“Commitment cannot be taught; it can only be caught. I refer to the crusading spirit. Without the crusading spirit, you may have the starting power but not the staying power.” MaySpiritPowerfulTaughtCommitmentStartingCaughtStayingStarting OverStay StrongStaying Power Author:Y. C. James Yen
“An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as any other bodily act...You utter a vow or forge a signature and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman or prison.” MayHelpingOrderCoursesGivenPowerfulEventsCryMastersBattleCommitmentPrisonBoundsShipsFinding YourselfInstructionSailingVowSignaturesMonasteriesSailing ShipsModifying Author:Bronislaw Malinowski
“Our commitment to this founding principle is especially relevant today. Americans are united as rarely before in compassion and generosity for our fellow citizens whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The powerful winds and floodwater of Katrina tore away the mask that has hidden from public view the many Americans who are left out and left behind.” Has BeensTodayLeftUnitedViewsPowerfulBehindsCompassionPrinciplesWindCitizensCommitmentFellowsGenerosityMaskRelevantFoundingLeft BehindHurricanesLeft OutDevastatedKatrinaHurricane Katrina Author:Edward Kennedy
“Of all ennobling sentiments, patriotism may be the most easily manipulated. On the one hand, it gives powerful expression to what is best in a nation's character: a commitment to principle, a willingness to sacrifice, a devotion to the community by the choice of the individual. But among its toxic fruits are intolerance, belligerence and blind obedience, perhaps because it blooms most luxuriantly during times of war.” GivingMayWarCharacterHandsChoicesIndividualNationsCommunityPowerfulPrinciplesSacrificeExpressionCommitmentBlindFruitDevotionObediencePatriotismWillingnessSentimentsToxicIntoleranceBlind ObedienceWillingness To SacrificeBelligerence Author:Nancy Gibbs
“From the onset, I saw victims on both ends of the gun. I will mourn my son's death for the rest of my life. Now, however, my grief has been transformed into a powerful commitment to change. Change is urgently needed in a society where children kill children.” ChildrenHas BeensEndsPowerfulGriefSawsSonNeededGunCommitmentVictimMy SonTransformedMourn Author:Azim Khamisa
“In order to be able to make and keep commitments... to enduring, intimate relationships... you need to be a certain kind of person. You need to be a powerful person. Powerful people take responsibility for their lives and choices. Powerful people choose who they want to be with, what they are going to pursue in life, and how they are going to go after it.” PeopleWantNeedsKindPersonsAbleCertainOrderChoicesPowerfulResponsibilityCommitmentEndurePursueIntimateTaking ResponsibilityIntimate RelationshipsLife And ChoicesPowerful Person Author:Danny Silk
“My commitment is to produce at the cheapest price and the best quality.” InspirationalPowerfulQualityProduceCommitment Author:Dhirubhai Ambani
“The Fed should make a clear commitment to stable money to reduce the swings in interest rates and inflation. Instead, it champions and flaunts unstable money. This encourages momentum trading and the growth of derivatives. Meanwhile, layers of financial regulation make Washington bigger and more powerful but dont fix the underlying problems.” ShouldProblemGrowthInterestPowerfulClearCommitmentBiggerRateFinancialChampionFedsStableSwingsRegulationLayersTradingInflationMomentumUnstableInterest RateDerivativesFinancial Regulation Author:David Malpass
“Each of us by our daily acts of peace and our commitment to building a better world can inspire others and help create a groundswell for peace too powerful to be turned aside.” WorldHelpingPowerfulBuildingInspireCommitmentInspire Others Author:David Krieger
“In the consumer culture of marriage, commitments last as long as the other person is meeting our needs. We still believe in commitment, because we know that committed relationships are good for us, but powerful voices coming from inside and outside tell us that we are suckers if we settle for less than we think we need and deserve in our marriage. Most baby boomers and their offspring carry in our heads the internalized voice of the consumer culture-to encourage us to stop working so hard or to get out of a marriage that is not meeting our current emotional needs.” IfsThinkingKnowsNeedsBelievePersonsLongStillsHardLastsCultureVoicePowerfulEmotionalBabyDeserveCommitmentMeetingsCurrentsCommittedConsumersSettlingOffspringSuckerBoomersBaby BoomerConsumer CultureInside And OutsideEmotional NeedsWorking So HardCommitted Relationship Author:William J Doherty
