Famous Quotes & Sayings

I didn't sign a pledge to Wendi Thomas. I took an oath of office, and I have a commitment to the constituents who I serve. That's who I make my pledge to every four years when I've been elected.

Larry Miller

I didn't say that. I don't know who told him that. So he was nervous about that and I understand that if that's what he thought. So we spent 10 or 15 minutes just talking about stuff and reiterating the commitment we've always had.

Jack LaLanne

Physical fitness takes commitment to exercise just as it requires good nutrition. But it doesn't have to be painful. Just the opposite: Vigorous exercise actually is stimulating. It boosts your energy levels, invigorates your mind, and just feels good afterward. The hardest part, of course, is getting started.

Jack Kornfield

The way I treat my body is not disconnected from the way I treat my family or the commitment I have to peace on our earth.

J. I. Packer

Simple assent to the gospel, divorced from a transforming commitment to the living Christ, is by Biblical standards less than faith, and less than saving, and to elicit only assent of this kind would be to secure only false conversions.

Isadore Sharp

Living up to your commitments is part of business ethics. My word is my bond.

Ioan Gruffudd

I'm not getting younger, so there's a commitment to the cause that one has to make

Jack Nicklaus

You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf

Jack Kemp

Democracy is not a mathematical deduction proved once and for all time. Democracy is a just faith fervently held, commitment to be tested again and again in the fiery furnace of history.

Most of us expect him to reiterate the Fed's commitment to fighting inflation and as long as he does that the dollar should hold up relatively well. This could be the trigger for the next move higher in the dollar.

Minister Borja has taken on a firm commitment to keep fiscal spending under control. That for us is good news.

Alex Rodriguez

Mr. Steinbrenner has a beef. I understand, with the commitment he has.

David Robinson

Mr. Ruebhausen was a man who was deeply interested in social justice, who wanted to make the Yale Law School even better in terms of social justice and international atmosphere. His commitment to that formed a great part of his very successful life.

Robin Cook

It is a visible demonstration to our commitment to completing the job,

It is a pity that when we made such an important change, we didn't get any commitment from the U.S. and other countries

It is a major story and we have made a huge commitment throughout to cover it extensively and this was the culmination,

Ehud Olmert

I think there is an opportunity now that never existed before. This is due to a combination of public opinion in Israel, my commitment and the understanding and hopefully future support of President George W. Bush.

Tom Izzo

I think there was a little self-doubt. But I thought we made a commitment that we're going to try to play and leave it on the floor.

Just because we're a low wage economy and you can get someone to do our job cheaper, you don't have the right to sell our jobs as long as we're meeting the commitment of quality and productivity.

Japan has demonstrated that commitment to good policies produces good results,

James has shown an impressive degree of commitment to get back into the side and he is worth looking at again. He could maybe give us the consistency and penetration that was lacking in the C&G games.

Jim, Lara and Byron are three of the most dedicated reporters and skilled storytellers in the business. These high-profile assignments signal the depth of our commitment to covering Washington, international news and the national scene.

Chris Carney

States like New Jersey have already made a commitment to reduce mercury pollution by 90 percent. The technology is out there. We just need to move in that direction.

Some of the Sago miners requested that the United Mine Workers be their representatives for the purposes of this investigation, and they have a right to be there. Together, the state and MSHA made a commitment to the families that we would conduct a fair, open investigation, and we decided we needed to take this extraordinary step to keep that commitment.

Nancy Brown's commitment to personal growth and education make her a role model for all administrative professionals.

I think this is a very special community and our foundation has never raised this much money in such a short period of time and I think it's a real community commitment and really a desire to have a much better emergency department, so it's a wonderful story.

Tad Boyle

I'm in a different position right now than I was two months ago. This whole process had pretty much come full circle. That's what I mean when I say timing is everything. The commitment level was just right at the right time.

We need the commitment of governments for anti-poaching efforts to work. Collaboration that is necessary has not been present until now.

We need the commitment of governments for anti-poaching efforts to work, ... Collaboration that is necessary has not been present until now.

We need a permanent fix and that will take some time. It's going to take a commitment at the community, professional and state level to come up with a solution.

Bharati Mukherjee

I have to put down roots where I decide to stay. It wasn't enough for me to be an expatriate Indian in Canada. If I can't feel that I can make social, political and emotional commitments to a place, I have to find another place.

Arnon Goldfinger

I view every film as a commitment to undertake a long journey.

Bill Vaughan

I don't care a damn for your loyal service when you think I am right; when I really want it most is when you think I am wrong.