Quotes by Commitment Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. Hannah Arendt keeping-promisesfuturecommitment For some twenty years the window that opened at the end of the Cold War has been allowed to hang flapping in the wind. It is high time that the five nuclear-weapon states take seriously their commitment to negotiate toward nuclear disarmament. Hans Blix militarywarcommitment Agitation and commitment are dangerous for the peace of humanity, and the only thing which is even more dangerous is their absence. Hans Koning agitationhumanitycommitment I take my profession as an economist seriously and feel a commitment to the truth. This is incompatible with having to toe the political party line. Hans-Werner Sinn politicalpartycommitment Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith. Hans Urs von Balthasar ordercommitmentjesus Management must have a purpose, a dedication and that dedication must have an emotional commitment. It must be built in as a vital part of the personality of anyone who truly is a manager. Harold Geneen dedicationemotionalcommitment Look what we are trying. You call it dharma, but it is not. What we are trying is to come together; come together to an understanding. The difference is, the discipline is, the commitment is that we are going to come together with the following guiding lines: 'May the long time sun shine upon you, all love surround you, and the pure light within you guide your way on.' When we came together we decided we would guide our way on. My way and your way we already know, so we do not need to learn that. Each one of you knows 'my' way and 'your' way. All we have to learn is 'our' way." Harbhajan Singh Yogi differenceslightcommitment If we can muster up that degree of commitment and get away from the uniquely American perception that if something can't be done immediately it isn't worth doing, then I think the Hunger Movement, this small but growing minority of us, can have a truly significant impact. Harry Chapin impactcommitmentthinking No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. Harry Emerson Fosdick healthlifecommitment If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life? Harvey Fierstein denyinspirationalcommitment To make positive change requires lasting commitment, lasting commitment requires measurable targets, measurable targets requires detailed action plans, detailed action plans requires a goal you desire, desire requires a positive attitude to change your life, and the option to change your life requires WORK. Byron Pulsifer, from Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life? Harvey Fierstein goalattitudecommitment A Garden Is Not Passive. It has its own way of responding to your involvement and commitment to it. When you walk into a garden, you know whether it is loved or not. Hazel Hawke gardenwaycommitment I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science. Heinz Pagels reasonsciencecommitment Our Nation's founding commitment is still our deepest commitment: In our world, and here at home, we will extend the frontiers of freedom. George W. Bush our-worldhomecommitment A hundred years ago, if you had a child out of marriage, you'd be a social disgrace. Today women feel comfortable enough economically and culturally to bring up a child without a recognized commitment from a man. Helen Fisher childrencommitmentyears We've got to have all those tools. The Patriot Act tearing down those walls between intel and law enforcement are a necessary part of protecting the country. But, in the long term, the only way to defeat this terrorist bunch is through the spread of liberty and freedom. And that's a big challenge. I understand it's a challenge. It requires commitment and patience and persistence. George W. Bush wallcountrycommitment When someone speaks we ought to get three things out of the message. First and least important (but still very important), we ought to get what is said. Second, and more important, we ought to have a spiritual experience. Third, and most important, we should keep the commitments we make to ourselves. Henry D. Moyle importantspiritualcommitment American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy and full of commitment. And as a British actor, we have to kind of learn that. Helen Mirren voiceenergycommitment You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this. Henry David Thoreau insperationalcarpe-diemcommitment Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights. Henrik Ibsen radiancesteelcommitment«3132333435363738394041»
