JC John Carroll Actor “The primary ambition of Nietzsche's critique of knowledge is ... to demonstrate that 'truths' are fictions masking moral commitments.” Ambition Commitment Fiction ♥ 3
Joan Didion Author, Essayist “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.” Way Commitment Motherhood ♥ 3
Jeff Bezos Entrepreneur “I'm not prepared to make any multi-decade commitments.” Commitment Prepared ♥ 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader “Our nettlesome task is to discover how to organize our strength into compelling power.” Inspirational Commitment ♥ 3
JG Jim George Artist “Every major accomplishment in a man's life requires a major level of commitment.” Commitment Levels Accomplishment ♥ 3
JG Jim George Artist “True biblical love is a selfless commitment of one’s body, soul, and spirit to the betterment of the other person.” Love Is Commitment Biblical ♥ 3
JB Jane Bryant Quinn Financial Journalist “You don't date an annuity, you marry it. An annuity isn't a mutual fund that you buy today and sell tomorrow. Nor is it a certificate of deposit, ready for any new use at maturity. When you buy an annuity, you are making (or ought to be making) a 15- or 20-year commitment, at least.” Money Commitment Maturity ♥ 3
Michelle Obama Lawyer, Author, First Lady “We've gotten commitments from medical schools, from nursing schools, to step up and increase that pool of knowledgeable individuals.” School Commitment Nursing ♥ 3
Michelle Obama Lawyer, Author, First Lady “We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs [of PTSD], because, you know, when these troops come home and they become veterans and they go back into the civilian community, they're not always going through the VA system for medical care. They're going to show up at community hospitals and clinics.” Home Commitment Nurse ♥ 3
Kofi Annan Diplomat, Politician “There are a great number of peoples who need more than just words of sympathy from the international community. They need a real and sustained commitment to help end their cycles of violence, and launch them on a safe passage to prosperity.” Real Numbers Commitment ♥ 3
Kofi Annan Diplomat, Politician “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.” Strong Religious Commitment ♥ 3
Lord Byron Poet, Novelist “In commitment, we dash the hopes of a thousand potential selves.” Self Commitment Perseverance ♥ 3
