“Commitment. This is my favorite word because in some way, people who are committed are always much more interesting and much more reliable, and much more, I would say, deep than people who are not.” PeopleWayInspirationalInterestingCommitmentMy FavoriteCommittedCommitFavorite WordsLack Of Commitment Author:Carlos Ghosn
“There is a culture among academics to be obscure. If you're too clear, you can't be saying anything interesting. The issue isn't word length. The issue is a commitment to speaking in a way an audience can understand.” IfsWayCultureInterestingAudienceIssuesClearCommitmentLengthObscure Author:Lawrence Lessig
“I'd worked on a series of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul books called The Real Deal for HCI books, which featured essays and poems from teens.Finding the right authors for the series has been no easy feat, mostly because I'm looking for a perfect blend of a teen girl with an interesting story or hook, fantastic writing talent, and the confidence to commit to writing a 30,000+ word book in a matter of months. It's a huge commitment and I recognize that, so the fit has to be there from all these different angles.” WritingHas BeensBookDifferentRealSoulMatterStoriesGirlEasyPerfectInterestingDealsTalentHugeMonthsFitFindingsCommitmentSeriesCommitFantasticChickensTeensAngleSoupTeenageHookEssaysFeatsDifferent AnglesInteresting StoriesChicken Soup Author:Deborah Reber
“As an activist, you gotta pick something that's particularly interesting to you and go for it - because there's no shortage of things to do. And it's sort of a long-term commitment. Activism is for life.” LongTermInterestingPicksCommitmentActivismThings To DoLong TermActivistShortage Author:Patrick Califia
“I mean this is not like a very dry political book. This is - it was a very quick and entertaining and interesting read because there were so many stories, at least for me, of real women and - and sort of the issues that they face, and her commitment to wanting to help them.” MeanBookRealHelpingStoriesFacesPoliticalInterestingIssuesCommitmentDryEntertainingReal Women Author:Eleanor Smeal
“It's kind of interesting and sick that the intellectual culture called the 1960s, "time of troubles," a dangerous period in which a lot of harm was done to the society. And the reason is because we were civilized and that's dangerous. That increased the commitment to democracy, to rights and so on, and this left people much less obedient.” PeopleKindReasonDoneCultureLeftInterestingDemocracyRightsTroubleDangerousPeriodsIntellectualCommitmentSickHarmCivilized1960sObedientTimes Of Trouble Author:Noam Chomsky
“I do think that it's important to understand what each person has coming into the relationship, and what each person expects from the relationship. I find it so interesting that so many people rush into the commitment of marriage, which is a legal contract, without knowing anything about what the expectations of the other person are, and they've not explained or articulated their expectations of the other person.” PeopleThinkingImportantInterestingExpectationsCommitment Author:Laura Wasser
“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results.” SuccessInterestDifferencesWorkInterestingResultsAcceptingAcceptanceAdventureCommitmentManagementCommittedExcuseCommitConvenientNo ExcusesMentoringCommitment In BusinessInspirational CommitmentNo CommitmentCommitted RelationshipCommitment To Excellence Author:Ken Blanchard