“Obama ran on a platform of unmitigated optimism - a promise to usher in a brighter day for America. But there could hardly be a greater contrast between his pledge and his performance in office, between his commitment to the nation and his current abandonment of all hope.” AmericaNationsGreaterPromiseOfficeCommitmentOptimismPerformancesCurrentsRanContrastPlatformsAbandonmentPledgeBrighterBrighter Days Author:David Limbaugh
“Because of my filming commitments in America, you have to sign contracts where you can't change your physical appearance.” AmericaCommitmentAppearanceContractsCan't ChangePhysical Appearance Author:Rebel Wilson
“America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive.” PeopleHas BeensSelfAmericaCertainFreedomMoralGreatnessCommitmentDestructiveSelf Destructive Author:John W. Gardner
“I wish more of us could understand that our increasing isolation, no matter how much it seems to express pride and self-affirmation, is not the answer to our problems. Rather, the answer is a revival of our ancient commitment to God, who rules over all the peoples of the world and exalts no one over any other, and to the moral and spiritual values which were once legendary in America. We must reach out our hand in friendship both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.” WorldSelfMatterProblemHandsSeemsWould BeAmericaSpiritualValuesWishAnswersMoralEnemyPrideCommitmentAncientIsolationReach OutAffirmationRevivalCommitment To GodLegendarySpiritual ValuesSelf Affirmation Author:Arthur Ashe
“America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place. Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” PeopleWorldMindStoriesAmericaRememberValuesNationsCan DoWealthJusticeLibertyStruggleSacrificeCitizensCommitmentProsperityPursuitWho We AreIndivisibleLiberty And JusticeEquality For AllJustice For AllOne Nation Under GodLiberty And Justice For All Author:Barack Obama
“As President, I'll invest in renewable energies like wind power, solar power, and the next generation of homegrown biofuels. That's how America is going to free itself from our dependence on foreign oil not through short-term gimmicks, but through a real, long-term commitment to transform our energy sector.” LongRealAmericaNextEnergyPresidentTermGenerationsWindCommitmentOilLong TermDependenceNext GenerationShort TermRenewable EnergyGimmicksSolar PowerForeign OilBiofuelsHomegrownWind Power Author:Barack Obama
“In America people have this funny idea about enlightenment and money. Money expresses a level of commitment. Studying enlightenment is like going to a university.” PeopleIdeasAmericaLevelsStudyBuddhismEnlightenmentCommitmentUniversityBuddhistEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“I felt that America's duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.” TryingCountryAmericaFeltPolicyDutyCommitmentForeign Policy Author:Madeleine Albright
“We need major investments for rebuilding the infrastructure of America in a very forward-looking way that reduces our dependence on foreign oil. It is a commitment to innovation, to science, to keep America number one and competitive and grow our manufacturing base.” WayNeedsAmericaGrowsNumbersMajorsCommitmentInnovationInvestmentOilDependenceInfrastructureManufacturingRebuildingForeign Oil Author:Nancy Pelosi
“I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us different from those whom we fight. That is a source of our strength. That is why I prohibited torture. That is why I ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. And that is why I have reaffirmed America's commitment to abide by the Geneva conventions. We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend.” BelieveDifferentWarStatesAmericaFightingI BelieveLosesUnitedUnited StatesSourceStandardsCommitmentIdealsPrisonCompromiseTortureConventionsUnited States Of AmericaGenevaGuantanamoGuantanamo BayGeneva Convention Author:Barack Obama
“As crucial as religion has been and is to the life of the nation, America's unifying force has never been a specific faith, but a commitment to freedom - not least freedom of conscience.” Has BeensAmericaForceNationsConscienceCommitmentCrucialUnifying Author:Jon Meacham
“I will get things done for America.... Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.... Faced with adversity, I will persevere. I will carry this commitment with me this year. I am an Americorps volunteer.” YearsDoneActionAmericaCommonConflictCommitmentAdversityApathyVolunteerPersevereThings DoneCommon Ground Author:William J. Clinton
