211 Quotes on commitment

• Mental toughness isn't merely about unwavering resolve; it's the ability to bid grace and clarity a knowing farewell on turbulence's unpredictable tide.

  Author: Aria Donovan

• Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career won't wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore.

  Author: Mother Monster - Lady Gaga

• Success is chaining your personal best strings, day after day.

  Author: Teddy - Ed Sheeran

• We can be heroes just for one day.

  Author: Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

• Resilience is the art of guarding your hopes with unwavering fidelity, even when battered by storms of uncertainty.

  Author: Clara Reynolds

• Every finish line is merely a fearless launch pad to a new beginning.

  Author: Indigo Shepherd

• Success is not just about climbing the ladder; it’s about what kind of commitment you make to showcase along the way.

  Author: Jamie Olando

• The closest thing to a miracle is hard work

  Author: Jane Doe

• Success comes from staying committed even when facing challenges.

  Author: Michelle Obama

• Success is not about luck, it's about choice and commitment.

  Author: Harper Stewart

• Success is not about achieving greatness, but about persistently committing to excellence along the journey.

  Author: Sophia Anderson

• Writing in pencil allows room for erasure, but writing in pen demands commitment.

  Author: Samantha Davis

• The power of perseverance is often underestimated; let it be your driving force towards success.

  Author: Olivia Carter

• The only limit to your success is the level of commitment you have towards your goals.

  Author: Samantha Jones

• Success is not a destination, but a journey fueled by passion and commitment.

  Author: Emily Taylor

• Success is nothing but consistency in doing the right things repeatedly.

  Author: Samantha Chang

• Success is not the destination, but the journey of relentless determination and unwavering commitment.

  Author: Sophia Adams

• Embrace the journey, for the footprints you leave behind will paint the stories of your legacy in the sands of time.

  Author: Luna Ramirez

• The only way to achieve greatness is through relentless passion and unwavering dedication.

  Author: Sophia Martinez

• Success is not a destination, but a journey of consistent effort and unwavering faith.

  Author: Samantha Evans

• Our successes are the sum of our commitment, consistency, and ambition.

  Author: Olivia Martinez

• Marriage is not about finding someone you can live with, but finding someone you can't live without.

  Author: Emily Harper

• The journey to greatness begins with a single step, but it is the relentless commitment to progress that propels one forward.

  Author: Samantha Patel

• Success is not about finding the shortest route, but rather staying committed on the journey despite the obstacles.

  Author: Samantha White

• It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

  Author: Zig Ziglar

• It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.

  Author: Jose Zapatero

• My commitment is my commitment.

  Author: Jose Zapatero

• Maybe John Kerry does not know - but I am happy to explain it to him - that my commitment to withdraw the troops goes back before the tragic, dramatic terrorist attack.

  Author: Jose Zapatero

• That, for me, is a very important test of a young writer's commitment because most of them are going to have to continue doing that when they've finished the program.

  Author: Tobias Wolff

• Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.

  Author: Kenneth Wilson

• The wonderful thing about Food for Thought is that it lets you keep your hand in theater and be in front of a live audience without a commitment of six months, or even three months.

  Author: Treat Williams

• We are called to show utter commitment to the God who is revealed in Jesus and to all those to whom His invitation is addressed.

  Author: Rowan Williams

• I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment.

  Author: Lucinda Williams

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

  Author: Margaret Wheatley

• My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.

  Author: Faye Wattleton

• Ray Charles' revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was.

  Author: Diane Watson

• I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.

  Author: Denzel Washington

• And because of these programs like Medicare, Medicare prescription drugs, Social Security, we now have the healthiest and wealthiest group of senior citizens that the world has ever seen. This is a continuing commitment to that.

  Author: James Walsh

• From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence.

  Author: Paul Tsongas

• Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies.

  Author: Howard Thurman

• 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.

