Where there's a will, there's a way

Cultural  

1. If you want something badly enough, you can find the means to get it.

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where there's a will, there's a way Idioms  

1. If one really wants to do something, one can. For example, Max has no idea of how to get the money to repair his boat, but where there's a will. This proverb was stated slightly differently in 1640 (To him that will, ways are not wanting) but has been repeated in its present form since the early 1800s. It is so well known it is often shortened, as in the example.

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Example Sentences

And where there’s a will, there’s a way.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

I’m just hoping where there’s a will, there’s a way.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

Indeed, where there’s a will, there’s a way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

He argued that all too often, promises made at global summits were not met, but he insisted that "where there's a will, there's a way".

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

It is a good saying that where there's a will there's a way; but while it is all very well to wish, wishes must not take the place of work.

From The Pleasures of Life by Lubbock, John, Sir