Famous Quotes & Sayings

Noam Chomsky

Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized, and lapsed into silence.

Noam Chomsky

The Federal Reserve has an official commitment to two different policies. One is to prevent inflation from getting too high. The second is to maintain high employment... the European Central Bank has only the first. It has no commitment to keep employment up.

Matt Gonzalez

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.

Marvin J. Ashton

Shaking off restrictive chains requires action. They cannot be wished away. A declaration will never break chains. It requires commitment, self-discipline, and work.

Nicholas Sparks

Commitment, I finally said. Both people have to be committed. I think if two people are committed to the marriage, if they really want to make it work, then they'll find a way to do it. No matter what happens in life.

P. D. James

I learned early and at that kitchen table that there are ways of avoiding, without guilt, the commitments of love.

Paul Newman

It wasn't as though I really made a commitment to it; there wasn't anything else around. So I wasn't driven to become an actor.. it just seemed to be the thing that I managed to do best.

Mary Harron

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath.

Martha Beck

From a place of stillness, openness, forgiveness and acceptance you can renew your commitment to any eating plan you like.

Oswald Chambers

Faith is not intelligent understanding, faith is deliberate commitment to a Person where I see no way.

Paul Ryan

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.'

Michael Rosen

Commitment is not a barrier to freedom. Commitment is the *exercise* of freedom, the act of making a choice or decision and meaning it. The one without the other is meaningless.

Michael Musto

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 todays elected officials.

Marianne Williamson

Nobody has to tell me about the glories of the capitalist system. But what concerns me is that there no longer seems to be a commitment to make the opportunities afforded by technology and capitalism universally accessible.

Marianne Williamson

Love is not neutral. It takes a stand. It is a commitment to the attainment of the conditions of peace for everyone involved in a situation.

Michael Heizer

I think size is the most unused quotient in the sculptor's repertoire because it requires lots of commitment and time. To me it's the best tool. With size you get space and atmosphere: atmosphere becomes volume. You stand in the shape, in the zone.

Christopher Dodd

It cannot bring back and make whole those who suffered and died by a racist's criminal hand. But it can at least reaffirm our nation's commitment to seek the truth and make equal justice a reality.

Chris Gardner

I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.

George Santayana

The loftiest edifices need the deepest foundations.

George Papandreou

This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.

George Nethercutt

Securing freedom has been a singular commitment of American presidents and patriots in and out of government for generations. But its perpetual continuation is not guaranteed.

George Meyer

I prefer to linger on the periphery before making a commitment.

Mitch Albom

The word 'commitment' has lost it's meaning. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be positive. A commited person was someone to be admired. He was loyal and steady. Now a commitment is something you avoid. You don't want to tie yourself down...

Brad Little

The general consensus of the committee is we think this is a good idea, ... We just want to make sure we're prudently spending the taxpayer's money.

The GC has decided that a technical committee will be constituted under the aegis of the director. Students will also pitch in with their recommendations for the maintenance of existing equipment and upgrading the institute's infrastructure facilities.

Jack Greene

The donor has a very strong interest and a real commitment to the Multi-cultural Center. He would like to be a member of the team.

John Boehner

The elected leadership is important, but the lifeblood of the House runs through the committees and their members.

Todd Dunivant

The Galaxy showed an incredible commitment to me when they traded for me last year. By signing this long-term contract, I hope to repay their commitment to me for future seasons.

Eric Holder

The full resources of the Department of Justice have been committed to the investigation into Michael Brown's death.

John Linder

The free nations of the world will remain steadfast in our commitment together to ensure that those who hate freedom and liberty will not succeed.

The freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to do whatever you want. It doesn't give you the freedom to commit a crime.

The four (other committee members), I am confident, will do the job and won't miss a beat.

Michael Parks

The founders of our nation recognized that a free press is a safeguard for democracy. The exceptional reporting by The Washington Post and the other finalists demonstrate the importance of the work and commitment by news organizations to serving the public and holding our public institutions accountable.