ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WILL
Old English willan; related to Old Saxon willian, Old Norse vilja, Old High German wollen, Latin velle to wish, will.
10 QUOTES WITH «WILL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
will.
I've written some happy songs but I can't ever play them in public because everybody will just start throwing up.
I believe democracy will succeed in Tunisia, but I also believe that it will succeed in the other Arab Spring countries.
A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it.
The ultimate function of prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. Your successful past will block your visions of the future.
We are a Nation of peace and compassion, yet these people have and will devote every fiber of their beings to the destruction of Americans and our Country.
We do not know enough about how the present will lead into the future.
As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply into our networked lives.
If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.
In the next four years, President Bush will continue to keep America safe, our enemies on the run, and our economic progress moving forward. Texas is the home of our President, and we will make sure that is true for another four years.
Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILL»
Discover the use of
will in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
will and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Illusion of Conscious
Will
A novel contribution to the age-old debate about free will versus determinism.
In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that this truth about the human mind does not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom, but it can and should change the way we think about some of the most ...
3
Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free
Will Worth Wanting
Essays discuss reason, self-control, self-definition, time, cause and effect, accidents, and responsibility, and explain why people want free will
Daniel Clement Dennett, 1984
4
Big Data: A Revolution That
Will Transform How We Live, ...
Big Data is the first big book about the next big thing. www.big-data-book.com
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier, 2013
5
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Stephen Greenblatt brings us down to earth to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the rich tapestry of Elizabethan life, could have become the world's greatest playwright.
6
On Free Choice of the
Will
"Translated with an uncanny sense for the overall point of Augustine's doctrine. In short, a very good translation. The Introduction is admirably clear." --Paul Vincent Spade, Indiana University
Augustine, Thomas Williams, 1993
Comprising Erasmus's The Free Will and Luther's response The Bondage of the Will, Discourse on Free Will is a landmark text in the history of theology and philosophy.
Desiderius Erasmus, Ernst F. Winter, 2005
An exploration of the dilemma of modern man focusing on his failure to appreciate the meanings of love and will.
9
We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We
Will Be Killed with ...
This remarkable debut book chronicles what has happened in Rwanda and neighboring states since 1994, when the Rwandan government called on everyone in the Hutu majority to murder everyone in the Tutsi minority.
An Iron Will by Orison Swett Marden is a classic book which addresses the fact that most individuals don't achieve the success that they dream of.
Orison Swett Marden, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILL»
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will is used in the context of the following news items.
Growing signs Schumer will oppose Iran deal
Schumer is one of about 15 Democratic senators who will decide the fate of President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal in Congress. The president can afford ... «Politico, Aug 15»
Woman rejected by mother in will wins £164k inheritance
A woman cut out of her mother's will has been awarded a £164,000 inheritance in what could prove to be a landmark ruling. Heather Ilott, of Ware, Hertfordshire, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
The Really Big One
The next full-margin rupture of the Cascadia subduction zone will spell the worst natural disaster in the history of the continent. Credit Illustration by Christoph ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
On Obamacare, John Roberts helps overthrow the Constitution
Otherwise the law will not reach as far as it will if federal exchanges can administer subsidies in states that choose not to establish exchanges. The ACA's ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Hillary Will Glide Above It All
There will be a few bumps. She will occasionally be pressed and challenged on various questions. There will be back and forth. But her Democratic opponents ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Here's the First Look at Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig's Dramatic …
Two of Hollywood's biggest comedians, Will Ferrell and Kirsten Wiig, are indeed starring in a Lifetime movie called A Deadly Adoption, which will air on June 20. «TIME, Jun 15»
You Will Be Assimilated
You may recall Brendan Eich. The cofounder and CEO of Mozilla was dismissed from his company in 2014 when it was discovered that, six years earlier, he had ... «The Weekly Standard, Jun 15»
Who Will Watch the Charities?
Quite apart from the question of the enormous public subsidy, which will amount to over half a trillion dollars in the next decade, it's problematic that there's no ... «New York Times, May 15»
Defense Secretary Carter: Iraq's forces showed 'no will to fight …
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Iraqi forces "showed no will to fight" as the Islamic State militant group captured the city of Ramadi, and he rejected calls ... «Washington Post, May 15»
Will Your Job Be Done By A Machine?
But what you really want to know is this: Will your job be around in the future? ... If it says your job will likely be replaced by a machine, you've been warned. «NPR, May 15»