  Author: Twyla Tharp

• If we hold true to our ideals and our commitment to freedom, this generation of servicemen and women will have extended liberty to the Iraqi people, just as previous generations of Americans have all across the globe.

  Author: James Talent

• I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged.

  Author: Maurice Strong

• I've developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for its leadership in developing hybrids which others are now following.

  Author: Maurice Strong

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

  Author: Barbra Streisand

• A lot affects the outcome. It boils down to scheduling and the commitment of the network.

  Author: David Stiers

• Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still.

  Author: Robert Sternberg

• The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

  Author: DeForest Soaries

• I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.

  Author: Jimmy Smits

• Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

  Author: William Simon

• Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.

  Author: Al Sharpton

• It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us.

  Author: Al Sharpton

• Because I am afraid of commitment. This movie certainly has some bearing and is some reflection of my real feeling about relationships, because I do have commitment issues. My friends tell me I have intimacy problems, but they don't know me, so who cares what they think?

  Author: Garry Shandling

• Which is, I'm an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship.

  Author: Garry Shandling

• The Palestinians will never, never implement their commitment to dismantle their infrastructure of terrorist organizations.

  Author: Silvan Shalom

• 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.

  Author: Bob Seger

• As leaders, we become whole when we see that our focused, singular commitment to making the numbers and the metrics cannot be effective on its own, but only when it is part of the whole picture - only when we see that it takes more than metrics to make up the whole.

  Author: Lance Secretan

• That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment.

  Author: Richard Schickel

• There's a whole lot of songs that men just can't do. The words are from another time and represent too much of an emotional commitment, whereas women can say that because of who they are.

  Author: Boz Scaggs

• A relationship requires a lot of work and commitment.

  Author: Greta Scacchi

• I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation.

  Author: Diane Sawyer

• And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.

  Author: Nolan Ryan

• Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. It is a legal commitment by the five official nuclear states, entered into when they signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

  Author: Joseph Rotblat

• An inborn tendency toward science turning it into a lifelong commitment.

  Author: Bruno Rossi

• I'm not just a politician, I'm a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education.

  Author: Roy Romer

• The American Dream, the idea of the happy ending, is an avoidance of responsibility and commitment.

  Author: Jill Robinson

• There's no abiding success without commitment.

  Author: Tony Robbins

• The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.

  Author: Tony Robbins

• The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country.

  Author: Ted Rall

• We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.

  Author: Dan Quayle

• What makes the Universal Declaration an epochal document is first of all its global impetus and secondly the breadth of its claims, a commitment to a new social contract, binding on all the Governments of the world.

  Author: John Polanyi

• As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones.

  Author: Steven Pinker

• I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.

  Author: Heinz Pagels

• In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward.

  Author: Bill Owens

• A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.

  Author: Bill Owens

• 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.

  Author: Michelle Obama

• Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

  Author: Barack Obama

• I also do my own processing, so it means a big commitment in lab time.

  Author: Leonard Nimoy

• 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.

  Author: Benjamin Netanyahu

• Well, I think I've made 44 films and only like four times I've played real characters I'm just drawn to people who have a pioneer spirit, this extraordinary energy and commitment to their cause.

  Author: Liam Neeson

• The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.

  Author: Martina Navratilova

• And we ask the American people to play an important part of our layered defense. We ask for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy.

  Author: Janet Napolitano

• One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the freedom and environment in which to do so.

  Author: John Naisbitt

• Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.

  Author: Riccardo Muti

• This commitment to truth is something one senses more and more Americans yearning for, just as they are becoming more and more sophisticated at knowing when the truth is being obscured - an irony that seems to elude most of today's elected officials.

  Author: Michael Musto

• Anyone who knows me, knows I don't walk away from a commitment, but I had a commitment to myself. Yes, there were times Nickelodeon made it more difficult than it needed to be, but there were also times they made it easier.

  Author: Joe Murray

• I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the Lancaster House agreement.

  Author: Robert Mugabe

• The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and experience, and it's very limited in what it can do logically. It's an existential experience - there and then gone.

