Commitment Quotations | Page 4

My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.

The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism.

We must embrace a new agenda based on inclusiveness; a commitment to reconnecting the social and the economic; a relinking of the latter to a plausible redistributive system; and a determination to ensure that everyone has access to justice. All these things are within our reach.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

Commitment and creativity cannot be captured and handcuffed. Inspiration cannot be jailed. The heart cannot be contained.

An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation.

I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments.

For every year past the age of 27, you need to take another step toward commitment somewhere in your life. Instead of freelancing, you get a staff job. Instead of renting, you buy. Fine, instead of couch-surfing, you rent.

Integrate purpose into your for-profit business model through a long term commitment to a cause that is aligned with your core values and those of your community.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

As someone who has spent many years marveling at the brilliant and painstaking work of the doctors, scientists and researchers at St. Jude, I can attest firsthand to the bone-deep commitment these men and women have made in their fight against disease. They are at it around the clock - every hour of the day, every day of the year.

We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make portion sizes smaller and emphasize quality over quantity. And we can help create a culture - imagine this - where our kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

If I'm going to play, it's going to be 100-percent commitment.

At eight, I made a commitment to poetry. Until then, I thought I'd be a policeman. But I went a whole night without sleeping, and the next day the world had changed. It needed a different language.

The commitments, schedule and sponsor appearances don't change. It gets more busy, because you get more popular, and the more popular you are, it actually gets more busy. They're like, 'Yeah, let's use her, she's hot right now. Let's do a shoot!'

Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They're very annoying.

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

We should strive for steadiness, and for a commitment to God that does not ebb and flow with the years or the crises of our lives.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?

Commitments the voters don't know about can't hurt you.

Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.

One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses.

Obama promised a return to competence and confidence and asked the nation to believe again that the government could do big things well. In the end, he got his big thing, a once-in-a-generation revision to the basic social compact, a commitment of health coverage to nearly all Americans. He has yet to prove he can do it well.

I look forward to beginning a relationship with Al Jazeera America, which has made a commitment to producing quality programming and pursuing underreported stories,

Terror will crash down on us if we fail to understand that a pluralistic society requires the personal and daily commitment of every citizen.

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence.

Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.

I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.

I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own self- interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that's it.

I never take any commitment lightly, and I certainly don't take my wife lightly. I never did and I never will. That's permanent. That's true love.

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.

Every profession will have its rogues, of course, no matter what oaths are sworn, but many health care professionals have a real commitment to serving the best interests of their clients.

We've both been married before and our previous experiences made us fearful of commitment.

I think that Subway has shown their own personal commitment as a company and how they believe in healthy choices.

A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.

American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy and full of commitment. And as a British actor, we have to kind of learn that.

The great thing that I appreciate - the fact that my godfather, William 'Sticky' Jackson, was a Tuskegee Airman because my father was first born in Ozark, Alabama. The sacrifices and the commitment of those men made it possible for myself and many others.

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.

Fear of commitment lies behind the fear of writing.

You can't get a good crew and a good sound system, and a good light system if you do a small tour. If you want the best, those guys want a commitment of about 4 to 6 months. And I'd want the best people and the best stuff.

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.

Back when I was dating, the dreaded C word was Commitment. As soon as most men found out I had a child, they ran. If I ever got close enough to say the words, 'I love you,' they ran faster.

We are still keeping, as much as we can to the one million commitment that we made, hoping that at a certain point in time, the headwinds represented by the strength of the yen will be a little bit less strong.

I do not have any political commitments anymore. I'm politically a total agnostic; I'm one of the few writers in Italy who refuses to be identified with a specific political party.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

Whether that's positive or not, people are talking about the Old Vic Theater again with passion and commitment and controversy and debate.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

This is our commitment to users and the people who use our service, is that Facebook's a free service. It's free now. It will always be free. We make money through having advertisements and things like that.

I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.

I don't have children, and I am not sure if I have wanted them or never wanted them. It's weird not to be able to decide. I don't know if I could stand that kind of commitment, or if I am really honest, I don't think that I could handle being that vulnerable to someone else.

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a special commitment to the city.

Equity feminism is a moral doctrine about equal treatment that makes no commitments regarding open empirical issues in psychology or biology.

I'm sure that at no point in my life could I ever have shown the kind of focus and discipline and commitment necessary to work a station at elBulli or Le Bernardin. No. That ain't me.

Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.

The design of the Mac wasn't what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something really well, you have to get it. You have to really grok what it's all about. It takes a passionate commitment to really thoroughly understand something, chew it up, not just quickly swallow it.

I, for one, am quite willing to join the 'forgive, forget and move on' crowd, but it does make me wonder if Evangelicals are going to sound believable when they say that they tend to vote Republican because of their religious commitments to the family.

I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth.

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS.

The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.'

Do business managers have a commitment to anything more than the success of their company and to making money? It would be hard to say that they do. Indeed, many business leaders deny that there is any conflict between self-interest and the interests of all.

A hundred years ago, if you had a child out of marriage, you'd be a social disgrace. Today women feel comfortable enough economically and culturally to bring up a child without a recognized commitment from a man.

