Famous Quotes & Sayings

The committee is still looking into the matter and hasn't made any decisions concerning this issue yet.

The committee is going to get the truth out and won't let Stewart's tactics stop them.

The Committee has proposed a review of the fiscal rules, looking particularly at how the rules may need to be supplemented towards the end of one cycle and at the start of another.

The committee has always told us to go out and schedule (tough opponents). We did that and took our lumps early, but we played well late.

The committee had a difficult time. There are so many deserving people.

Pat Roberts

The committee found no evidence that the intelligence community's mischaracterization or exaggeration of intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capabilities was the result of politics or pressure,

Rebel Wilson

Because of my filming commitments in America, you have to sign contracts where you can't change your physical appearance.

Robert De Niro

I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.

Paulo Freire

An unauthentic word, one which is unable to transform reality, results when dichotomy is imposed upon its constitutive elements. When a word is deprived of its dimension of action, reflection automatically suffers as well; and the word is changed into idle chatter, into verbalism, into an alienated and alienating “blah.” It becomes an empty word, one which cannot denounce the world, for denunciation is impossible without a commitment to transform, and there is no transformation without action.

Philip Roth

The ordeal is part of the commitment" Esquire Interview 10/10

Philip Roth

I have a slogan I use when I get anxious writing, which happens quite a bit: ‘the ordeal is part of the commitment.’ It’s one of my mantras. It makes a lot of things doable.

Peter Drucker

Objectives are not commands; they are commitments.

Lisa McMann

No rash decisions. No big commitments. Each day as it comes.

Neale Donald Walsch

The biggest commitment you must keep is your commitment to yourself.

Nancy Pelosi

I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan.

Nancy Pelosi

That is why, as one who values the U.S. - Israel relationship, and loves Israel, I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister's speech - saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States as part of the P5 +1 nations, and saddened by the condescension toward our knowledge of the threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to preventing nuclear proliferation.

Nancy Pelosi

We need major investments for rebuilding the infrastructure of America in a very forward-looking way that reduces our dependence on foreign oil. It is a commitment to innovation, to science, to keep America number one and competitive and grow our manufacturing base.

Jose Lopez

The Caring for Climate initiative is fully aligned with our own explicit commitments, which reflect our respect for society in which we operate, respect for the environment, respect for the future generations. Climate change must be addressed through mutually beneficial collaboration and multi-stakeholder channels to be effective ultimately.

Jose Manuel Barroso

I am a very committed European.

My commitment is my commitment.

Kevin Spacey

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

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.

Khaled Hosseini

A great deal remains to be done in Afghanistan and the jury is out as to whether the international community has the commitment and the patience to see the rebuilding process through.

Jim Talent

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.

Louise Hay

I will not be distracted by noise, chatter, or setbacks. Patience, commitment, grace, and purpose will guide me.

Lucy Powell

As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when I'm elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week.

Lou Gerstner

Vision is easy. It's so easy to just point to the bleachers and say I'm going to hit one over there. What's hard is saying, OK, how do I do that? What are the specific programs, what are the commitments, what are the resources, what are the processes we need in play to go implement the vision, turn it into a working model that people follow every day in the enterprise. That's hard work.

John F. Kennedy

The time is not far off when many nations in many parts of the world of many political shades and commitments will possess nuclear or even thermonuclear weapons.

Jonathan Frid

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.

The directors felt like they should get feedback from residents before making a commitment to contribute. I don't think we anticipated getting this sort of response. It was a pleasant surprise.

All the names that everybody is focusing (on) that have never been officially confirmed, these people are not charged. They have not committed a crime in this state. They are fact witnesses.

Janet Reno

all the information that you receive to determine whether there is sufficiently specific and credible information that a crime may have been committed by a covered person or someone for whom it would be conflict of interest for the Department of Justice to investigate.

Hilary Benn

And as we respond to the requests for help then the sum that we commit will rise,