“Those who are anti-God and anti-Christian in America have infiltrated the highest levels of the educational establishment. They have a philosophical commitment to eliminating any vestige of biblical Christianity from American thought and life. They are well-positioned, well-funded and well-connected. They are a very small minority in America, yet their level of commitment is rarely matched among Christians.” WellsChristianAmericaReligiousLevelsChristianityHighestCommitmentPhilosophicalEducationalConnectedMinoritiesEstablishmentBiblicalEliminatingMatchedAnti ChristianAnti God Book:Enough is Enough: A Call to Christian Involvement Source: Enough is Enough: A Call to Christian Involvement
“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
“We must live our lives in such a way that our children, and their children after them, will form a natural and lasting commitment to the vigorous life. Only in this way can we be assured that the spirit and strength of America will be constantly replenished.” WayChildrenAmericaFormSpiritNaturalOur LivesCommitmentOur ChildrenLastingAssuredVigorous Author:John F. Kennedy
“I've been offered quite a few network shows, over the past couple of years, and always turned them down because I never wanted the commitment. The way that it works in America, you do a pilot and then you wait, and I just thought that wasn't really what I was interested in doing, in that moment.” WayYearsMomentsShowsWantedAmericaPastWaitingCoupleCommitmentThat MomentPilotsOver The Past Author:Oliver Jackson-Cohen
“The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which highlights customer satisfaction, workforce empowerment, and increased productivity, has come to symbolize America's commitment to excellence.” AmericaQualityCommitmentEmpowermentExcellenceSatisfactionCustomersProductivityAwardsHighlightsWorkforceCustomer SatisfactionCommitment To Excellence Author:William J. Clinton
“Inflationary trends are under way. Wage increases, through strikes or threatened strikes, are rampant. Government expenditures are ballooning ominously. Hoarding has contributed unconscionably to price-boosting. The Government should institute measures calculated to arrest inflation. America's commitments are already so mountainous, international and domestic, that the pruning knife should be applied. You and I, all American taxpayers, don't possess limitless resources-our pockets are not bottomless. Curb inflation at every turn!” WayShouldGovernmentAmericaTurnsCommitmentResourcesIncreaseInternationalStrikesPocketsTrendsKnivesThreatenedInflationLimitlessTaxpayersInstituteCurbExpendituresHoardingPruning Author:B. C. Forbes
“When Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in 1990, I felt America's post-Cold War commitment to national principles and international leadership was on the line. I was dismayed by the wide opposition among my fellow Democrats. To me, their position was wrong.” WarAmericaForceFeltLinesPrinciplesPositionColdCommitmentFellowsDemocratInternationalWidePostsOppositionCold WarSaddamHusseinKuwaitDismayed Author:Joe Lieberman
“The American servicemen and women of the Guard and Reserve leave their jobs, their spouses and their children to wear the uniform that defends our country. This selfless commitment should be honored by businesses across Massachusetts as we work to ensure they are treated fairly while they balance their employment responsibilities and obligations to the armed services. No business should ever put the bottom line ahead of America's front line.” ShouldChildrenCountryJobsAmericaLinesResponsibilityFrontsBalanceMen And WomenCommitmentBottomObligationTreatedOur CountryEmploymentSelflessReservesUniformsSpouseHonoredBottom LineMassachusettsServicemenArmed Services Author:Mitt Romney
“It's probably why the 330,000 members of the fraternal order of police endorsed Donald Trump as the next president of the United States of America, because they see his commitment to them.” StatesAmericaOrderNextPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpMembersCommitmentPoliceUnited States Of AmericaFraternal Author:Mike Pence
“I am confident that just as a America`s commitment to the transatlantic alliance has endured for seven decades, whether it`s been under a Democratic or Republican administration, that commitment will continue including our pledge and our treaty obligation to defend every ally.” AmericaRepublicanCommitmentDemocraticSevenIncludingDecadesObligationAdministrationAlliesAlliancesPledgeTreaties Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“I offer a better way for America with ideas that actually work, a reformed tax code that rewards free enterprise instead of just enterprising lobbyists. A reformed health care system that operates by free choice instead of by force and doesn't leave you answering to cold, clueless bureaucrats. A commitment to a renewed commitment to building a 21st Century military and giving our veterans the care that they were promised and the care that they earned.” WayGivingIdeasCareAmericaChoicesForceCenturyMilitaryBuildingColdOffersTaxesCommitmentRewardsHealth CareCodeEnterprise21st CenturyVeteranBetter WaysBureaucratsFree EnterpriseLobbyistsCluelessOur VeteransFree ChoiceHealth Care SystemEnterprising Author:Paul Ryan