  Author: Bill Moyers

• Commitment and co-operation to overcome barriers and difficulties, and determination to achieve the standards of the EU as well as NATO membership, are and have always been the principal target.

  Author: Alfred Moisiu

• We are quite open, however, to looking at acquisitions and there are opportunities that we periodically consider. and I think that may be something we do in the future, but I must say that there is no commitment to that at the present time in any form or size.

  Author: David Milne

• But recently it seems that each time I vote, I am being asked to compromise my conservative ideals and my commitment to the American taxpayer simply for the benefit of political gain.

  Author: Jeff Miller

• Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

  Author: Paul Meyer

• Commitment is the enemy of resistance, for it is the serious promise to press on, to get up, no matter how many times you are knocked down.

  Author: David McNally

• Americans have an expectation that the Postal Service will abide by its well-known, although unofficial, motto - a commitment to deliver.

  Author: John McHugh

• We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa.

  Author: Thabo Mbeki

• The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it's not without doubt but in spite of doubt.

  Author: Rollo May

• However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.

  Author: Ed Markey

• The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.

  Author: Nigel Mansell

• 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?

  Author: Nelson Mandela

• When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.

  Author: Yo-Yo Ma

• You need the words, you need the script, you need the material, you need the commitment, you need the passion, it's like we depend on writers, we depend on producers, directors depend on us and once things are in the divine order as they happen.

  Author: Nia Long

• Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

  Author: Vince Lombardi

• The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

  Author: Edward Levi

• That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years.

  Author: Thomas Lennon

• We need safe communities that are free from methamphetamine and a federal commitment to stand next to state leadership and law enforcement in the fight against this epidemic.

  Author: Rick Larsen

• I can finally go home and tell the constituents, law enforcement, and leaders in Washington state that Congress is treating the meth problem with the same urgency and commitment that local communities have been treating it with for years.

  Author: Rick Larsen

• To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.

  Author: Jessica Lange

• Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.

  Author: Imre Lakatos

• Illegal immigration is a genuinely national issue, and resolving it requires a national commitment not just on health care but also border control, law enforcement and other resources.

  Author: Jon Kyl

• You have to know one big thing and stick with it. The leaders who had one very big idea and one very big commitment. This permitted them to create something. Those are the ones who leave a legacy.

  Author: Irving Kristol

• My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.

  Author: Walter Kohn

• So we have a commitment to the business and to its people.

  Author: John Kluge

• Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society.

  Author: Jack Kingston

• The writers I respect the most had an undying commitment to a vision.

  Author: Jewel Kilcher

• Not only did God deliver me from the bondage of alcoholism, he also blessed my family financially because of my commitment to honor what he had done for me and for not doing what I believed could possibly be destructive to others.

  Author: Richard Kiel

• If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. It's not clear how they will do it, but it never is.

  Author: Bob Kerrey

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

  Author: John Kennedy

• The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it.

  Author: Murray Kempton

• Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals committment.

  Author: E. Jones

• You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the time with it, you're gonna reap the rewards.

  Author: Craig Johnston

• Bankruptcy represents a longstanding commitment in this country to helping people get a fresh start. This principle has never been giving only certain people a fresh start.

  Author: Tim Johnson

• One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.

  Author: Donald Johanson

• Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.

  Author: Mike Johanns

• We know the threats - from global terrorist networks to the spread of deadly weapons. Yet we also know that embedded in this time of danger is the promise of a new day, if we have the courage and commitment to work together.

  Author: Valerie Jarrett

• However, lifestyle intervention requires discipline with a tangible end result that is within reach. It requires personal resolve, a lifelong commitment.

  Author: Tim Holden

• While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform, I believe that we must focus on graduation as the key accountability measure.

  Author: Ruben Hinojosa

• Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation.

  Author: Robin Hayes

• In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice.

