Quotes by Dedication As the chief speaker at the dedication of the national cemetery at the Gettysburg Battlefield, statesman Edward Everett wrote to Lincoln: I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes. Abraham Lincoln dedicationtwoideas There's also an immediacy to everything that has changed everybody's expectations. Now if I can't get a hold of somebody on their cell phone I'm, like, angry with them. And in my mind, all the things that I really value in terms of art, really good novels or films or comics, I know they all take a long, long time to create, and they take a lot of concentration and dedication...and I just feel like the training for that is becoming more and more rare when people are used to seeing things like YouTube clips, and being able to acquire things instantly. Adrian Tomine dedicationphonesart Film is a time capsule. If I have a lack of dedication or focus, it's permanently there as a negative reminder. Adrien Brody dedicationfocusacting To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure. [author's dedication] Agatha Christie monotonous-lifededicationadventure Book dedication To myself, without whose inspired and tireless efforts this book would not have been possible. Al Jaffee dedicationeffortbook We need innovation in education and dedication to the task before us. Alan Autry dedicationinnovationtasks I feel like we're between two great possibilities: we're either going to turn things around, and in this generation see the rising sun of a new moral dedication in America, or we're going to lose the struggle for that moral renewal, throw away the basic principles on which our life and civilization is based, and head toward a new century that will make the 20th century look like a dress rehearsal for evil. Alan Keyes dedicationstrugglecivilization I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing. Alexis Arguello dedicationmotivationmemorable Commitment is a word invented in our abstract modernity to signify the absence of any real motives in the soul for moral dedication. Allan Bloom dedicationrealcommitment I've been dancing since I was 6 years old. That kind of relentless dedication and intensity is where I'm comfortable. Andrea Anders dedicationdancingyears Dedication means spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand. Anil Sinha dedicationmeanhands Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. Ann Oakley dedicationmotherchildren What can I do now? What am I to become? How can I live in this world I'm condemned to but can't endure? They couldn't stand it either, so they made a world of their own. Well, they have each other's company, and they are heroes, whereas I'm quite alone, and have none of the qualities essential to heroism - the spirit, the toughness, the dedication. I'm back where I was as a child, solitary, helpless, unwanted, frightened. Anna Kavan dedicationherochildren It is difficult for me to imagine the same dedication to women's rights on the part of the kind of man who lives in partnership with someone he likes and respects, and the kind of man who considers breast-augmentation surgery self-improvement. Anna Quindlen dedicationselfmen I know the difference now between dedication and infatuation. That doesn't mean I don't still get an enormous kick out of infatuation;: the exciting ephemera, the punch in the stomach, the Anna Quindlen dedicationheartmean Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No matter what happens in terms of fame and fortune, dedication to writing is a marching-step forward from where you were before, when you didn’t care about reaching out to the world, when you weren’t hoping to contribute, when you were just standing there doing some job into which you had fallen. Anne Lamott dedicationwritingjobs Find something you enjoy and love and you're passionate about. And then dedicate all you've got to make it a success. And if you have those two things, I think with your passion and dedication, there is nothing that you cannot accomplish. Anousheh Ansari dedicationpassionthinking I know the importance of highly trained awareness of the “moment” and the immediate and intuitive response of the photographer. It should be obvious to all that photographers whose images possess character and quality have attained them only by continued practice and total dedication to the medium. Ansel Adams dedicationpracticecharacter There is more to creative mastership than the surface of satisfaction and political certainty. The music of Joe Fonda is part of a living tradition of belief and dedication. Future historians will be surprised at the breadth of Mr. Fonda's offerings. This is a real virtuoso and composer of the highest order. Anthony Braxton dedicationofferingreal Theater will always be my first love. The time and dedication that goes into the rehearsal process with the cast and crew is something that TV/Movie acting does not offer. April Parker Jones dedicationfirst-loveacting1234567891011»
