Will Quotes

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.

Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.

Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.

No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs.

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age - as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.