“No other human relationship can approach the potential for intimacy and oneness than can be found within the context of a marriage commitment. And yet no other relationship can bring with it as many adjustments, difficulties and even hurts. There's no way you can avoid these difficulties; each couple's journey is unique. But there is much you can do to prepare for that journey. An engagement is not just a time of preparation for a wedding, but also preparation for a marriage.” WayHumansFoundCan DoHurtJourneyCoupleApproachUniqueCommitmentDifficultyOnenessIntimacyPreparationEngagementAdjustmentHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Dennis Rainey
“Ancient worship . . . does truth. All one has to do is to study the ancient liturgies to see that liturgies clearly do truth by their order and in their substance. This is why so many young people today are now adding ancient elements to their worship. . . . This recovery of ancient practices is not the mere restoration of ritual but a deep, profound, and passionate engagement with truth—truth that forms and shapes the spiritual life into a Christlikeness that issues forth in the call to a godly and holy life and into a deep commitment to justice and to the needs of the poor.” PeopleNeedsDoeTodaySpiritualFormYoungOrderJusticePoorPracticeStudyIssuesHolyShapesElementsWorshipCommitmentMereProfoundAncientPassionateRecoverySubstanceRitualEngagementSpiritual LifeGodlyRestorationLiturgyHoly LifeChristlikeness Author:Robert E. Webber
“The culture of irony is the culture of postmodernism, which I would furiously want to denounce. We have to act ethically and politically. Irony is a defensive position, against reality. It always knows what to think about reality. The idea of commitment and engagement is central to me, which is not ironic.” ThinkingKnowsWantIdeasRealityCulturePositionCommitmentIronyIronicEngagementPostmodernism Author:Simon Critchley
“I'm criticizing the way they are perceived. I was going through a book of Marina Abramovic and Ulay's 1970s performance work the other day. These people did two, even three Documentas or Venice Biennales over the course of a decade without any fuss. They would just treat it as any of their other engagements, with the same level of dignity and commitment they'd reserve for a one-day event in a small gallery on the Austrian mountains.” PeopleWayTwoBookThreeCoursesLevelsEventsOne DayMountainCommitmentDignityPerformancesTreatsDecadesCriticizeEngagementReservesGalleryVenice Author:Maurizio Cattelan
“Commitment is making a choice to follow through or to honor. Engagement and guarantee - we all love guarantees in life. Making a commitment, whether it's for something like climate change or to my family, or even to my fans - what that means to me is, whether on paper or verbally or spiritually, making a promise to guarantee that I will fulfill whatever agreement we have.” MeanChoicesFansHonorPromisePaperCommitmentMy FamilyClimateClimate ChangeGuaranteesAgreementEngagementGuarantees ThatFollow ThroughGuarantees In Life Author:Ian Somerhalder
“All depend upon the engagement of as many people as possible on all levels, from civil society to national leaders, to advocate for the kind of national and international commitments, legislation, and public/ private partnerships that can make the difference.” PeopleKindDifferencesLevelsLeaderDependsCommitmentInternationalEngagementPartnershipLegislationCivil SocietyPrivate Parts Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“[Albert Camus] always held a profound commitment [engagement], a real resistance to all totalitarianism.” RealCommitmentProfoundResistanceEngagementTotalitarianism Author:Catherine Camus
“There's another point that I wanted to mention here, particularly the engagement and commitment to Africa. For us Europeans, Africa as a neighboring continent is of prime importance. The development of African countries is in our very own vested interest.” CountryWantedInterestDevelopmentCommitmentImportancePrimeEngagementContinents Author:Angela Merkel
“Brands must have a point of view on that purposeful engagement, whether it's directed towards the environment, poverty, water as a resource or causes such as breast cancer or education. Merely declaring your commitment to a category or cause will not be enough the distinguish your brand sufficiently to see a return on these well-intended efforts.” WellsEnoughCausesWaterViewsEffortPovertyEnvironmentReturnCommitmentResourcesCancerPoint Of ViewBrandsBreastsCategoriesEngagementBreast CancerDeclaring Author:Simon Mainwaring
“All efforts at self-transformation challenge us to engage in on-going, critical self-examination and reflection about feminist practice, and about how we live in the world. This individual commitment, when coupled with engagement in collective discussion, provides a space for critical feedback which strengthens our efforts to change and make ourselves anew.” WorldSelfIndividualChallengesSpaceEffortPracticeReflectionCommitmentTransformationFeministCriticalDiscussionCollectivesEngagementFeedbackExaminationSelf TransformationSelf-examination Author:Bell Hooks
“Angela Davis offers a cartography of engagement in oppositional social movements and unwavering commitment to justice.” SocialJusticeMovementOffersCommitmentEngagementSocial MovementsUnwaveringAngelaCartography Author:Chandra Talpade Mohanty
“Ideally, nothing should be embraced by a consumer firmly, nothing should command a commitment till death do us part, no needs should be seen as fully satisfied, no desires considered ultimate. There ought to be a proviso 'until further notice' attached to any oath of loyalty and any commitment. It is but the volatility, the in-built temporality of all engagements that truly counts; it counts more than the commitment itself, which is anyway not allowed to outlast the time necessary for consuming the object of desire (or, rather, the time sufficient for the desirability of that object to wane).” NeedsShouldDesireObjectsOughtCommitmentBuiltUltimateLoyaltySatisfiedCommandConsumersSufficientEngagementConsumingOathVolatilityDesirabilityTemporalityObjects Of Desire Book:Globalization: The Human Consequences Source: Globalization: The Human Consequences
“The incredible brand awareness and bottom-line profits achievable through social media marketing require hustle, heart, sincerity, constant engagement, long-term commitment, and most of all, artful and strategic storytelling.” HeartLongSocialTermLinesAwarenessMediaCommitmentConstantBottomIncrediblesMarketingProfitSocial MediaStorytellingBrandsLong TermSincerityEngagementBottom LineStrategicHustleSocial Media Marketing Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“Yes, after some time spent last year on other commitments, most of them speaking engagements, I am now about halfway through a novel that I hope will come out in 1998.” YearsLastsNovelCommitmentEngagementLast YearHalfwayTime Spent Author:Robert MacNeil
“Not everything that counts can be counted. You can count sales. You can count fans and followers. You can count pins and tweets. But you can't count passion. You can't count commitment. You can't count engagement. You can't count relationships.” BookPassionFansCommitmentMarketingFollowersEngagementPinsTweet Author:John Kremer