  Author: Doc Hastings

• Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

  Author: Alcee Hastings

• You know, when companies who have made a commitment and have legacy costs and all of a sudden want to walk away from that commitment and lay it on the federal government, that's a problem. It's a fiscal problem for us.

  Author: Dennis Hastert

• Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.

  Author: David Hackworth

• The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.

  Author: Judd Gregg

• I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up.

  Author: Nancy Greene

• There has never been any proper commitment to marketing these artists and their music. We are not Sony.

  Author: Eddy Grant

• With respect to the environment in our state and our state's future - in addition to water which is very important here - I think it is crucial for him to make a sincere commitment to energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, by helping us to produce those cars of the future.

  Author: Jennifer Granholm

• As a society we're always so quick and able to spend money on lawyers for someone for incarceration, but we don't make the corresponding commitment to the preventative components of it.

  Author: Matt Gonzalez

• We must have a relentless commitment to producing a meaningful, comprehensive energy package aimed at conservation, alleviating the burden of energy prices on consumers, decreasing our country's dependency on foreign oil, and increasing electricity grid reliability.

  Author: Paul Gillmor

• The world is likely to view any temporary extension of the income tax cuts for the top two percent as a prelude to a long-term or permanent extension, and that would hurt economic recovery as well by undermining confidence that we're prepared to make a commitment today to bring down our future deficits.

  Author: Timothy Geithner

• Canada has made a strong commitment as a partner in the International Space Station and, like the other partners, wishes to see the assembly of this unique orbiting laboratory continue.

  Author: Marc Garneau

• America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive.

  Author: John Gardner

• If you have millions of dollars you are not going to get to continue doing what you want. You are into a world of commitment to that money and all the people that helped you get that money.

  Author: Jonathan Frid

• Money should not, and must not, change our commitment to solving problems and building this state.

  Author: Dave Freudenthal

• You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world.

  Author: Vicente Fox

• There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.

  Author: Gerald Ford

• My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.

  Author: Gerald Ford

• No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

  Author: John Fogerty

• A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance.

  Author: Tom Flores

• Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them.

  Author: Brian Ferneyhough

• When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.

  Author: Warren Farrell

• That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important than becoming famous, or even what I was dancing.

  Author: Suzanne Farrell

• All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better.

  Author: Eliot Engel

• We stand with the people of Taiwan and their democratic ways, and I am proud to be a part of reaffirming the unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act by the United States Congress.

  Author: Eliot Engel

• We now recognize that abuse and neglect may be as frequent in nuclear families as love, protection, and commitment are in nonnuclear families.

  Author: David Elkind

• My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future.

  Author: Robert. Ehrlich

• TV can be a long commitment.

  Author: Eliza Dushku

• Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

  Author: Peter Drucker

• So I come before you with a budget that is honest in its discussion of our challenges, creative in its possible solutions, compassionate in its commitment to our most vulnerable, and balanced on the bottom line.

  Author: James Douglas

• No amount of time will weaken our allegiance to avenging those lost in the horrible attacks. America has a sharp memory, a firm resolve, and a commitment to her own.

  Author: John Doolittle

• It's time to renew our commitment to the world around us.

  Author: Christopher Dodd

• I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.

  Author: Laura Dern

• Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment to defending their own country and their own government.

  Author: Peter DeFazio

• Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.

  Author: Jeffery Deaver

• You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.

  Author: Sammy Davis, Jr.

• Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable.

  Author: Geoff Davis

• I am saying that in Wales here we have a very clear election commitment and I hope, and I will express this view, I hope that every individual member of the Labour Party, will understand that and will strive to achieve unity so that we can deliver the yes vote in the Autumn.

  Author: Ron Davies

• Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have done over many, many years and where we are today and the commitment by the business community, the commitment by the not-for-profit community - all this coming together - this is a wonderful city.

  Author: Richard Daley

• A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.

  Author: Jim Dale

• I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment from me to do something.

  Author: Peter Coyote

• In the silence of our own company, the mind savors the convolutions it has overlooked in the noise of familiarity.

