“We will freedom for freedom’s sake, in and through particular circumstances. And in thus willing freedom, we discover that it depends entirely upon the freedom of others and that the freedom of others depends upon our own. Obviously, freedom as the definition of a man does not depend upon others, but as soon as there is a commitment, I am obliged to will the liberty of others at the same time as my own. I cannot make liberty my aim unless I make that of others equally my aim.” MenDoeMy OwnLibertyParticularWillingDependsCircumstancesCommitmentAimSakeDefinitionsObliged Author:Jean-Paul Sartre
“Raymond Aron ascribes to Weber the view that 'each man's conscience is irrefutable.' ... while [Weber] holds that an agent may be more or less rational in acting consistently with his values, the choice of any one particular evaluative stance or commitment can be no more rational than any other. All faiths and all evaluations are equally non-rational.” MenMayValuesChoicesViewsActingParticularConscienceCommitmentRationalAgentsConsistentlyStanceEvaluationWeber Author:Alasdair MacIntyre
“The well-being of the British people and the health of our economy are far more important than any government's commitment to a particular strategy, but to change course now would be fatal to the whole counter-inflation strategy.” PeopleWellsImportantWholeGovernmentWould BeCoursesEconomyParticularCommitmentStrategyBritishWell BeingInflation Author:Geoffrey Howe
“I believe it is of particular importance in our day, when Satan is raging in the hearts of men in so many new and subtle ways, that our choices and decisions be made carefully, consistent with the goals and objectives by which we profess to live. We need unequivocal commitment to the commandments and strict adherence to sacred covenants. When we allow rationalizations to prevent us from temple endowments, worthy missions, and temple marriage, they are particularly harmful. It is heartbreaking when we profess belief in these goals yet neglect the everyday conduct required to achieve them.” MenWayNeedsBelieveHeartMadeChoicesBeliefI BelieveGoalDecisionAchieveParticularCommitmentImportanceSacredEverydayWorthyMissionsRageObjectivesSatanConsistentSubtleTemplesNeglectCommandmentsStrictCovenantHeartbreakingOur ChoicesEndowmentAdherenceGoals And ObjectivesUnequivocalChoices And DecisionsTemple Marriage Author:Quentin L. Cook
“All religions are not the same. All religions do not point to God. All religions do not say that all religions are the same. At the heart of every religion is an uncompromising commitment to a particular way of defining who God is or is not and accordingly, of defining life's purpose. Anyone who claims that all religions are the same betrays not only an ignorance of all religions but also a caricatured view of even the best-known ones. Every religion at its core is exclusive.” WayHeartPurposeViewsKnownIgnoranceParticularCommitmentClaimsCoreBetrayDefiningExclusiveCaricaturesSamenessUncompromisingWho God Is Author:Ravi Zacharias
“My commitment to the Olympics is not a political commitment. It's not a commitment to any particular social system or cultural idea. It is a commitment to sport.” IdeasPoliticalSocialSportsParticularCommitmentOlympicsSocial Systems Author:Herbert Hainer
“There are different interpretations of the problem of universals. I understand it as the problem of giving the truthmakers of propositions to the effect that a certain particular is such and such, e.g. propositions like 'this rose is red'. Others have interpreted it as a problem about the ontological commitments of such propositions or a problem about what those propositions mean.” GivingMeanDifferentProblemCertainEffectsParticularCommitmentRedRoseInterpretationPropositionsDifferent InterpretationsRoses Are Red Author:Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra
“I think that at a certain stage those early ambitions burn away, partly because you achieve something, you get something done, you get some notoriety. And then the particularities of who you are and what your deepest commitments are begin expressing themselves. You're not just chasing the idea of "me" being important, but you, rather, are chasing a particular passion.” ThinkingImportantIdeasDoneCertainPassionAchieveStageParticularAmbitionCommitmentWho You AreChasingNotoriety Author:Barack Obama
“The United States says "We're complying. We're following the disarmament obligation. Look at the quantitative reductions that are taking place." But, since '96, there really hasn't been progress on specific commitments that have been made. Perhaps most disturbing is this: that the United States and France in particular, since 1996, have expanded the range of circumstances under which they might use - they say they might use - nuclear weapons.” LooksHas BeensMadeStatesUseMightUnitedUnited StatesProgressParticularCircumstancesWeaponsCommitmentFollowingNuclearObligationFranceRangeNuclear WeaponsDisturbingReductionDisarmamentMight UseComplying Author:John Burroughs
“I think it's important not to view Martin Luther King Jr. in a narrow political manner. His fundamental commitment is to a radical love of humanity, and especially of poor and working people. And that radical love leads him to a radical analysis of power, domination and oppression. What's difficult is to situate him ideologically under a particular category.” PeopleThinkingImportantPoliticalHumanityDifficultPoorViewsParticularKingsCommitmentFundamentalsOppressionRadicalAnalysisCategoriesDominationLuther Author:Cornel West
“There are a lot of people that form movements around particular commitments, like gay rights. It is important, but it does not link easily to, say, economic rights, and it often looks like it's opposed to them. The attempt to bring these together has yet to be done in a truly effective way, and I think it can be.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksDoeImportantDoneTogetherFormRightsEconomicMovementParticularGayCommitmentLinksGay Rights Author:Noam Chomsky
“I began feeling the way I imagine an actor or athlete must feel when, after years of commitment to a particular dream...he realizes that he's gone just about as far as talent or fortune will take him. The dream will not happen, and he now faces the choice of accepting this fact like a grownup and moving on to more sensible pursuits, or refusing the truth and ending up bitter, quarrelsome, and slightly pathetic.” WayInspirationalFeelsYearsFactsFeelingsDreamHappensFacesMovingChoicesActorsRealizingAcceptingGoneImagineTalentParticularCommitmentFortuneAthletePursuitBitterSensiblePatheticGrownupsPersonal LeadershipAudacity Of Hope Author:Barack Obama
“I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities and a thousand unremembered moments produced in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people. There was no particular day on which I said, Henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise.” PeopleSaidMomentsActionDesireFightingFoundInspiringParticularThousandCommitmentLiberationRevelationsSteadySouth AfricaAccumulationEpiphanyIndignityLong Walk To FreedomMoment Of Truth Author:Nelson Mandela
“Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it's very hard for people to stop you.” PeopleInspirationalMadeHardSuccessPassionBloodParticularCommitmentDeterminationPassionateMy PassionLive With PassionInspirational Commitment Author:Bill Cosby
“Mystical experience of nature can be of particular relevance to our troubled age, bringing deeper into our consciousness and emotions the logic that nature sustains humanity as humanity must, in turn, sustain nature. Rationality alone, however, cannot be our guide in the task of restoring our environment. A spiritual connection to nature must inspire the emotional commitment that is the yin, complementing the yang of intellectual understanding.” AgeSpiritualHumanityTurnsUnderstandingEmotionConsciousnessEnvironmentEmotionalInspireParticularIntellectualCommitmentTasksConnectionsLogicDeeperGuidesContemplationMysticalRationalityOur EnvironmentRelevanceRestoringYangSpiritual ConnectionMystical Experiences Book:Ecomysticism: The Profound Experience of Nature as Spiritual Guide Source: Ecomysticism: The Profound Experience of Nature as Spiritual Guide
“May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.” NeedsMayHumanityCausesSoundJusticeLeaderSubjectsGreatnessParticularIntegrityEgoCommitmentStressIntelligentCourageousDedicatedPublicity Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.