Commitment Quotes - page 5

Outstanding American men seem to see power as something you use in order to correct someone who's wrong, to change them, to show them you see more in this situation than the boss does. Outstanding American women, on the other hand, see power as a resource, something you can use to get people together, to gain commitment. (David C. McClelland)
I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people. View quote
Laura Dern
I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That's in friendship, that's a deal, that's a commitment. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life. View quote
Jerry Lewis
The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed. View quote
Mike Krzyzewski
I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it. View quote
Mike Krzyzewski
I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up. View quote
Nancy Greene
When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output. View quote
A. R. Rahman
It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was my own interior parental force, and it's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer. View quote
Twyla Tharp
Thankfully, President Obama has stood firmly behind women's health care issues by supporting coverage for contraception and reaffirming commitment to organizations like Planned Parenthood. View quote
Felicity Huffman
There has never been any proper commitment to marketing these artists and their music. We are not Sony. View quote
Eddy Grant
Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem. (Aaron Carter)
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. View quote
Andre Braugher
I demand pretty aggressive goal setting and a commitment to measured progress towards those goals because I don't like surprises. I don't even like good surprises. View quote
Abigail Johnson
I believe in commitment. I believe in being open and trusting each other and respecting each other completely. View quote
Anna Kournikova
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of. View quote
Bethany Hamilton
The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues. View quote
Bianca Jagger
Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations. View quote
Bob Beauprez
If you think of exercise as a 60-minute commitment 3 times a week at the gym, you're missing the point completely. If you think that going on a diet has something to do with nutrition, you don't see the forest through the trees. It is a lifestyle. I know it sounds cliche, but you have to find things you love to do. View quote
Brett Hoebel
Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them. View quote
Brian Ferneyhough
It's very easy to get excited about a job, but it's a big commitment because you do it and then you have to live with it when it's finished. It's forever in your section in the video store. It's you. It's almost like deciding who you have a child with. View quote
Bridget Fonda
An inborn tendency toward science turning it into a lifelong commitment. (Bruno Rossi)
We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place. View quote
Chris Chocola
Indian standards of artistry, and Indian standards of humanity, and Indian standards of love, and of family, devotion, commitment, stand for me as the standard for how one should behave. View quote
Clark Blaise
I believe in collaboration, which is why I work with others to make positive contributions of consequence, and why I have made a very clear and unwavering commitment to remain absolutely apolitical. View quote
Cliff Curtis
Because actually it's really hard to get things made. It takes years. To fight the fights you inevitably have to fight, even when you've produced Harry Potter, you'd better have the commitment and the passion to knock down walls, not take no for an answer. View quote
David Heyman