“We obviously have to honor the commitments that have been made to the people who are already retired or near the retirement age. But we need to tell the truth about the fact that when we set the retirement age at age 65 in America, life expectancy was only 62.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensMadeFactsAgeAmericaHonorCommitmentTelling The TruthRetirementRetiredExpectancyLife ExpectancyRetirement Age Author:Benjamin E. Sasse
“I look around the world, I don't see America's influence growing around the world. I see our influence receding, in part because of the failure of Barack Obama to deal with our economic challenges at home; in part because of our withdrawal from our commitment to our military in the way I think it ought to be; in part because of the turmoil with Israel.” ThinkingWorldWayLooksHomeAmericaChallengesDealsGrowingInfluenceEconomicMilitaryOughtCommitmentIsraelAround The WorldBarackTurmoilWithdrawal Author:Mitt Romney
“What has made America the wealthiest, most successful country on Earth historically has been our commitment to education.” Has BeensMadeCountryEarthAmericaSuccessfulCommitment Author:Barack Obama
“In America, we then made a commitment, particularly after World War II with the GI Bill, to massively expand our commitment to college education, and that meant we had more engineers and we had more scientists and that meant we had better technology, which meant that we were more productive and we could succeed in the global marketplace.” WorldMadeWarAmericaTechnologyCollegeSucceedCommitmentScientistBillsWar Of The WorldsProductiveWorld War IiWorld War IEngineersMarketplaceCollege EducationGis Author:Barack Obama
“Often Americans have heard Donald Trump be very hard on China. But that's not how it's heard over there. In China, his message is being interpreted as the sound of an exhausted America, an America that is seeking to withdraw from its commitments to NATO, to holding up, for instance, human rights around the world.” WorldHumansHardAmericaSoundRightsHeardTrumpMessagesCommitmentHuman RightsSeekingChinaInstanceAround The WorldExhaustedNato Author:Evan Osnos
“My hope is that every country in Latin America will make a significant commitment to supporting early childhood development programs.” CountryAmericaChildhoodDevelopmentCommitmentProgramSignificantLatinLatin AmericaEarly Childhood Author:Shakira
“America is a very fundamentalist society. It's like Iran in the degree of fanatic religious commitment.” AmericaReligiousDegreesCommitmentIranFanaticsFundamentalist Author:Noam Chomsky
“The debt-ceiling vote isn't about what will be done in the future; it is about the integrity of America's commitment to support the bonds we issue. Elected officials have an obligation to maintain that integrity, regardless of whether they voted for the programs that required the borrowing in the first place.” FirstsDoneAmericaSupportIssuesIntegrityCommitmentProgramVoteDebtObligationOfficialsCeilingsBorrowingElected OfficialsDebt Ceiling Author:John Sununu
“I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking you to believe in yours." Keeping faith with those who serve must always be a core American value and a cornerstone of American patriotism. Because America's commitment to its servicemen and women begins at enlistment, and it must never end.” BelieveRealEndsAmericaValuesAbilityCommitmentAskingCoreCornerstonesKeep The FaithReal ChangeAmerican ValuesAmerican PatriotismServicemen Author:Barack Obama
“In other countries, congenital introverts simply remain introverts all their lives, neither advancing nor retreating, but America's commitment to extroversion as a national art form can abrade some naturally aloof personalities until they flower into deadly nightshade.” ArtCountryAmericaFormFlowerPersonalityCommitmentOther CountriesIntrovertAdvancingAloof Author:Florence King
“I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.” NeedsAmericaPoorGrowingCommitmentUrbanOppressed Author:Tony Campolo
“The change we need is fixing this broken economy from the bottom up.. not tax breaks for the wealthy and huge corporations that ship U.S. jobs overseas. We need to focus on defeating al Qaeda and the Taliban and restoring America's standing in the world.. not an unending commitment in Iraq.” WorldNeedsJobsAmericaChangeWealthBreakEconomyFocusHugeBrokenTaxesCommitmentEconomicsStandingBottomIraqShipsCorporationsWealthyAlsFixingAl QaedaTalibanRestoringUnendingTax Breaks Author:Joe Biden
