Famous Quotes & Sayings

Malcolm Turnbull

There's the occasion when politicians will say things that are simply not true or that they make commitments that they have no intention of fulfilling. That is something that I think should not happen. That's a no-no. That's a third rail that you shouldn't touch.

Mahatma Gandhi

Old as I am in age, I have no feeling that I have ceased to grow inwardly or that my growth will stop at the dissolution of the flesh. What I am concerned with is my readiness to obey the call of Truth, my God, from moment to moment, no matter how inconsistent it may appear. My commitment is to Truth, not to consistency.

John C. Maxwell

Commitment comes as a result of choice, not conditions.

John C. Maxwell

SELF-DISCIPLINE, more than any other personal quality I can think of, is the one thing that separates successful people from the unsuccessful. Think of all it encompasses: honoring commitments, promises and deadlines, keeping your life on schedule, being willing to go the extra mile... Self-discipline is essential to success. The alternative is a life ruled by emotions, and none of us can afford that if we're going to fulfill our purpose and realize our potential.

John C. Maxwell

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust!

John C. Maxwell

Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.

John Adams

There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of others.

Joan Didion

You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.

Joan Didion

I did consider marriage and motherhood extreme and doomed commitments. Not out of any experience of them as such, but it was simply the way I looked at things.

Jim Irsay

In a way, it's a great thing that I have the opportunity to stand at the crossroads of Los Angeles and Indianapolis, and stay right here, ... People say that reality is in the footsteps, and not the words. That, as much as anybody, gives you a chance to show your sincerity and commitment, and what you're all about as far as leaving a legacy.

Jim Morrison

The time to hesitate is through.

Eric Shinseki

You must love those you lead before you can be an effective leader, you can certainly command without that sense of commitment, but you cannot lead without it. And without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance.

Eric Liu

Our commitment should be to leave our environment in better shape than when we found it, our nation's fiscal house in better order, our public infrastructure in better repair, and our people better educated and healthier. To indulge in immediate gratification and exploitation is an insult to previous generations, who sacrificed for us, and thievery from the next generation, who depend on our virtue.

John McCain

We were pleased to hear the President state his firm commitment that he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal.

John McCain

It's pretty clear we have enough Guard people in the United States, but are they capable of handling our oversees commitments as well? We need to figure out how that impacts our ability in Iraq.

The closures that are indicated are further out because of those commitments.

The coalition's commitment to Afghanistan and to defeating this enemy remains steadfast.

Curtis Brown

The company has made a commitment to 150 jobs in four to five years, to say nothing about increasing the value of the building.

The commitment will never prevent us from retaliation.

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.

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.

John Schuerholz

Winners make commitments, losers make excuses.

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.

Thabo Mbeki

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.