“The better the script is the more you can commit, but you can only really commit with full confidence when you know the material is as strong as your level of commitment to it and it frees you up.” KnowsStrongLevelsMaterialsCommitmentScriptsCommit Author:James McAvoy
“Christianity can be described as a theological materialism: It is that which transforms our material existence. If our faith does not throw us into the arms of the world, if it does not lead to our experience of responsibility, love, celebration, and our commitment to transformation, then, whatever we call it, we have nothing but an empty shell.” IfsWorldDoeExistenceResponsibilityChristianityMaterialsArmsCommitmentEmptyTransformationMaterialismCelebrationShellsTheologicalEmpty Shell Author:Peter Rollins
“When men achieve the fruits of their material success, they often become aware of an emptiness--an incompleteness--in their lives;the hollowness of having, but not raising, children, of not making true commitments to them. Which, sadly, does not mean that they weren't capable of it.” MenMeanChildrenDoeAchieveMaterialsCapableCommitmentFruitEmptinessRaising ChildrenHollownessIncompleteness Author:Willard Gaylin
“When I first started making photo pieces it wasn't with the idea of a commitment to the medium. I didn't think I would have to become a photographer to make my photographs. I recall that anything could be used as material for art in that era. Photography was just one more thing.” ThinkingFirstsArtIdeasUsedPiecesMaterialsPhotographyCommitmentPhotographerPhotographMediumsErasJust OneRecalls Author:William Wegman
“Our goal is to turn solar electric technologies into a commodity business like computer chips, and make them ubiquitous in the built environment. I'd couple this with a huge commitment to fundamental research in nanostructure to goose the next generation of more efficient, cheaper, dematerialized cells. And if I'm truly czar, I'd emphasize silicon technologies, as that approach is the one least likely to encounter material constraints in supplying an explosive global demand.” IfsTurnsNextGoalTechnologyEnvironmentGenerationsMaterialsHugeCoupleDemandComputerApproachResearchCommitmentBuiltFundamentalsCellsEncountersEfficientElectricCommodityChipsNext GenerationConstraintsCheaperGeeseExplosivesSiliconCzarsBuilt Environment Author:Denis Hayes
“In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards.” WorldEndsWealthAchieveThis WorldMaterialsStandardsCommitmentBuiltLegacyJudgedShallowMaterial Wealth Author:Cesar Chavez
“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never have otherwise occurred...unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.” MenWayMomentsHelpingActionMovingActingMaterialsCommitmentMeetingsOneselfCommittedCommitAbundanceInitiativeProvidenceAssistanceMisunderstoodBoldnessIncidentsFavorites ThingsUnforeseenCommitment In BusinessInspirational CommitmentNo CommitmentBoldness And CourageMisunderstood GeniusIneffectiveness Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in ones favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.” MenWayInspirationalIdeasWholeMomentsHelpingMovingChanceDecisionIssuesPlansEventsCreationIgnoranceMaterialsDrawsCommitmentMeetingsOneselfCommittedFavorsCommitStreamsInitiativeProvidenceAssistanceBoldnessSplendidIncidentsUnforeseenMoment Of TruthInspirational CommitmentNo CommitmentBoldness And CourageIneffectivenessBold Moves Author:W. H. Murray
“Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.” ImportantPassionEnergyWealthMaterialsCommitmentGenerosityOur TimeOur LoveTime And EnergyMaterial Wealth Author:William E. Simon
“Enthusiasm is big. When I write a book, it's a three-year commitment. Toward the end, I'm writing seven days a week, and it's exhausting but thrilling. The only hope is to have some real enthusiasm for the book. ... Above all, you need some strong emotional or personal connection to your material.” NeedsWritingYearsBookRealEndsBigsThreeStrongWeekEmotionalMaterialsCommitmentConnectionsSevenEnthusiasmSongwritingThree YearsThrillingExhaustingSeven DaysPersonal ConnectionStrong Emotional Author:Nathaniel Philbrick
“Mating Strategy is influenced by the cardinal fact that women have more at stake in sexual activity than men, because of the limited age span in which they can reproduce and the heavy investment required of them with each child conceived. In courtship women consistently emphasize commitment of resources and material security.” MenChildrenFactsAgeSecurityMaterialsEvolutionActivityCommitmentResourcesStrategyInvestmentHeavyStakesConsistentlyCardinalsCourtshipMating Author:E. O. Wilson
“We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy—material or spiritual.” NeedsPhilosophyRunningSpiritualEnergyOur LivesMaterialsCommitmentOver ItWarrior Spirit Author:Jack Kornfield
“The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help.” InspirationalMomentsHelpingSimplePowerfulMaterialsCommitmentMeetingsQuittingCommitAssistanceIncidentsMagnetHolding BackUnforeseen Author:Napoleon Hill
“Evolutionists ... have a prior commitment, a commitment to materialism. It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to material causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set of concepts that produce material explanations, no matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated. Moreover, that materialism is absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door.” WorldMatterScienceCausesAcceptingDoorsFeetAcceptanceProduceDivineMaterialsEvolutionCreatingConceptsCommitmentAbsolutesMethodInstitutionsContraryExplanationBiologyMaterialismInvestigationCompellingIntuitivePhenomenalNaturalismAdherenceAnti ReligionCreation ScienceCreation And Evolution Author:Richard Lewontin