“Kyle Idleman’s Not a Fan is a crucial message for our time. It’s a powerful call to commitment and to following Jesus with all our hearts that has challenged me in the best of ways!” WayHeartJesusPowerfulFansMessagesCommitmentFollowingOur TimeCrucialFollowing Jesus Author:Jud Wilhite
“It doesn't seem to be that huge a commitment that would create, you know, some kind of really powerful constituency. But the history has been for the United States and Russia especially that nuclear weapons have kind of become part of the identity of the countries.” KnowsKindHas BeensCountryStatesSeemsUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesIdentityHugeWeaponsCommitmentNuclearRussiaNuclear WeaponsReally Powerful Author:John Burroughs
“For me, I've never been too concerned of what people think of me, so now as the youngest Baldwin brother in Hollywood making movies while simultaneously being a charismatic evangelical born again Christian who's an evangelist - that's a pretty crazy combination. But early on in my walk of faith I said a very personal prayer and made a commitment to God. I said if you reveal yourself to me in a way that is more thrilling and powerful and exciting than anything I've experience thus far, then I'll go anywhere and do whatever you want. And that can be very tough.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantMadeSaidChristianBornPrayerWalksPowerfulCrazyBrotherCommitmentToughConcernedHollywoodExcitingCombinationThrillingCommitment To GodEvangelicalBorn AgainThink Of MeCharismaticDo Whatever You WantEvangelists Author:Stephen Baldwin
“I learned, having played Marcia Clark, what the value of that is in your life because it can affect everything, every choice you make, the way you deal with a stranger on the street, or your best friend or lover. It's a powerful thing to know yourself and to have the commitment and the courage to let that be your guide.” ValuesChoicesPowerfulLoversCommitmentStrangerKnow YourselfYour Best Friend Author:Sarah Paulson
“I run a taxpayer group - the most powerful guy in D.C., nonsense. OK? There are buildings with thousands of people in them, all lobbying for more spending and higher levels of spending and more government commitments. And there are a handful - a handful of groups that fight for less spending.” PeopleGovernmentRunningGuyFightingLevelsPowerfulGroupsBuildingHigherCommitmentSpendingNonsenseMost PowerfulHandfulTaxpayersHigher LevelLobbying Author:Grover Norquist
“Any powerful idea is absolutely fascinating and absolutely useless until we choose to use it.” IdeasUseOpportunityPowerfulCommitmentUselessFascinating Author:Richard Bach
“Commitment creates a powerful radiant energy that activates all sorts of "miracles" within and around you.” EnergyPowerfulCommitmentMiracleRadiantActivate Author:Susan Jeffers
“Few of us are aware that the act of eating can be a powerful statement of commitment to our own well-being, and at the same time the creation of a healthier habitat. Your health, happiness, and the future of life on earth are rarely so much in your own hands as when you sit down to eat.” WellsHandsEarthPowerfulCreationEatingCommitmentStatementsWell BeingHabitat Author:John Robbins
“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
“Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass. The clock represents our commitments, appointments, schedules, goals, activities - what we do with, and how we manage our time. The compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction - what we feel is important and how we lead our lives. In an effort to close the gap between the clock and the compass in our lives, many of us turn to the field of "time management."” FeelsFirstsTwoImportantValuesTurnsGoalPowerfulEffortVisionPrinciplesStruggleOur LivesFieldsActivityConscienceCommitmentToolsDirectManagementMissionsManageClockOur TimeGapsTime ManagementContrastSchedulesCompassAppointmentsLife StruggleFirst Things FirstPut First Things First Author:Stephen Covey