“I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that "gay" is an artificial category when it comes to measuring a man or woman's on-the-job performance or commitment to shared goals. It says little about the person. Our differences and prejudices pale next to our historic challenge.” MenLittlesPersonsJobsNextGoalRealizingChallengesDifferencesKnowingRichGayCommitmentPerformancesPrejudiceSatisfactionCategoriesArtificialPaleHistoricMeasuring Author:Alan K. Simpson
“I have way too many commitments. I get pulled in too many directions and I never seem to be able to satisfy anybody. People get turned on by knowing a celebrity, even my friends and family. They feel that there's something exciting about me, but in reality there's no substance to it. People in airports just hold on to me expecting something and it seems that I always come up empty. It's frustrating because I'm trying to please everybody, and ya just can't do that ... at least I can't.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingI CanRealitySeemsAbleKnowingPleaseMy FriendsCommitmentEmptyExcitingCome UpSubstanceExpectingFamily And FriendsFrustratingAirportsExpecting Something Author:Tim Allen
“That isn’t about money, fame, or power. It’s about will, dedication, commitment, and knowing your self-worth. You can be poor as dirt and have those traits. Money can’t buy you values. You just need to know what is important to you and then feel secure in your pursuit to achieve that.” KnowsNeedsFeelsImportantSelfValuesPoorMoneyKnowingAchieveFameCommitmentPursuitSelf WorthSecureDedicationTraitsDirt Author:Jennifer Hudson
“This commitment to truth is something one senses more and more Americans yearning for, just as they are becoming more and more sophisticated at knowing when the truth is being obscured - an irony that seems to elude most of todays elected officials.” SeemsTodayKnowingBecomingTruth IsCommitmentSensesIronyOfficialsYearningSophisticatedBecoming MoreEludeElected OfficialsElude UsElude You Author:Michael Musto
“The virtual community? The word virtual does not mean "virtue." It means "not." When I go to the store and they say: The shirt that you brought in is virtually done. It means it is not done, in the same way that the virtual community is not a community. There is no commitment there. When you log off, you are not a member of it anymore. My flesh and blood community, the sense of knowing my neighbor, knowing the guy across the street, having dinner with the people down the block, getting along with each other and making compromises, that's a genuine community with a commitment.” PeopleWayMeanDoeDoneGuyCommunityKnowingVirtueBloodStreetsMembersCommitmentDinnerStoresNeighborFleshGenuineBlockCompromiseShirtsFlesh And BloodGetting AlongNo Commitment Author:Clifford Stoll
“We've lived through a time in which people have felt they could forge their own future and make a better world. We may not have achieved our dreams in the time frame that we once believed was realistic, but the magnitude of what is yet to be achieved only confirms the importance of our commitment. Knowing this, we can't stop now.” PeopleWorldMayDreamFeltKnowingCommitmentImportanceRealisticOur DreamsMagnitude Author:Peter Yarrow
“A passionate commitment to social justice is no substitute for knowing what the hell you're talking about.” SocialJusticeTalkingHellKnowingCommitmentSocial JusticePassionateSubstitutes Author:Thomas Sowell
“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
“The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what's important. The thing is, I suppose, a younger person may not correctly divine the right time, because of lack of life experience, so the older woman may have the advantage of truly knowing if it's right or not.” IfsGivingMayPersonsImportantKnowingDivineCommitmentAdvantageLife ExperienceRight TimeWhat's ImportantOlder Women Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“When we love and make loving commitments, we create families and communities within which people can grow and take risks, knowing that hands will be there to catch them should they fall.” PeopleShouldHandsFallGrowsCommunityKnowingRiskCommitment Author:Jonathan Sacks
“To know who I am is a species of knowing where I stand. My identity is defined by the commitments and identifications which provide the frame or horizon within which I can try to determine from case to case what is good, or valuable, or what ought to be done, or what I endorse or oppose. In other words, it is the horizon within which I am capable of taking a stand.” KnowsTryingI CanDoneCasesKnowingIdentityOughtCapableCommitmentSpeciesDetermineValuableWho I AmDefinedHorizonIdentification Book:Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity Source: Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity
“We could become quite satisfied with ourselves because we are sitting in meditation and are endeavoring to practice the spiritual path. Such satisfaction with ourselves is not the same as contentment. Contentment is necessary, self-satisfaction is detrimental. To be content has to include knowing we are in the right place at the right time to facilitate our own growth. But to be self-satisfied means that we no longer realize the need for growth. All these aspects are important parts of our commitment and makes us into one whole being with a one-pointed direction.” NeedsMeanImportantSelfWholeSpiritualGrowthRealizingPracticeKnowingPathMeditationSittingCommitmentAspectSatisfactionSatisfiedBuddhistContentmentRight TimeRight PlaceSpiritual PathFacilitateDetrimentalSelf-satisfaction Author:Ayya Khema
“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
“These figures emphasize how soft people's commitment to God is. Americans are willing to expend some energy in religious activities such as attending church and reading the Bible, and they are willing to throw some money in the offering basket, but when it comes time to truly establishing their priorities and making a tangible commitment to knowing and loving God, most people stop short.” PeopleGodReadingEnergyChurchReligiousKnowingFiguresWillingActivityCommitmentPrioritiesOfferingTangibleLoving GodCommitment To GodBasketsAttendingReading The BibleAttending Church Author:George Barna
“Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life - purpose - is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.” LifeDreamMotivationalActionFacesPurposeGamesGoalChallengesHealingKnowingPlansAchievementCommitmentAdversityResponseDetailsWinnerPurpose Of LifeStrifeVividIntricateThere Is HopeGame PlanVivid Dreams Author:Denis Waitley