Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robin Hayes

Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation.

Robert Redford

In 1973, I was shown a graphic of how dependent the United States was on nonrenewable resources like oil and coal and that little was being done to change that. It seemed irrefutable that we needed a change in direction or we'd be paying a huge price down the road. That's when I made a commitment to become a political activist.

Robert Mugabe

I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the Lancaster House agreement.

Robert Rauschenberg

I refuse to be in this world by myself. I want an open commitment from the rest of the people.

Robert M. Hutchins

America's experiment with government of the people, by the people, and for the people depends not only on constitutional structure and organization but also on the commitment, person to person, that we make to each other.

Sarah Lewis

Mastery requires endurance. Mastery, a word we don’t use often, is not the equivalent of what we might consider its cognate—perfectionism—an inhuman aim motivated by a concern with how others view us. Mastery is also not the same as success—an event-based victory based on a peak point, a punctuated moment in time. Mastery is not merely a commitment to a goal, but to a curved-line, constant pursuit.

Sarah Paulson

The theater commitment is hard, especially in conjunction with a television commitment. That's a big, long commitment.

Will Smith

The road to success is through commitment.

Will Smith

I want to be the person that is the first person there and the last person to leave. That's who I want to be, because I think the road to success is through commitment, and through the strength to drive through that commitment when it gets hard. And it is going to get hard and you're going to want to quit sometimes, but it'll be colored by who you are, and more by who you want to be.

Warren Buffett

Writing a check separates a commitment from a conversation.

Walter Cronkite

Never before probably has the need for interfaith commitment been nearly as great as it is at this very moment.

Wendy Wasserstein

Our lives are not totally random. We make commitments, we cause things to happen.

Wayne Swan

I want to ensure and the Government wants to ensure that Australia is well prepared to tackle dangerous climate change with a scheme which is both responsible and which meets our international commitments.

Salma Hayek

After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.

Wanda Sykes

There are just so many more laws and rules that apply with marriage that do not come with domestic partnership and also to me it's the commitment.

W. H. Murray

All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.

Valerie Trierweiler

I am a committed observer. I like staying in the background and seeing what's going on.

Tyrese Gibson

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don't get off until you finish. It doesn't matter what speed you're going. Just don't get off.

Rocky Marciano

There is no doubt that man is a competitive animal and there is no place where this fact is more obvious than in the ring. There is no second place. Either you win or you lose. When they call you a champion, it's because you don't lose. To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body.

Robertson Davies

In the end, it is upon the quality and commitment of individuals that all group movements depend.

Sarah Dessen

Total commitment," I said. "You know, the idea of discovering something that, for all intents and purposes, goes against your abilities, and yet still deciding to do it anyway. That takes guts, you know?

Sarah Dessen

I've seen what commitment leads to. Going in is the easy part. It's the ending that sucks! -Remy

Sarah Dessen

He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much either of us had to drink, and other varying factors. This was exactly what I wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose.

Sandra Day O'Connor

Commitment to the rule of law provides a basic assurance that people can know what to expect whether what they do is popular or unpopular at the time.

Warren Farrell

When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.

Yul Vazquez

Yeah, I think that a play is a huge commitment, and I think that what it requires of you is a lot, so it really makes you dig in and find things, and it just makes you sharp, 'cause it's live. Really, to me, it separates the men from the boys. I always say it's like the frontlines of acting, when you're on stage.

Walter Kohn

My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.

Yo-Yo Ma

When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.

Rick Warren

Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you.

Rick Warren

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.

Rick Warren

Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans. United not by race or religion or by blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us.

Rick Warren

Maturity is when you live your life by your commitments, not by your feelings.

Vince Lombardi

Once a man has made his commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.