“In times of war and in hours of crisis, Senator Kerry has turned his back on 'pay any price' and 'bear any burden', and he's replaced those commitments with 'wait and see' and 'cut and run'.” WarRunningWaitingHoursPayCuttingBearsCommitmentCrisisBurdenReplacedSenators Author:George W. Bush
“A willingness to engage in the give and take of argument displays a commitment to cognitive egalitarianism - the proposition that all people should be treated as intellectual equals, and that no individual can legitimately claim a privileged immunity from the burden of proof.” PeopleGivingShouldIndividualAtheismIntellectualCommitmentArgumentClaimsBurdenPositive AtheismProofTreatedWillingnessDisplayPrivilegedPropositionsCognitiveImmunityGive And TakeEgalitarianismBurden Of Proof Book:Why Atheism? Source: Why Atheism?
“We do not need committees but we need commitment. The nation is already reeling under the burden of several committees formed in the last decade.” NeedsLastsNationsCommitmentIndiaBurdenDecadesCommitteesGovernance Author:Narendra Modi
“The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because I believe strongly that a national decision to go to war must also include a broad commitment to share its burdens. Whenever Congress decides to fund a war or other U.S. combat activities, it must provide a means to pay for it-then and there-not later. If we don't have the will to fully share the burdens of war, then we have no right to send our sons and daughters into harm's way.” IfsWayShouldFirstsBelieveMeanLongWarUseI BelieveDecisionPayShareMilitarySonActivityDaughterCommitmentCongressBurdenHarmFundBroadsCombatDeclarationSon And DaughterDeclaration Of War Author:Charles Rangel
“There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing, and aren't writing particularly well” WantWritingWellsMomentsWorkChangedCommitmentBurdenProfession Author:Agatha Christie
“God wants us to be stronger than we are--more fixed in our purpose, more certain of our commitments, eventually needing less coddling from Him, showing more willingness to shoulder some of the burden of His heavy load. In short, He wants us to be more like He is and, if you haven't noticed, some of us are not like that yet.” IfsWantPurposeCertainHavensCommitmentStrongerBurdenHeavyShouldersFixedWillingnessLoadHeavy Loads Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“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
“A camera can get you close without the burden of commitment. It's a nifty device that way, a magical passport into people's lives with no permanent strings attached.” PeopleWayPhotographyCommitmentCamerasBurdenPermanentStringsDevicesPassportsStrings Attached Author:Nina Berman
“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