg, American Celebrity

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"Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice."

"Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

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"Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will."

"Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself."

"I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

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"What's meant to be will always find a way."

"What's meant to be will always find a way."

Trisha Yearwood, American Musician

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"Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got."

"Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Will, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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"One believes others will do what he will do to himself."

"One believes others will do what he will do to himself."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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"Fearlessly use the power of your will & determination to go forth in life, strengthened."

"Fearlessly use the power of your will & determination to go forth in life, strengthened."

Eleesha, British Author

Will, Determination, Strength, Action

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"If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be."

"If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

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"I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial."

"I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial."

Flannery O'Connor, American Author

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"The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer."

"The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"I will be conquered; I will not capitulate."

"I will be conquered; I will not capitulate."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"You can tell a lot about a person's priorities in life by reading their will."

"You can tell a lot about a person's priorities in life by reading their will."

Steven Magee, British Author

Will, Legacy, Priority, Truth, Death

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"I realize that much will be asked of me, yet I am resolved to accept it as a great and splendid task."

"I realize that much will be asked of me, yet I am resolved to accept it as a great and splendid task."

Queen Beatrix, Dutch Royalty

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"The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee."

"The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

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"He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything."

"He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"Those who will bear much, shall have much to bear."

"Those who will bear much, shall have much to bear."

Samuel Richardson, English Novelist

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"The simpler it is, the more beautiful it will become."

"The simpler it is, the more beautiful it will become."

Wilhelm Backhaus, German Musician

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"Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected."

"Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow."

"It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Do well and you will have no need for ancestors."

"Do well and you will have no need for ancestors."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Words will not fail when the matter is well considered."

"Words will not fail when the matter is well considered."

Horace, Roman Poet

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"From the depths of your well, tap your will."

"From the depths of your well, tap your will."

Gina Greenlee, American Author

Will, Willpower, Depth, Resolve, Effort

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"What we want for others doesn't work unless they want it for themselves."

"What we want for others doesn't work unless they want it for themselves."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Will, Desire, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"Perhaps it is true that all that happens is in accordance with Your will, and thus it is good. But sometimes You leave blood on Your instruments."

"Perhaps it is true that all that happens is in accordance with Your will, and thus it is good. But sometimes You leave blood on Your instruments."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Will, Evil, Fate, Justice

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"A will finds a way."

"A will finds a way."

Orison Swett Marden, American Writer

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"The will of God is good, acceptable and perfect."

"The will of God is good, acceptable and perfect."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Will, God, Truth, Faith

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"You will go most safely in the middle."

"You will go most safely in the middle."

Ovid, Roman Poet

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"We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then."

"We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then."

Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist

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"Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will."

"Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

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"He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike."

"He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Your will to success supersedes all other wills."

"Your will to success supersedes all other wills."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Will, Success, Power, Determination

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"We can choose to live under the ruler-ship of God or under the ruler-ship of the devil."

"We can choose to live under the ruler-ship of God or under the ruler-ship of the devil."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Will, Choice, God, Devil, Rulership

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"Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them."

"Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

"Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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