Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edward Kennedy

That is a pretty big deal from a commitment standpoint.

Benjamin Franklin

Promises may fit the friends, but non performance will turn them into enemies.

Bill Gates

We paired this announcement of the R&D [commitment] with the so-called Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is 27 [major investors] saying, "Hey, we'll put significant money into [energy innovations] when they're ready to spin out probably into startup companies."

Bill Gates

Driving up the value of the advertising is a big commitment for Microsoft.

Bill Gates

Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.

Bob Seger

You can't get a good crew and a good sound system, and a good light system if you do a small tour. If you want the best, those guys want a commitment of about 4 to 6 months. And I'd want the best people and the best stuff.

Bob Seger

Mediocrity's easy, the good things take time, the great need commitment.

Bob Goodlatte

The gulf coast region has been hit hard by two major hurricanes and is going to need federal assistance at several levels, The best way to make sure that the resources are targeted properly is for us to see this area firsthand. I am pleased that members from both sides of the aisle share my commitment to making sure that the relief effort is targeted and managed as efficiently as possible.

We are always committed to something. However, were not always committed to what we say were committed toor even to what we think were committed to.

Barry Diller

We are all prepared to meet with the special committee and its legal and financial advisors at your earliest convenience,

We found that being responsible for a pet, such as committing to walk a loaner dog, encouraged people who did not own dogs to walk more often and for longer periods.

Webster is fully committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities for all.

We are getting ready for next season as most of the girls are participating in softball or track this spring. And that is a positive note because it shows these girls are committed to winning in a couple years.

What's really important here is that documentary commitment to telling the truth is being compromised by the need to accommodate perceived intellectual and copyright constraints.

Shoaib Akhtar

were keen that he should be hundred percent fit and totally committed to the team.

Unless the international community renews its commitment to deal with the consequences of the food crisis in Niger, including the prevailing level of malnutrition, the country faces a second year of extreme suffering and hardship.

Union Pacific is committed to the development and use of new technologies to preserve the environment for future generations. Environmental protection is a primary management responsibility as well as the responsibility of every Union Pacific employee.

Unfortunately, Judge Roberts' response did not indicate a commitment to protect a woman's right to choose.

Very few people could ever make a commitment to do what John did. He set a goal after he was done playing football that he wanted to become the strongest man in the world. He worked hard enough to do that.

Rob Portman

U.S. trade officials are working to make Hong Kong a success. The U.S. government is totally committed to Hong Kong.

Tom Browning

We're going to be working with a community committee, a committee of people from the school district, teachers, support staff, all of them will collaborate to look through the applications, then we will umm whittle it down to a group of 6 we hope sometime toward the end of September.

We're investing in ourselves to show our commitment to the campaign. We're making a statement that we're in the race.

Jason Calacanis

I think you need to have a very strong angel community that is committed to mentoring up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

Leonard Boswell

As the 29th state to join the United States of America, it is our turn to show the nation what represents Iowa. Our commitment to quality education, hard work, and small-town values are all represented in the Iowa quarter.

Leonard Boswell

I am committed to ensure that our intelligence community, law enforcement, medical professionals, and military have the information and funding needed to protect the American people from threats at home and abroad.

three years as a guest of the American taxpayer ... I imagine he's come out with all the zeal he had before, and committed to the cause.

Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding.

Edward Hirsch

Throughout his work, Philip Levine's most powerful commitment has been to the failed and lost, the marginal, the unloved, the unwanted.

Yahoo's really happy with Lloyd and Lloyd is 100 percent committed to Yahoo.

Jacques Chirac

Yes, I am a candidate, ... I'm happy to have told you. I therefore commit myself, before the French people.

We're really fortunate to have the physicians we have. They are very committed and dedicated.

With the program where it is right now, it's a nice statement of commitment and continuity.

As Jews, we have an obligation to ensure that what happened to us in the past doesn't happen to others. We have a commitment and an obligation to speak up and speak out loudly whenever and wherever genocide may take place.