“Absolute atheism starts in an act of faith in reverse gear and is a full-blown religious commitment.” ReligiousAtheismCommitmentAbsolutesReverseGearsInconsistency Book:A Maritain Reader: Selected Writings Source: A Maritain Reader: Selected Writings
“The United States has an absolute, uncompromising commitment to Israel's security and an absolute conviction that Israel alone must decide the steps necessary to ensure that security. That is Israel's prerogative. We accept that. We endorse that. Whatever Israel decides cannot, will not, will never, not ever, alter our fundamental commitment to her security.” StatesUnitedAcceptingStepsUnited StatesSecurityCommitmentAbsolutesFundamentalsConvictionIsraelScaryPrerogativeUncompromising Author:Al Gore
“Absolute Evil is not the kingdom of hell. The inhabitants of hell are ourselves, i.e., those who pay our painful, embarrassing, humanistic duties to society and who are compromised by our intellectually dubious commitment to virtue, which can be defined by the perpetual smear-word of French polemic: the bourgeois. (Bourgeois equals humanist.) This word has long been anathema in France where categories are part of the ruling notion of logique. The word cannot be readily matched in England or America.” LongAmericaEvilPayHellVirtueDutyCommitmentEnglandAbsolutesNotionPainfulKingdomsDefinedFranceHumanistCategoriesPerpetualEmbarrassingRulingBourgeoisMatchedDubiousHumanisticAnathemaPolemics Author:V. S. Pritchett
“To be a racing driver it's essential you have very good eyesight, and that's especially relevant at night. Your senses are heightened, you're travelling over 200mph, you need to focus on that 110-metre braking point and you have to have absolute faith and commitment in your driving.” NeedsNightFocusEssentialsCommitmentAbsolutesVery GoodDrivingSensesDriversRacingRelevantEyesightRacing Driver Author:Allan McNish
“There are parallels between filmmaking and climbing mountains just in terms of the commitment it requires, absolute devotion, and the belief that you are going to make a film and that the film is going to be OK, as well as the risks you have to take. You are never going to climb anything great if you don't take risks.” IfsWellsFilmBeliefTermRiskMountainCommitmentAbsolutesDevotionClimbsClimbingFilmmakingParallelsClimbing Mountain Author:Jimmy Chin
“Your character is your destiny. Building character is a task for the brave and dedicated. There are no shortcuts when it comes to building character. If you wish to cure minimalism in your own life, to develop a complete commitment to excellence and an absolute rejection of mediocrity, the question you need to start asking yourself is, "What is the most I can do?"” IfsNeedsI CanCharacterWishCan DoDestinyBuildingCommitmentTasksAbsolutesAskingBraveExcellenceCuresRejectionMediocrityDedicatedOur DestinyYour DestinyMinimalismShortcutsBuilding CharacterCommitment To Excellence Book:The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose Source: The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose
“Absolute freedom is absolute nonsense! We gain freedom in anything through commitment, discipline, and fixed habit.” HabitDisciplineCommitmentGainsAbsolutesFixedNonsenseAbsolute Freedom Author:Richard J. Foster
“Marriage and parenting are the two strongest vows anyone will ever make. When you see these commitments being carelessly discarded, you can be certain that the ethics of that generation have been abandoned. ... What our society needs is a good dose of biblical ethic from God's people - the kind of ethic that requires us to keep our word no matter what the costs. Situational ethics have so shaped our society that even God's people have lost the concept of absolutes when it comes to keeping our word.” PeopleNeedsKindHas BeensTwoMatterCertainLostGenerationsCostEthicsConceptsCommitmentAbsolutesNo Matter WhatOur SocietyStrongestAbandonedBiblicalVowDoseOur WordsDiscarded Author:Larry Burkett
“If you want to take the island, then burn your boats. With absolute commitment come the insights that create real victory.” IfsWantRealVictoryCommitmentAbsolutesInsightBoatIslandsReal Victory Author:Tony Robbins
“Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.” WayWarWholePeaceLove IsEmotionalCommitmentEmptyAbsolutesActiveNonviolenceBashWay Of Love Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.