Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nate Silver

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.

Murray Kempton

Any experience deeply felt makes some men better and some men worse. When it has ended, they share nothing but the recollection of a commitment in which each was tested and to some degree found wanting. [...] The consequences of the journey change the voyager so much more than the embarking or the arrival.

Ken Salazar

While it is important to maintain a balanced approach to solving our nation's energy problems, we must commit ourselves to recognize some areas as 'off limits,' and the Artic National Wildlife Reserve is a national symbol of that commitment.

Kevin Nealon

A novel is too much of a commitment. I tend to peruse Twitter - I check to see if I had any mentions and read the latest messages.

Ken Blanchard

When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.

There's also going to have to be a large private commitment.

Mark Richards

There's a lot of ways to go in there and steal games. First and foremost is the commitment to play the system and play as hard as they can every shift.

As Jews, we have an obligation to ensure that what happened to us in the past doesn't happen to others. We have a commitment and an obligation to speak up and speak out loudly whenever and wherever genocide may take place.

As with any habit, the person has to make a commitment that they do want to stop.

Daniel Libeskind

Absolutely, that's my commitment, and that's the commitment of New York,

Ravi Zacharias

Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer.

Ralph Nader

I enjoy my work so much that I have to be pulled away from my work into leisure.

The quality of your commitments will determine the course of your life.

Sheena Iyengar

In order to 'hold fast' to something, one must allow oneself to be held to something. That commitment may be one of the hardest things to practice in a world of so much choice.

Michelle Obama

Hope and change are hard-fought things.

Seth Godin

You don't need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.

Ravi Zacharias

The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the long haul, cover-up over confession, escapism over confrontation, conform over sacrifice, feeling over commitment, legality over justice, the body over the spirit, anger over forgiveness, man over God.

Tom Coughlin

Winning is what happens when commitment, desire, talent, preparation, hard work, and leadership all come together.

Tom Cruise

We knew from the beginning the level of commitment needed. We felt honored to work with Stanley Kubrick. We were going to do what it took to do this picture, whatever time, because I felt - and Nic [Nicole Kidman] did, too - that this was going to be a really special time for us. We knew it would be difficult. But I would have absolutely kicked myself if I hadn`t done this.

Soledad O'Brien

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

Mel White

My commitment to the Bible [is my] source of progressive values.

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...

John Naisbitt

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.

John Noble

I'd never done anything that required a five-year commitment. To build a show that seems to have kept the imagination of the world so much was a bit otherworldly.

Nick Swardson

The key to comedy is commitment - if you're afraid, you shouldn't be a comedian.

Nolan Ryan

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

Mike McGavick

At XL, we tackle risk like no one else, analyzing deeper and listening closely to our clients to create solutions that unleash the world's capacity to advance. By helping our clients unlock their full potential, we fulfill our own. Our new brand demonstrates this unique outlook and the commitment and value we bring to clients.

Max de Pree

Leaders who keep promises and followers who respond in kind create an opportunity generate enormous energy around their commitment to serve others.

Matthew McConaughey

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

Patricia Heaton

True love, and what it is, and how do you know what it is. Is it just chemistry, or is it years and years of commitment and being together and hanging in there building a history? And how do you find both?

Paulo Freire

Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is commitment to their cause--the cause of liberation.

Martin Seligman

When it comes to our health, there are essentially four things under our control: the decision not to smoke, a commitment to exercise, the quality of our diet, and our level of optimism. And optimism is at least as beneficial as the others.

Martin Rees

The 'clean energy' challenge deserves a commitment akin to the Manhattan project or the Apollo moon landing.