Famous Quotes & Sayings

Buzz Aldrin

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.

James Earl Jones

My voice is for hire. My endorsement is not for hire. I will do a voice-over, but I cannot endorse without making a different kind of commitment. My politics are very personal and subjective.

Janet Evanovich

When people ask what you do, tell them you're a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment.

Jane Rule

To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for.

Ewan McGregor

I was quite interested to do television series and I started exploring an idea of a longer commitment, a new idea, a new TV show that would've meant a longer commitment but I opened my mind up.

Evan Wolfson

Marriage ... has historically been a battlefield, the site of collisions within and between governments and religions over who should regulate it. But marriage has weathered centuries of skirmishes and change. It has evolved from an institution that was imposed on some people and denied to others, to the loving union of companionship, commitment, and caring between equal partners that we think of today.

H. Rap Brown

There has to be a social commitment, a social consciousness that joins men together. On the basis of their coming together, they do not transgress against themselves and they do not transgress against others.

Haile Gebrselassie

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

George Herbert

The resolved mind hath no cares.

Jay Weatherill

Our commitment to defence goes beyond this. It's a long-term commitment to make SA the home for Australian defence. It's a commitment to providing the right infrastructure and the right people.

I don't choose to be a common man. I want to be better tomorrow than today. And through a commitment to work and discipline, but mostly hard work. I'll be a little more content, and a little different from the average guy.

Kirk Ferentz

The early commitments, early recruiting, that had changed. The whole clock is pushed ahead and you have to make decisions earlier about who to and who not to recruit. Is that a good thing I'm not sure, but it is reality.

Julia Cameron

In our human lives, we are often impatient, ill-tempered, inappropriate. We find it difficult to treat our intimates with the love we really hold for them. Despite this, they bear with us because of the larger, higher level of family that they honor even in our outbursts. This is their commitment.

Josh Earnest

We would welcome that, but it's going to require a commitment on the part of the North Koreans to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and pursuing a stable relationship with their neighbors. Instead, we've seen a lot of provocations and a flouting of international norms and obligations.

Myles Munroe

A promise is a commitment to do something later, and a vow is a binding commitment to begin doing something now and to continue to do it for the duration of the vow. Some vows, or contracts, are for life; others are for limited periods of time.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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

Gary L. Francione

Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence.

Gary Hamel

Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor.

Jerry Bridges

There is no point in praying for victory over temptation if we are not willing to make a commitment to say no to it.

Jerry Bridges

When we commit ourselves to the pursuit of holiness, we need to ensure that our commitment is actually to God, not simply to a holy lifestyle or a set of moral values ... offer yourselves to God, and in doing that commit yourselves to the pursuit of holiness in order to please Him.

Jim Dale

A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.

Bernie Bickerstaff

Collectively, the group has been what we wanted them to be in terms of that commitment to effort.

Howard Thurman

A bigot is a person who makes an idol of his commitments.

Howard Stern

I'm trapped inside of me and I don't go out at all. I go to bed at eight o'clock at night. I never go out during the week. I'm in psychotherapy four days a week, pretty heavy commitment to it.

Howard Schultz

My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.

Howard Schultz

When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.

He really hasn't made a decision. These guys have got to make a three-year commitment. Everybody would like to represent their country, but it's not for just one summer. That's what he's mulling over. I think he's got to talk to his wife-to-be.

Governor Zhou and Minister Jin reaffirmed this fundamental commitment and reviewed with me a number of initiatives under way in financial markets, particularly with respect to the trading platform ... that are preparing the way for greater currency flexibility.

Ian Hacking

Acceptance means commitment, among other things.

If he made commitments when running, he has to listen to them. I think having a dialogue with them is good it's when you don't speak to people that it gets worse.

Vicente Fox

I feel like new, ... Filled with confidence, strength, serenity and the commitment to work for Mexico.

I can understand why this always went away in November and December. The pressure is there to make it go away now. And we don't want it to go away. That's why we're hitting it head-on with the managers. If we don't stay the course, we're in trouble. We've made a commitment and we have to stay the course.

I do think that has raised his stock. I think he's showing what his commitment is to the community.