Commitment Quotes - Page 18

• I think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too.... I think the commitment is to get up everyday and say, "I'm a writer, therefore what I'm supposed to do today is write." And to do that, and to do that and to do that.

  Pearl Cleage

  Success, Writing, Thinking

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• Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.

  Howard Schultz

  Strong, Ends, Unwavering

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• Ownership is not a vice, not something to be ashamed of, but rather a commitment, and an instrument by which the general good can be served.

  Vaclav Havel

  Vices, Ownership, Instruments

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• His Holiness brings a wealth of experience to this exalted office. The United Nations and the Holy See share a strong commitment to peace, social justice, human dignity, religious freedom and mutual respect among the world's religions.

  Kofi Annan

  Religious, Strong, Justice

  "Joseph Ratzinger Becomes Pope Benedict XVI". www.cnn.com. April 19, 2005.

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• The life of a winner is the result of an unswerving commitment to a never-ending process of self-completion .

  Terry Bradshaw

  Self, Winner, Process

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• Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater satisfaction to be derived from mountaineering.

  Doug Scott

  Climbing, Weather, Risk

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• Instead of running from what you don't want, walk with commitment toward what you desire. Focus on where you are going rather than being obsessed with where you have been.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Running, Focus, Desire

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Oct 11, 2016

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• Fathering imposed an obligation that was more than your money, your body, or your time, a presence neither physical nor measurable by clocks: open-ended, eternal, and invisible, like the commitment of gravity to the stars.

  Michael Chabon

  Stars, Body, Invisible

  Michael Chabon (2012). “Telegraph Avenue”, p.13, HarperCollins UK

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• Firms that draw commitment from customers and staff give them a way to sign up for something that can allow them to be their best self.

  John Jantsch

  Leadership, Self, Giving

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• It is a commitment to respect whatever life brings that we develop wholehearted determination to use discomfort as an opportunity for awakening, rather than trying to make it disappear.

  Pema Chodron

  Determination, Opportunity, Trying

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• The road to success is through commitment.

  Will Smith

  Road To Success

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• Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat of love.

  Bell Hooks

  Honesty, Heart, Telling The Truth

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• If your commitment is to being present, then there will come a time when being present becomes your natural state. The present moment becomes your home. You will have short excursions into the world of the mind, but you never go so far into the mind that you get lost there.

  Leonard Jacobson

  Home, Mind, World

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• If you claim to be a follower of Christ, I encourage you to consider your present commitment to a local church.

  David Platt

  Church, Followers, Christ

  David Platt (2013). “Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live.”, p.171, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

  Pope Francis

  Honesty, Integrity, Leader

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• 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 Seligman

  Exercise, Optimism, Decision

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• While budgets are tight right now, there are schools across the country that are showing that it doesn't take a whole lot of money or resources to give our kids the nutrition they deserve. What it does take, however, is effort. What it does take is imagination. What it does take is a commitment to our children's futures.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Children, School

  "Twitter's #ThanksMichelleObama Hashtag Has Students Sharing Photos of Their Gross School Lunches" by Alyssa Toomey, www.eonline.com. November 21, 2014.

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• On July 4th, we renew our commitment to the American Idea-the belief that all men are created equal. We read the Declaration. We tell our kids the history. We remember those who died to protect our country. And along the way, we remind ourselves of why we love it.

  Paul Ryan

  Country, 4th Of July, Kids

  FaceBook post by Paul Ryan from Jul 04, 2013

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• Commitment to love - to growth, to authentic power is an everyday application of your will.

  Gary Zukav

  Growth, Everyday, Application

  FaceBook post by Gary Zukav from May 05, 2010

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

  Martin Rees

  Moon, Challenges, Energy

  Martin Rees (2011). “From Here to Infinity: Scientific Horizons”, p.60, Profile Books

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• The Children's Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the forefront. Nothing less would be enough.

  Nelson Mandela

  Children, Rights, Leader

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• There comes a time when you roll up your sleeves and put yourself at the top of your commitment list.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Lists, There Comes A Time, Sleeves

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• It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Healing, Teens, Lists

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• Let us all reaffirm our commitment to improving the well- being of families throughout the world.

  Kofi Annan

  Family, World, Well Being

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• On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers, let us pay tribute to the men and women from countries across the world who serve selflessly, tirelessly and fearlessly in UN peacekeeping operations. Let us remember the heroes who have laid down their lives in lands far from their own in the service of peace. And let us reaffirm our commitment to building a world free from the scourge of war.

  Kofi Annan

  Country, War, Hero

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