Commitment Quotes — Page 38

Actor

“I think the older I've gotten the more, like most people, my appreciation shifts towards things that are very difficult, where you see people who have put in tremendous hours and hours of commitment.”

Thinking Commitment Appreciation

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Andrea Jung

Business Executive

“It is an honor to be with thousands of leaders from around the world who are united in their mission to eradicate violence against women. Avon is proud to share their commitment to this goal. We are honored to be a leading supporter of the 2nd World Conference of Women's Shelters, and are grateful for the work that all of you do day in and day out to ensure that women across the world can find ways to live their lives free of violence.”

Goal Commitment Grateful

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

“He that rides his hobby gently must always give way to him that rides his hobby hard.”

Giving Commitment

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Thomas Leonard

Mathematician

“Commitment is what your boss needs you to have. Choice is what you need to have.”

Choices Commitment

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Anne Lamott

Author, Essayist

“Grace is having a commitment to- or at least an acceptance of- being ineffective and foolish. That our bottled charm is the main roadblock to drinking that clear cool glass of love.”

Commitment Drinking Acceptance

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Ayn Rand

Philosopher, Novelist

“Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. A mystic is a man who treats his feelings as tools of cognition. Faith is the equation of feeling with knowledge.”

Feelings Commitment Tools

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

“Build, therefore, your own world. As fast as you conform your life to the pure idea in your mind, that will unfold it's great proportions.”

Ideas Commitment Discipline

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Ramsey Campbell

Author

“I'd forgotten - perhaps preferred to forget - that I'd caved in to the interference of some copy-editor... somebody anonymous whose commitment to finding something wrong would not disgrace an Eastern European clerk.”

Commitment Editors Clerks

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Ray Bradbury

Author

“As a result of reading science fiction when I was eight, I grew up with an interest in music, architecture, city planning, transportation, politics, ethics, aesthetics on any level, art...it's just total! It's a complete commitment to the whole human race on all the Earth. That's what science fiction is about.”

Art Reading Commitment

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Theodore Roosevelt

Politician, Author

“When she (my mother) passed away, I kind of understood the commitment that she made to make sure that I could stay in skating. And I wanted to live up to whatever I could. Not so much win everything, but just to be the best that I could possibly be, to honor her memory and everything she went through to make sure that I was given the opportunities to be the best that I can be. Not to be a world champion or an Olympic gold medalist, but to be the best that I could be. And that was the most important thing that ever happened in my career.”

Mother Memories Commitment

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Rebel Wilson

Actress

“Because of my filming commitments in America, you have to sign contracts where you can't change your physical appearance.”

America Commitment Appearance

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Tim Johnson

Politician

“Bankruptcy represents a longstanding commitment in this country to helping people get a fresh start. This principle has never been giving only certain people a fresh start.”

Country Air Commitment

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