Griffin told the New York Times that Obama needed a willingness to make his political opponents "pay a cost" for defying him.
"You need a willingness to take the data, presuming it is correct, and step up, knowing that whenever you do something like this someone's ox is going to get gored," Mr. O'Neill said.
At such times, two things will be needed: a willingness to leave Mr Greenspan or his successor at the Fed alone to sort out the monetary consequences; and a determination to avert a protectionist response in Congress, as unemployment rises and the trade deficit hangs heavily.
If we really want to persuade people overseas, people such as ones I grew up with, that what happened today was an aberration — a desecration of American values rather than a twisted display of them — more, much more, will be needed: a willingness to face down the N.R.A. and introduce proper gun control.
They just need a willingness to learn.
Yet, you'll need a willingness to ask for help when needed, such as when accessing local services and acquiring in-home help — along with the money to pay for it.
They just need a willingness to serve.
The book is written and is, of course, about Orkney, but I needed a willingness to get down and dirty, get sober, and to look at myself and the best place to do this was the isles.
"You just need a willingness to change your kids in public, be that mom who will change her child at Artscape," as she wiped her hands after letting her daughter run off.
You might need a willingness to boldly set the occasional rude person straight though!
