“All religions are not the same. All religions do not point to God. All religions do not say that all religions are the same. At the heart of every religion is an uncompromising commitment to a particular way of defining who God is or is not and accordingly, of defining life's purpose. Anyone who claims that all religions are the same betrays not only an ignorance of all religions but also a caricatured view of even the best-known ones. Every religion at its core is exclusive.” WayHeartPurposeViewsKnownIgnoranceParticularCommitmentClaimsCoreBetrayDefiningExclusiveCaricaturesSamenessUncompromisingWho God Is Author:Ravi Zacharias
“The sense of ownership is one reason why abuse tends to get worse as relationships get more serious. The more history and commitment that develop in the couple, the more the abuser comes to think of his partner as a prized object. Possessiveness is at the core of the abuser's mindset, the spring from which all the other streams spout; on some level he feels that he owns you and therefore has the right to treat you as he sees fit.” ThinkingFeelsReasonLevelsObjectsSeriousCoupleFitSpringCommitmentTreatsAbuseMindsetPartnersCoreReason WhyStreamsOwnershipAbusersPossessiveness Author:Lundy Bancroft
“There's a floating distraction in the contemporary world, life at a distance enabled by technology. I want people to commit at the level of their subjectivity. The idea of subjective commitment is at the core of ethics, something that divides the self from itself. I become an ethical self. I cannot meet that ideal, I cannot fulfill it, it divides me from myself and it makes me strive harder. This ideal subjective ethical drive is at the heart of an absolutely earnest, radical politics that insists that people will be able to engage with each other, and they're lifted from irony at that point.” PeopleWorldWantHeartIdeasSelfAbleLevelsTechnologyEthicsCommitmentIdealsHarderDistanceStriveCoreCommitContemporaryRadicalIronyEthicalDividesDistractionFloatingEarnestSubjectiveSubjectivityWorld Life Author:Simon Critchley
“Our findings do not represent a quick fix, or the next fashion statement in a long string of management fads, or the next buzzword of the day, or a new 'program' to introduce. No! The only way to make any company visionary is through a long-term commitment to an eternal process of building the organization to preserve the core and stimulate progress.” WayLongNextProcessTermCompanyProgressFashionBuildingFindingsEternalCommitmentProgramOrganizationManagementCoreStatementsPreservesLong TermStringsIntroducingVisionariesFadsQuick FixesFashion Statement Author:James C. Collins
“We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her truthfulness, her thoughtfulness, [Angela Merkel] doing her homework, knowing her facts, her commitment to looking out for the interests of the German people first, but recognizing that part of good leadership on behalf of the nation requires engaging the world as a whole, and participating effectively in multilaterally institutions, I think she's been outstanding.” PeopleThinkingWorldFirstsWholeFactsValuesNationsTermInterestKnowingIssuesIntegrityCommitmentInstitutionsCoreEngagingRecognizingBehalfOutstandingHomeworkTruthfulnessParticipatingGood LeaderCore ValuesThoughtfulnessAngelaGood LeadershipSync Author:Barack Obama
“I think of poetry as something out there in the world and within each of us. I don't mean that everyone can write poetry - it's an art, a craft, it requires enormous commitment like any art. But there's a core of desire in each of us and poetry goes to and comes from that core. It's the social, economic, institutional gap that makes it difficult.” ThinkingWorldWritingMeanArtDesireSocialDifficultEconomicCommitmentCoreEnormousCraftsGaps Author:Adrienne Rich
“Integrate purpose into your for-profit business model through a long term commitment to a cause that is aligned with your core values and those of your community.” LongPurposeValuesCausesTermCommunityModelsCommitmentProfitCoreLong TermIntegratingCore ValuesBusiness Models Author:Simon Mainwaring
“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
“Good marriages are built upon a combination of emotional love and a common commitment to a core of beliefs about what is important in life and what we wish to do with our lives. Speaking each other's primary love language creates the emotional climate where these beliefs can be fleshed out in daily life.” ImportantBeliefLanguageWishCommonOur LivesEmotionalCommitmentBuiltClimateCorePrimariesCombinationDaily LifeGood MarriageEmotional Love Book:The Five Love Languages Singles Edition Source: The Five Love Languages Singles Edition
“The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.” InspirationalMotivationalWinningSportsAcceptingPlayerTeamStandardsCommitmentDefeatCoreNflMotivational SportsDedicationVeteranSports PsychologyWinning Team Author:Merlin Olsen
“A great deal has been said about my commitment not to raise taxes. It's a core value - it's common sense - it's important to keeping and growing jobs - and it's mainstream!” Has BeensSaidImportantJobsValuesDealsCommonGrowingTaxesCommitmentRaisesCoreCommon SenseMainstreamCore Values Author:Tim Pawlenty