  Author: Mariana Ives

• To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral fault.

  Author: Robert Conquest

• If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals.

  Author: Robert Conklin

• What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people.

  Author: Thad Cochran

• I am appreciative of the Bush administration's commitment to fair trade by looking at the facts in this case and ruling affirmatively for the implementation of quotas in this specific category.

  Author: Howard Coble

• We have a close, unshakable bond between the United States and Israel, and between the American and Israeli people. We share common values and a commitment to a democratic future for the world, and we are both committed to a two-state solution. But that doesn't mean that we're going to agree.

  Author: Hillary Clinton

• 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.

  Author: Madonna Ciccone

• You know, it's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe; and the steps that NATO will take to expand to the East, that's a commitment.

  Author: Warren Christopher

• We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place.

  Author: Chris Chocola

• If we prove capable of showing a pioneering commitment, we shall create a commmunity listened to around the world.

  Author: Jacques Chirac

• I am convinced that this approach, a mainstream Democratic approach, commands the strong support of the American people, and presents a sharp and compassionate contrast to the Republican abortion position which offers no real hope or commitment to mother or child.

  Author: Robert Casey

• The national Democratic Party has embraced abortion on demand. I believe this position is wrong in principle and out of the mainstream of our party's historic commitment to protecting the powerless.

  Author: Robert Casey

• Although our war on drugs must be fortified with the best laws, enforcement efforts and resources, we would not be successful without your individual commitment to this cause.

  Author: Mel Carnahan

• I mean, I can look back with great pleasure on what has happened in Sudan, and our commitment to people who are persecuted in that kind of way.

  Author: George Carey

• Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature's strong commitment to increase access to Advanced Placement courses continues to pay off.

  Author: Gaston Caperton

• 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.

  Author: Tony Campolo

• Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom.

  Author: Steve Buyer

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

  Author: George Bush

• There is a firm, clear commitment to provide resources and ideas to enable us to organize the Afghans towards starting the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction.

  Author: Lakhdar Brahimi

• The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that.

  Author: Lakhdar Brahimi

• As the 29th state to join the United States of America, it is our turn to show the nation what represents Iowa. Our commitment to quality education, hard work, and small-town values are all represented in the Iowa quarter.

  Author: Leonard Boswell

• The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel.

  Author: John Boehner

• They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making a real difference in bringing freedom to a part of the world that has known only tyranny.

  Author: John Boehner

• We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that relies on accountability, responsibility, and phasing down the scope of our military commitment.

  Author: Earl Blumenauer

• My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.

  Author: Arthur Blank

• Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community.

  Author: Rod Blagojevich

• I didn't have a financial need, and I wasn't very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment.

  Author: Candice Bergen

• Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.

  Author: Bob Beauprez

• America is stronger than ever. We will forever remember those we lost on September 11, 2001. In honoring their memory, we will remain true to our commitment to freedom and democracy.

  Author: Evan Bayh

• Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved - commitment to a scenario.

  Author: Jean Baudrillard

• The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.

  Author: Mary Bateson

• The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

  Author: Peter Bart

• Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.

  Author: Hans Balthasar

• 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.

  Author: Kofi Annan

• When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.

  Author: Barbara Angelis

• Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

  Author: Mario Andretti

• I never thought about being on a series before. It seemed like such a big commitment. But I love going to work every day. This is not about ego, it's about work, and that's refreshing in this town.

  Author: Lauren Ambrose

• It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven.

  Author: George Allen

• Johns Hopkins introduced me to two defining events in my life: commitment to biomedical research and meeting my future wife, Mary.

  Author: Peter Agre

• The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.

  Author: Gerry Adams

• Timing the brush and letting thoughts unfurl--the weaving of hours lies delicately in stanzas st631ching hidden relations among beingitudes.

  Author: Aria Sivanto

• Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment.

  Author: Lynn Abbey

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

  Author: Willie Aames

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