Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Asprin

Ever since I first visited New Orleans back in '89, I've been intrigued by the French Quarter. I always wanted to set something in the Quarter, whether it was historic or contemporary. Unfortunately, I was always tied up with previous commitments - earlier multiple contracts - and could not get a crack at it.

Richard M. Nixon

The Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.

Richard Schickel

That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment.

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.

Tracy Kidder

When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life

Sarah Dessen

Total commitment," I said. "You know, the idea of discovering something that, for all intents and purposes, goes against your abilities, and yet still deciding to do it anyway. That takes guts, you know?

Sarah Dessen

This is exactly what i wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose.

Sarah Dessen

I've seen what commitment leads to. Going in is the easy part. It's the ending that sucks! -Remy

Sarah Dessen

He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much either of us had to drink, and other varying factors. This was exactly what I wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose.

Sandra Day O'Connor

Commitment to the rule of law provides a basic assurance that people can know what to expect whether what they do is popular or unpopular at the time.

Robert Rauschenberg

I refuse to be in this world by myself. I want an open commitment from the rest of the people.

Robert M. Hutchins

America's experiment with government of the people, by the people, and for the people depends not only on constitutional structure and organization but also on the commitment, person to person, that we make to each other.

Sarah Lewis

Mastery requires endurance. Mastery, a word we don’t use often, is not the equivalent of what we might consider its cognate—perfectionism—an inhuman aim motivated by a concern with how others view us. Mastery is also not the same as success—an event-based victory based on a peak point, a punctuated moment in time. Mastery is not merely a commitment to a goal, but to a curved-line, constant pursuit.

Sarah Paulson

The theater commitment is hard, especially in conjunction with a television commitment. That's a big, long commitment.

Walter Kohn

My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.

Vladimir Putin

I have to say that oil and gas revenues make up a large part of the Russian budget revenue. This is a serious component for us in addressing economic development, budget funding for our development programmes and, of course, and meeting of our social commitments to our citizens.

Yo-Yo Ma

When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.

Willie Aames

We've both been married before and our previous experiences made us fearful of commitment.

Warren Farrell

When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.

Yul Vazquez

Yeah, I think that a play is a huge commitment, and I think that what it requires of you is a lot, so it really makes you dig in and find things, and it just makes you sharp, 'cause it's live. Really, to me, it separates the men from the boys. I always say it's like the frontlines of acting, when you're on stage.

William Hazlitt

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

William E. Simon

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

Wendell Berry

An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.

Will Smith

The road to success is through commitment.

Will Smith

I want to be the person that is the first person there and the last person to leave. That's who I want to be, because I think the road to success is through commitment, and through the strength to drive through that commitment when it gets hard. And it is going to get hard and you're going to want to quit sometimes, but it'll be colored by who you are, and more by who you want to be.

Warren Buffett

Writing a check separates a commitment from a conversation.

Wendy Wasserstein

Our lives are not totally random. We make commitments, we cause things to happen.

Wayne Swan

I want to ensure and the Government wants to ensure that Australia is well prepared to tackle dangerous climate change with a scheme which is both responsible and which meets our international commitments.

Salma Hayek

After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.

Wanda Sykes

There are just so many more laws and rules that apply with marriage that do not come with domestic partnership and also to me it's the commitment.

W. H. Murray

All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.

Joseph Bruchac

There is a kind of certainty that seems to characterize Jared Smith's best work, an understanding about place and the flow of spirit that makes you think of Thoreau along with a commitment as fierce as that of Pablo Neruda.