Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jonathan Kozol

The fact that a crime might have been committed with impunity in the past may make it seem more familiar and less gruesome, but surely does not give it any greater legitimacy.

Well the ten commandments is not the law of the land obviously if one covets they are not committing a crime under Indiana law.

Scott Campbell

What if somebody decided to name you Hortense, and you always hated that name? The name isn't you. It's something somebody else picked for you. We were named arbitrarily by a committee in 1951.

Liane Moriarty

Every time I sit down to write, I need to commit to a word count goal, otherwise I waste too much time editing and re-editing my previous work, staring dreamily off into space, pretending that I'm thinking profound, poetic thoughts when really I'm just thinking, 'Look at me being a writer! I'm so happy I'm a writer!'

Debbie Ford

You can’t just say that you’re committed to creating the best year of your life and expect it to stick. You have to make a conscious effort to allow this commitment to become part of your internal belief system.

Doug Scott

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.

Dwayne Johnson

One hard day of work proves you have heart. But day after day is what proves you have maturity and commitment.

Dwayne Johnson

Being a true bad ass has no weight or gender requirement - just 100% commitment to greatness.

Dalai Lama

The most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility, commitment, and concern for each of our fellow human beings.

Dalai Lama

True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason.

Doc Hastings

In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice.

Dolores Huerta

People would say 'Who is a leader?' A leader is a person that does the work. It's very simple. It's a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It's a personal choice.

Desmond Tutu

I have no doubt that in the future, the laws that criminalize human love and commitment will look the way the apartheid laws do to us now, so obviously wrong

Desmond Tutu

True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or any other identity attribute.

Debbie Stabenow

This is critical to the region. Every other major city has public transportation going downtown. We have a world-class airport now, and this could be an important additional piece to the airport development. This is a significant investment and one that should be seen as a significant long-term commitment to making this a reality.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Perhaps we underestimated the challenges in Afghanistan in the past. That's why we are now strengthening and intensifying our commitment.

Andre Braugher

My family life and my ideals, my commitment to the community and to other people - all people - has been improved. I think less about myself and more about my community today.

Donald Johanson

One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.

Cynthia Lennon

When John was with me, it was total commitment. Whatever he did outside our relationship didn't seem very important. We were together such a lot of the time that whatever other affairs he had once we met couldn't have amounted to much because I was with him most of the time. He kept me in Liverpool as late as I dared stay.

Anthony de Mello

My commitment is not to consistency but to the Truth .

Anne Sweeney

Our future is only limited by our commitment to keep the momentum going. Now that television has been set free from all constraints - including time, place, and all previous definitions - what comes next?

Anna Kournikova

I enjoyed my time on the Biggest Loser ranch. Although I will not be returning as a full-time trainer on season 13, I will always be a part of The Biggest Loser family and my commitment to bettering lives through health and fitness will continue.

That was a factor. We need them to make a commitment to football. Hopefully that will happen.

That was our dilemma last year. We have a No. 2 by committee and that may be the same this year. We're looking for someone to step up and fill that roll. I think we enough guys to fill that spot.

Kim Hunter

That's the kind of partnership and level of commitment we'd like to see,

That's the way we play. We just try to keep the pressure on and make them commit turnovers so we can get easy baskets.

Charles Schumer

That's the question that we on the committee will have to grapple with this week.

Pat Riley

That's two games in a row that we showed, at a time when we need to show it, a real lockdown mentality defensively. It's not surprising to me if they're committed on doing it. They've done it off and on. Not consistent. It's when the mood strikes them.

Sergio Garcia

I was really committed to come here and try to win, unless I win a WGC event or a Major,

I was ready to commit suicide. Then the next thing I know, I'm dancing on the table.

I wasn't happy that we committed so many lazy and stupid fouls in the first half. We weren't moving our feet and we were reaching too much and sent them to the line too many times in the first half.

I would never use (a loan) for a long-term commitment.

Alfie Kohn

If I offered you a thousand dollars to take off your shoes, you'd very likely accept--and then I could triumphantly announce that 'rewards work.' But as with punishments, they can never help someone develop a *commitment* to a task or action, a reason to keep doing it when there's no longer a payoff.