“It's my belief that, like every other American, gay and lesbian couples should be able to make a lifetime commitment to the person they love and protect their families.” ShouldPersonsAbleBeliefCoupleGayProtectCommitmentLifetimeLifetime Commitment Author:Mark Udall
“Belief may be a regrettably unavoidable biological weakness to be kept under the control of criticism: but commitment is for Popper an outright crime.” MayBeliefCrimeRegretWeaknessCommitmentCriticism Author:Imre Lakatos
“I believe it is of particular importance in our day, when Satan is raging in the hearts of men in so many new and subtle ways, that our choices and decisions be made carefully, consistent with the goals and objectives by which we profess to live. We need unequivocal commitment to the commandments and strict adherence to sacred covenants. When we allow rationalizations to prevent us from temple endowments, worthy missions, and temple marriage, they are particularly harmful. It is heartbreaking when we profess belief in these goals yet neglect the everyday conduct required to achieve them.” MenWayNeedsBelieveHeartMadeChoicesBeliefI BelieveGoalDecisionAchieveParticularCommitmentImportanceSacredEverydayWorthyMissionsRageObjectivesSatanConsistentSubtleTemplesNeglectCommandmentsStrictCovenantHeartbreakingOur ChoicesEndowmentAdherenceGoals And ObjectivesUnequivocalChoices And DecisionsTemple Marriage Author:Quentin L. Cook
“Individuals who succeed have a belief in the power of commitment. If there's a single belief that seems almost inseparable from success, it's that there's no great success without commitment. If you look at successful people in any field, you'll find they're not necessarily the best and the brightest, the fastest and the strongest. You'll find they're the ones with the most commitment.” PeopleIfsLooksSeemsMotivationalIndividualBeliefSuccessfulFieldsSucceedCommitmentStrongestSuccessful PeopleInseparableGreat Success Book:Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement Source: Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement
“You can't escape from a prison until you recognize you are in one. People who have chosen to live within the limits of their old beliefs continue to have the same experiences. It takes effort and commitment to break old patterns” PeopleBeliefEffortBreakLimitsCommitmentPrisonPatternsChosenLimiting BeliefsPrison Break Author:Bob Proctor
“The disassociation between inner belief and outer behaviour allowed many people to enjoy a sense of retaining their inner decency while at the same time not risking any loss of livelihood, any compromise over career ambitions, let alone any potentially more sanctions; hence never revealing any signs of disagreement or openly showing anything less than apparently full commitment to the regime and its policies” PeopleBeliefEnjoyLossCareersPolicyAmbitionCommitmentCompromiseRegimesBehaviourRevealingDecencyDisagreementSanctionsLivelihoodRetaining Author:Mary Fulbrook
“When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of community and connection, a commitment to the idea that we are our brothers' keepers.” IdeasRunningBeliefPresidentCommunityBrotherCommitmentConnectionsDecidedFascismDespotismKeepers Author:Barack Obama
“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
“Even people who don't share my specific faith (denomination, beliefs, etc.) are typically enthusiastic about my profession of faith in God and my commitment to living to God-given standards.” PeopleBeliefGivenShareStandardsCommitmentProfessionEtcFaith In GodEnthusiasticDenominations Author:Zig Ziglar
“If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed.” IfsMenBeliefBusinessCompanyDemandCommitmentLoyaltyEmploymentEngagedUnconditionalJoiningWatsonIbm Author:Thomas Watson
“Solidarity is not the same as support. To experience solidarity, we must have a community of interests, shared beliefs and goals around which to unite, to build Sisterhood. Support can be occasional. It can be given and just as easily withdrawn. Solidarity requires sustained, ongoing commitment.” BeliefGivenGoalInterestCommunitySupportCommitmentSolidarityOngoingOccasionalSisterhood Book:Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center Source: Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
“Being an artist and a musician, I have witnessed the previous generation taking the art form, not as a way of making a living, but as a belief, an almost maniacal, sometimes insane devotion and commitment to communication.” WayArtSometimesFormArtistBeliefGenerationsCommunicationMusicianCommitmentDevotionInsaneBeing An ArtistMaking A LivingPrevious Generations Author:David Finckel