Moral certainty, clear standards, and a commitment to spiritual ideals will set you apart in a world that searches for meaning.

The leader of an Earth organization who makes a commitment to history - of humans living on Earth, to begin permanent settlement/occupation of not the moon, but of another planet - this leader will have a legacy for history that will supersede Columbus, Genghis Khan or almost any recognized leader.

It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was my own interior parental force, and it's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer.

The Democrats have pretty much given up on the white working class. That would require a commitment to economic issues and that's not their concern.

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

Better a broken promise than none at all.

The decision to go to the moon is now appreciated and associated with President Kennedy's speech, but somebody else had told him it was a good idea. It turned out to be a good commitment, but it was a unique situation.

If I am elected President, the Castro regime will have no reason to doubt our unwavering commitment to your cause. The regime will feel the full weight of American resolve.

The only commitment has been to study the issue.

We appreciate the commitment of Kyle and his staff to Morehead State and the Eagle basketball program. There is no question that many facets of our program improved under his direction. We will immediately begin the process of a national search to fill this void in our athletics program.

We applaud the commitment of companies that act voluntarily to build this added level of safety into their products.

We applaud President Bush and his commitment to greater consumer health care empowerment. The evidence is mounting to show that informed consumers who control their own health care spending are also more likely to make better personal health care choices.

We are proud to expand our support of junior golf by extending our relationship with the Junior World Championships. Our sponsorship of this prestigious event, along with our ongoing support of high school and college programs around the country, further demonstrates our commitment to the players who are the future of this great game.

We are proud to be the first in the Pensacola area to achieve this distinction. Certification as a Primary Stroke Center recognizes Sacred Heart's commitment to providing outstanding stroke care that can lessen the potential effects of a stroke.

We are proud to be a part of exposing area students to local and national celebrities that provide insight into career opportunities on and off the field. The Career in Sports panel underscores our ongoing commitment to the communities where we live and work.

We are proud to add our software offering and talent to the Harris team. Both customers and employees will benefit from the size and resources of Harris, and the long-term commitment Harris has made to the media industry.

We are proud of the commitment partners like Puget Sound Energy have made to helping Americans save energy. The Partner of the Year award recognizes partners whose efforts to promote energy-efficient products are exceptional. They have been instrumental in putting more than 2 billion ENERGY STAR qualified products into American households over the last decade.

We are proud of our 40 year history in Australia and our commitment in the 1960s to begin manufacturing in Australia which we continue here today.

We are pleased with the sales and profit growth we have generated across all of our trading blocs. We have also started to see success from our commitment to innovation and the recent introduction of new products that have resulted from that strategy.

We are pleased to welcome Regina to our Board of Directors. She is a nationally recognized leader in the legal, corporate, and nonprofit communities. Her leadership skills and commitment to promoting economic advancement for all complement the Board and make her a valuable addition.

We are pleased to reach this agreement with one of Oklahoma's leading providers of home care services. CV Medical Solutions has an excellent reputation in the communities it serves and will complement our current facility in Tulsa. This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to the home care needs of the Oklahoma market.

We are pleased to partner with Destiny Health. It's refreshing to find a health insurance company that shares our commitment to enhancing the health and wellness of the greater D.C. area and we feel the Vitality program is a great, motivational complement to our premier services and facilities.

We are pleased to have the American Red Cross, which has long been a leader in emergency preparedness and response, co-sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005, ... The commitment of the American Red Cross and the members of National Preparedness Month Coalition are integral as we work to encourage all Americans to prepare for emergencies. As leaders in their communities, these organizations will help spread life saving information and move the entire nation toward a greater state of preparedness.

We are pleased to continue our partnership with York Street Capital. This expanded capital commitment helps to fill the growing need for junior capital driven by strong buyout markets and record levels of private equity fundraising. Through York Street, we are providing broader financing alternatives to companies and equity sponsors at a time when flexible junior capital solutions are an important component in financing both buyouts and corporate expansion. We believe that York Street will continue to generate superior returns and provide attractive co-investment opportunities for Teachers' Private Capital.

We are pleased to be leaders in this effort among U.S. companies. Our entire management team considers diversity a business imperative, and our commitment to diversity -- besides being the right thing to do -- adds value to our company and our communities.

We've always been proactive about sharing our experiences in a variety of areas, including environmental preservation and product stewardship. This Web site is a natural extension of our ongoing commitment to foster awareness and understanding of our work in these important areas. The site's name reflects our belief that a multinational organization can do what's right and win responsibly in a competitive marketplace.

We've all had that Saturday afternoon commitment that kept us from the big game. We are positioning the service and our marketing around the idea that life will never get in the way of sports again.

We are pleased to announce this alliance with Coach. Coach is a great brand and their commitment to open or expand 30 stores in our portfolio is entirely consistent with our objective of developing and managing retail properties that matter.

We are making a big commitment to emphasizing enterprise reporting, and John helps us immeasurably increase our ability to break stories and report news that no one else has. He's well-trained and well-connected. He's a digger.

We believe that the poorest nations of the world continue to look to Ireland to set the global standard for commitment to development aid, ... We also believe that there is a substantial support among the Irish people for a compelling and world-leading target, which will express their commitment to a more just and compassionate world.