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“A marriage bound together by commitments to exploit the other for filling one's own needs (and I fear that most marriages are built on such a basis) can legitimately be described as a "tic on a dog" relationship. Just as a hungry tic clamps on to a nourishing host in anticipation of a meal, so each partner unites with the other in the expectation of finding what his or her personal nature demands. The rather frustrating dilemma, of course, is that in such a marriage there are two tics and no dog!”

Source: The Marriage Builder: A Blueprint for Couples and Counselors

“In all aspects of life... we define our reality in terms of metaphors and then proceed to act on the basis of the metaphors. We draw inferences, set goals, make commitments, and execute plans, all on the basis of how we in part structure our experience, consciously and unconsciously, by means of metaphor.”

Mean Reality Goal Term Plans Draws Commitment Aspect Bases Structure Metaphor Setting Goals Aspects Of Life Inference

Author:George Lakoff

“Every time we have come to the end of a conflict, somehow we have persuaded ourselves that the nature of mankind and the nature of the world have changed on an enduring basis and so we have dismantle our military and intelligence capabilities. My hope is that as we wind down in Iraq and whatever the level of our commitment in Afghanistan, that we not forget the basic nature of humankind has not changed.”

World Ends Forget Levels Mankind Military Changed Wind Conflict Commitment Bases Endure Iraq Afghanistan Capability Humankind Nature Of Man

Author:Robert M. Gates

“Do not accept principal risk while investing short-term cash: the greedy effort to earn a few extra basis points of yield inevitably leads to the incurrence of greater risk, which increases the likelihood of losses and severe illiquidity at precisely the moment when cash is needed to cover expenses, to meet commitments, or to make compelling long-term investments.”

“I have underscored my commitment to dialogue and cooperation with our neighboring Turkey, a country that plays an important role for the future of our region. But I still stress that the promotion of this important relations can only take place on the basis of mutual respect without threats of war and questioning of sovereign rights.”

Stills Important War Country Play Roles Rights Commitment Bases Stress Relation Threat Dialogue Regions Mutual Cooperation Questioning Sovereign Turkeys Promotion Mutual Respect

Author:Alexis Tsipras

“I don't feel the individualist anarchists, particularly in the American tradition, including the Transcendental tradition of New England, in any way deserve the derogatory comments that are often made about them by the left. When one gets down to it ultimately, my anarcho-communism stems from a commitment to true individuality. My attempt to recover the power and the right of the individual to control his or her life and destiny is the basis to my anarcho-communism.”

“The acorn becomes an oak by means of automatic growth; no commitment is necessary. The kitten similarly becomes a cat on the basis of instinct. Nature and being are identical in creatures like them. But a man or woman becomes fully human only by his or her choices and his or her commitment to them. People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.”

People Men Humans Mean Choices Growth Decision Courage Creatures Commitment Dignity Cat Bases Instinct Multitudes Identical Oaks Kitten Acorns No Commitment

Book:The Courage to Create

Source: The Courage to Create

“The rediscovery of the value of one's own Baptism is at the root of every Christian's missionary commitment, because as we see in the Gospel, those who allow themselves to be fascinated by Christ cannot fail to witness to the joy of following in his footsteps... We understand ever more that it is precisely in virtue of Baptism that we possess a co-natural missionary vocation.”

Christian Joy Values Christ Virtue Commitment Bases Following Missionary Fascinated Inherent Vocation Footsteps Baptism Rediscovery

Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“In stocks as in romance, ease of divorce is not a sound basis for commitment.”

Romance Sound Commitment Bases Investing Divorce Ease

Book:Beating the Street

Source: Beating the Street