“They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making a real difference in bringing freedom to a part of the world that has known only tyranny.” KnowsWorldRealAmericaDifferencesKnownCommitmentImportanceMissionsTerrorismTyranny Author:John Boehner
“And we're also remembering the guiding light of our Judeo-Christian tradition. All of us here today are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, sons and daughters of the same God. I believe we are bound by faith in our God, by our love for family and neighborhood, by our deep desire for a more peaceful world, and by our commitment to protect the freedom which is our legacy as Americans. These values have given a renewed sense of worth to our lives. They are infusing America with confidence and optimism that many thought we had lost.” WorldBelieveLightTodayChristianAmericaRememberDesireValuesLostGivenI BelieveReligiousOur LivesSonProtectDaughterCommitmentTraditionOptimismBoundsPeacefulLegacyNeighborhoodPatrioticOur LoveAbrahamFamily LoveDescendantsJacobIsaacSon And DaughterPeaceful WorldGuiding LightDeep Desire Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“America's government is not even aware of the gap between its commitments and action, because almost nobody in authority understands the actions that would be needed to meet the commitments.” PhilosophyGovernmentWould BeActionAmericaPoliticalNeededAuthorityCommitmentEconomicsGaps Author:Jeffrey Sachs
“America's experiment with government of the people, by the people, and for the people depends not only on constitutional structure and organization but also on the commitment, person to person, that we make to each other.” PeoplePersonsGovernmentAmericaDemocracyDependsCommitmentOrganizationStructureExperiments Author:Robert M. Hutchins
“I will call not just on Israel, but on the Palestinians, on the Arab States, and the international community to join us in this effort, because the burden of making hard choices must not be Israel’s alone.” HardStatesAmericaChoicesCommunityEffortSecurityCommitmentDemocraticInternationalIsraelBurdenPalestinianJudaismInternational Community Author:Barack Obama
“I welcome this chance to further strengthen the unbreakable ties between the United States and Israel and to assure you of our commitment to Israel's security and well-being. Israel and America may be thousands of miles apart, but we are philosophical neighbors sharing a strong commitment to democracy and the rule of law. What we hold in common are the bonds of trust and friendship, qualities that in our eyes make Israel a great nation. No people have fought longer, struggled harder, or sacrificed more than yours in order to survive, to grow, and to live in freedom” PeopleWellsMayStatesEyeAmericaLawOrderStrongNationsGrowsChanceUnitedCommonQualityUnited StatesDemocracySecurityCommitmentHarderPhilosophicalIsraelNeighborMilesWelcomeWell BeingPresidentialTiesRule Of LawGreat NationsUnbreakableTrust And FriendshipMiles Apart Author:Ronald Reagan
“This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated differently by their government, is essential to who we are.” PeopleCountryStatesGovernmentAmericaChurchReligiousPrinciplesEssentialsCommitmentTreatedWelcomePresidentialWho We AreReligious Freedom Author:Barack Obama
“As it has over the decades, the union movement stands for the fundamental moral values that make America strong: quality education for our children, affordable health care for every person-not just some-an end to poverty, secure pensions and wages that enable families to sustain the middle-class life that has fueled this nation's prosperity and strength. Union members and other working family activists don't just vote our moral values-we live them. We fight for them, day in, day out. Our commitment to economic and social justice propels us and everything we do.” ChildrenPersonsEndsCareAmericaValuesFightingStrongNationsSocialJusticeQualityMoralClassPovertyEconomicMiddleMovementMembersCommitmentLaborVoteOur ChildrenSocial JusticeFundamentalsUnionsProsperityDecadesSecureHealth CareMiddle ClassActivistWagesAffordablePensionMoral ValuesLabor UnionQuality EducationLabor MovementUnion SolidarityAffordable Health CareMiddle Class Life Author:John Sweeney
“Our country, the United States of America, may be the worlds largest economy and the worlds only superpower, but we stretch ourselves dangerously thin by taking on commitments like Iraq with only a motley band of allies to share the burden.” WorldMayCountryStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesEconomyShareBandCommitmentIraqBurdenOur CountryAlliesUnited States Of AmericaSuperpower Author:John Spratt