“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
“My problem with the wedding industry started when I studied in college and liked to have the television on in the background, and 'A Wedding Story' on TLC always came on, and I'd get irritated that the story of two people making a lifelong commitment to each other could be encapsulated in a half-hour show about the party they throw.” PeopleTwoStoriesShowsProblemHoursPartyHalfTelevisionCollegeIndustryCommitmentBackgroundsLifelongIrritatedHalf Hours Author:Jessica Valenti
“The wrestling, even though I would only wrestle for 15 or 20 or 30 minutes at a time, and it would look like that was the only time I was in it, was really a 24-hour job. Keeping yourself alive, reinventing yourself, staying physically in shape, the traveling, all the other commitments with being a wrestler, it was a crossover situation where it became sports entertainment and you actually became a media star, so it was very demanding.” LooksJobsStarsSportsHoursSituationAliveMinutesMediaShapesCommitmentEntertainmentStayingWrestlingOnly TimeWrestlerReinventingReinventing YourselfCrossoverSports Entertainment Author:Laila Ali
“I think the older I've gotten the more, like most people, my appreciation shifts towards things that are very difficult, where you see people who have put in tremendous hours and hours of commitment.” PeopleThinkingDifficultHoursCommitmentAppreciation Author:Alec Baldwin
“A novel can educate to some extent, but first a novel has to entertain. That's the contract with the reader: you give me ten hours and I'll give you a reason to turn every page. I have a commitment to accessibility. I believe in plot. I want an English professor to understand the symbolism while at the same time I want the people I grew up with - who may not often read anything but the Sears catalog - to read my books.” PeopleWantGivingFirstsBelieveMayBookReasonTurnsI BelieveHoursNovelGrewReaderTenGrew UpPagesCommitmentGive MeI Believe InPlotContractsProfessorsEducateSymbolismAccessibilitySears Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“I know what it means to sit in that chair for four or five hours. For me, it's actually thrilling because I get to know something that I'm not used to. The others do that every working day. It's a real commitment, not only in terms of acting in front of a camera, but just in order to get there.” KnowsMeanRealUsedOrderTermHoursActingFiveFourFrontsCommitmentCamerasChairsThrilling Author:Richard Sammel
“All of life is to be lived in the presence and power of God, not just for a few minutes or even an hour in the morning. It's as though we want to take a tiny nibble of spiritual food and hope that sustains us for a while; then we wonder why we're so weary and unable to live as Christ calls us to live. To truly enjoy the abundant life Jesus invited us into, we need to be more aware of God all the time, just as he was. We need that regular, focused quiet time, but we also need to take our awareness of and commitment to God into our more numerous "noisy times".” SpiritualJesusEnjoyChristHoursWonderMorningAwarenessQuietCommitmentFocusedPower Of GodQuiet Time Author:Kenneth Boa
“Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.” YearsMotivationalHoursResultsWeekFootballConfidenceCommitmentConstantSelf ConfidencePreparationSoccerDedicationAmerican FootballBest FootballSports Psychology Author:Roger Staubach
“As someone who has spent many years marveling at the brilliant and painstaking work of the doctors, scientists and researchers at St. Jude, I can attest firsthand to the bone-deep commitment these men and women have made in their fight against disease. They are at it around the clock - every hour of the day, every day of the year.” MenYearsMadeI CanFightingHoursDiseaseMen And WomenCommitmentDoctorsScientistBonesBrilliantClockResearchersDays Of The YearMarvelingSt Jude Author:Marlo Thomas
“There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.” HardRealityHoursAcceptanceHard WorkCommitmentSubstitutes Author:Cesar Chavez
“You need one hundred percent commitment; you have to be willing to wake up every morning knowing you're going to [practice] eight hours straight.” NeedsMotivationalHoursPracticeMorningKnowingWillingPercentHundredCommitmentWake UpEightEvery Morning Author:Zoe Saldana
“People do not follow uncommitted leaders. Commitment can be displayed in a full range of matters to include the work hours you choose to maintain, how you work to improve your abilities, or what you do for your fellow workers at personal sacrifice.” PeopleMatterHoursAbilityLeaderSacrificeCommitmentFellowsWorkersCommittedCommitRangeYou ChooseCommitment In BusinessPersonal SacrificeUncommittedFellow Workers Author:Stephen R. Gregg
“The separation of talent and skill is one of the largest misconceptions in modern society. Talent is something you born with, but skill can only be attained through Hours and Hours of hard work perfecting your talent as a craft. Which is why Talent will fail you without skill.” HardBornHoursFocusFailingModernTalentHard WorkBalanceSkillsCommitmentExcellenceSeparationCraftsMisconceptionModern Society Author:Will Smith
“You can become instantly successful with a simple thought, but long-lasting and pronounced success comes to those who renew their commitment to a mindset of abundance every minute of every hour of every day.” LongHoursSimpleSuccessfulMinutesCommitmentMindsetAbundanceLastingLong LastingSimple Thoughts Author:Bryant H. McGill
“It is not OK in this culture to talk to friends about causes you believe in, much less to ask them to join in. It's OK to blast perfect strangers with crass messages every hour of the day, but it's a tinge embarrassing, it brings up some shyness, it seems an intrusion, it risks rejection to share real heartfelt commitments. It's easier to share our cynicism with strangers than our dreams with friends.” BelieveRealDreamSeemsCultureAsksCausesHoursPerfectRiskShareFriendsEasierMessagesCommitmentStrangerRejectionCynicismEmbarrassingOur DreamsBlastShynessHeartfeltIntrusionCrassPerfect Strangers Author:Donella Meadows