Commitment Quotes - Page 20

• Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

  Stephen Covey

  Light, Judging, Problem

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.353, Simon and Schuster

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• My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future.

  Bob Ehrlich

  Children, Safety, Focus

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• Planning is the essence of good management and when it comes to health care we must allow states to plan for future needs. We need to cement this federal commitment to Alaskans so the state has the assurance that money vital for providing Medicaid health care will not just dry up and disappear.

  Lisa Murkowski

  Essence, Dry Up, Good Man

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• There is no reason to believe that in the face of statutory ambiguity, the meaning of federal law should be settled by the inclinations and predispositions of federal judges. The outcome should instead depend on the commitments and beliefs of the President and those who operate under him.

  Cass Sunstein

  Believe, Law, Judging

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• I wasn't able to make the full commitment until I met 'Celebrity Rehab's' Dr. Drew

  Steven Adler

  Drs, Able, Rehab

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• Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.

  Sam Walton

  Believe, Commit

  Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.314, Bantam

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• Mutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no.

  Norman Lamm

  Stifling, Notion, Mutual

  Norman Lamm (2002). “Seventy Faces: Articles of Faith”, p.222, KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

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• Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.

  Joan D. Chittister

  Responsibility, Compassion, Suffering Of Others

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• God’s plan for you, whether you’re married, single, or about to be married, unless He gives you the gift of singleness, is to be in a warm, loving marriage relationship, characterized by open communication, a lot of hard work, deep commitment, setting boundaries, and doing it God’s way.

  Chip Ingram

  Communication, Hard Work, Giving

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• We planted the church by starting a Sunday night outreach. The very first Sunday we had 70 people turn up. The second week, there were 60, the third week, 53, and by the fourth week, 45. I've often joked that we worked it out at the time- we had only four and a half weeks left until there were no more people. It was about that time that we had our first ever commitment to Christ. We outgrew the school hall after 12 months. The crowds were so big that we were using road-case as the platform, and what should have been the stage as a balcony so that we could fit more people in.

  Brian Houston

  School, Sunday, Night

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• God uses suffering to purge sin from our lives, strengthen our commitment to Him, force us to depend on grace, bind us together with other believers, produce discernment, foster sensitivity, discipline our minds, spend our time wisely, stretch our hope, cause us to know Christ better, make us long for truth, lead us to repentance of sin, teach us to give thanks in time of sorrow, increase faith, and strengthen character.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Character, Discipline, Long

  Joni Eareckson Tada, Steven Estes (1997). “When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty”, p.117, Harper Collins

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• Many people with jobs have a fantasy about all the amazing things they would do if they didn't need to work. In reality, if they had the drive and commitment to do actually do those things, they wouldn't let a job get in the way.

  Paul Buchheit

  Jobs, Reality, People

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• True biblical love is a selfless commitment of one’s body, soul, and spirit to the betterment of the other person.

  Jim George

  Biblical, Love Is, Soul

  Jim George (2016). “A Husband After God's Own Heart: 12 Things That Really Matter in Your Marriage”, p.38, Harvest House Publishers

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• Every major accomplishment in a man's life requires a major level of commitment.

  Jim George

  Accomplishment, Levels, Majors

  Jim George (2008). “A Man After God's Own Heart: Devoting Your Life to What Really Matters”, p.7, Harvest House Publishers

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• Successful people do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency, commitment and focus.

  Jon Gordon

  Successful, People, Focus

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• I have worked in the homes of many successful people and have seen firsthand that everyone fails in life, but failure can be a gift if you don't give up and are willing to learn, improve, and grow because of it.  You see, failure often serves as a defining moment, a crossroads on the journey of your life.  It gives you a test designed to measure your courage, perseverance, commitment, and a dedication.  Are you a pretender who gives up after a little adversity or a contender who keeps getting up after getting knocked down?

  Jon Gordon

  Perseverance, Giving Up, Adversity

  Jon Gordon (2014). “The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All”, p.76, John Wiley & Sons

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• A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic constitution of reality, and that provides the foundations on which we live and more and have our being.

  James W. Sire

  Heart, Reality, Foundation

  James W. Sire (2015). “Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept”, p.141, InterVarsity Press

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• Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

  Timothy Keller

  Friendship, Running, Responsibility

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• The divides are not Islam and western society, the divide is between people who have different values. We must promote connections between people who want to contribute to human values. People who share that commitment can collaborate across cultural divides.

  Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

  People, Islam, Connections

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• In the search for character and commitment, we must rid ourselves of our inherited, even cherished biases and prejudices. Character, ability and intelligence are not concentrated in one sex over the other, nor in persons with certain accents or in certain races or in persons holding degrees from some universities over others. When we indulge ourselves in such irrational prejudices, we damage ourselves most of all and ultimately assure ourselves of failure in competition with those more open and less biased.

  J. Irwin Miller

  Sex, Character, Race

  "Cummins Mourns the Loss of Visionary Leader". investor.cummins.com. August 16, 2004.

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• Please don't settle for happiness. It's not good enough. Of course you deserve it, but if that's all you have in mind - happiness - I want to suggest to you that personal success devoid of meaningfulness, free of a steady commitment to social justice - that's more than a barren life. It's a trivial one.

  Toni Morrison

  Justice, Not Good Enough, Mind

  FaceBook post by Toni Morrison from Aug 23, 2011

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• All we have to do to create the future is to change the nature of our conversations, to go from blame to ownership, and from bargaining to commitment, and from problem solving to possibility.

  Peter Block

  Responsibility, Blame, Problem

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• Running is the classical road to self-consciousn ess, self-awareness and self-reliance. Independence is the outstanding characteristic of a runner. He learns the harsh reality of his physical and spiritual limitations when he runs. He learns that personal commitment, sacrifice and determination are his only means to betterment. Runners get promoted only through self-conquest.

  Noel Coward

  Running, Spiritual, Determination

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• Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed?

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Deeds, Ready

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• Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up.

  Terence McKenna

  Dream, Dmt, Mind Blowing

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