“I always wanted and enjoyed sex, but I never put much importance on scoring or having an athletic sex life. I guess I define myself more by my career and my commitment to a relationship than by my ability to have a lot of chicks or achieve ten orgasms in an evening.” WantedSexAbilityCareersAchieveTenCommitmentImportanceEveningEnjoyedAthleticChicks Author:George Carlin
“Balancing is hard. I've lost roles that I really wanted because I had set up a tour. I cancelled tours to do roles before. But I have to find the time to make that up to my audience. I made a commitment to them.” MadeHardWantedLostRolesAudienceCommitment Author:Jill Scott
“So I hope to stretch my acting skills. I got to a point in my dancing where I felt like I did so much hard work and I achieved a lot of great things, and I wanted to try something else and put that same kind of commitment that I did into my dancing into something that I was also passionate about. I had so many opportunities with my dance and now I'm just excited to get better as an actress.” TryingKindHardWantedOpportunityFeltActingHard WorkSkillsCommitmentDancingPassionateExcitedActressesGreat ThingsGet Better Author:Julianne Hough
“It's not that I don't have kids for some personal reason outside of, I just haven't had kids. And I haven't met someone who wanted to, as far as I know. And perhaps I'm attracted to women who aren't ready to make that commitment just yet.” KnowsReasonKidsWantedHavensReadyMetsCommitment Author:David Cross
“When she (my mother) passed away, I kind of understood the commitment that she made to make sure that I could stay in skating. And I wanted to live up to whatever I could. Not so much win everything, but just to be the best that I could possibly be, to honor her memory and everything she went through to make sure that I was given the opportunities to be the best that I can be. Not to be a world champion or an Olympic gold medalist, but to be the best that I could be. And that was the most important thing that ever happened in my career.” WorldKindMadeI CanImportantWantedMotherOpportunityWinningGivenMemoriesCareersHappenedHonorUnderstoodCommitmentGoldImportant ThingsChampionBeing The BestSkatingPassed AwayWorld ChampionsMother Passed Away Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.” KnowsWantWantedDirectorsCommitmentDirectMore Time Author:Robert De Niro
“In 1989 at Greater Saint Steven Full Gospel Church, I gave my life to Christ. That's pretty much where it all started for me. I was 23 years old at the time, right after my first year in the NBA. The pastor preached a message about being fully committed. That pretty much was me. I wasn't fully committed. I was kind of in and out all of the time. So I just wanted to make a commitment.” YearsFirstsKindWantedPastChristChurchGreaterMessagesCommitmentSaintCommittedNbaPastor Author:Avery Johnson
“I've always been a man of commitment whether it was academically or professionally. But spiritually I wasn't committed. I was talking the talk and I just wanted to make that commitment. It also made the commitment in other areas of my life stronger.” MenMadeWantedTalkingCommitmentAreasStrongerCommitted Author:Avery Johnson
“I've been offered quite a few network shows, over the past couple of years, and always turned them down because I never wanted the commitment. The way that it works in America, you do a pilot and then you wait, and I just thought that wasn't really what I was interested in doing, in that moment.” WayYearsMomentsShowsWantedAmericaPastWaitingCoupleCommitmentThat MomentPilotsOver The Past Author:Oliver Jackson-Cohen
“Certainly we must combine forces . South African troops are within the country.We raised this matter with Mrs [Margaret] Thatcher and Lord [Peter] Carrington when we met them and we wanted to get from them a definite commitment that they were going to get the South African troops out.” CountryMatterWantedForceLordMetsCommitmentSouthRaisedPeterTroopsSouth AfricaDefinite Author:Robert Mugabe
“There's another point that I wanted to mention here, particularly the engagement and commitment to Africa. For us Europeans, Africa as a neighboring continent is of prime importance. The development of African countries is in our very own vested interest.” CountryWantedInterestDevelopmentCommitmentImportancePrimeEngagementContinents Author:Angela Merkel
“If you would've asked me about getting a pilot's license before 2005, I'd say you were crazy. After I graduated college, a fighter pilot asked me if I wanted to go up on a flight in a single-engine plane. I always had a fear about being in an airplane, but I took this opportunity to go up on my first flight in a single-engine rather than a big commercial plane I was accustomed to. I was hooked and made a commitment to become a pilot. I wanted to motivate others to not let fear stand in the way of their opportunities.” IfsWayFirstsMadeBigsWantedOpportunityCrazyCollegeCommitmentFlightFighterPlanesEnginesPilotsAirplaneAccustomedLicenseHookedFighter Pilot Author:Jessica Cox
“If you are for a long time at the top you've basically achieved everything you wanted to. Then the ball's breaking stuff starts to be too much: it's not what you do in the car, it's what you do outside the car - the press conferences, the interviews, the sponsorship commitments, the marketing appearances - that sadly go up to a level that the whole package, including the risks you take, the workload you do to get the car to work and for you to be quick in the races, it becomes too much.” IfsLongWholeWantedStuffLevelsRaceToo MuchRiskCarLong TimeCommitmentBallsPressesIncludingMarketingAppearanceInterviewsConferencesPackagesPress ConferencesSponsorshipWorkload Author:Niki Lauda
“This is exactly what i wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose.” GivingHardWantedLosesWillingCommitmentTricksJust FriendsLock And Key Book:Lock and Key Source: Lock and Key
“You panicked". Venetia's voice is suddenly throbbing, as though she can't control a long-buried anger. "You panicked, Luke, and we lost the best relationship that we had. Everyone was jealous of us at Cambridge, everyone. We were perfect together." We weren't perfect!" He looks at her incredulously. "And I didn't panic---" You did! You couldn't cope with the commitment! It frightened you!" It did not frighten me!" Luke shouts, exasperated. "It made me realize you weren't the person I wanted to have children with. Or spend the rest of my life with. Ever. And that's why I ended it!” LooksChildrenPersonsLongMadeWantedTogetherLostVoiceRealizingPerfectCommitmentFrightenedJealousBuriedPanicLukeCambridgeBest Relationship Author:Sophie Kinsella
“He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much either of us had to drink, and other varying factors. This was exactly what I wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose.” GivingTwoHardHandsWantedLosesWillingDrinkCommitmentExtremesTricksFactorsOur RelationshipStretchingMy BoyfriendTwo ExtremesJust FriendsLock And Key Author:Sarah Dessen
“I could hardly get a boy to look at me. All right, they'd look, they'd even take me out, but no one asked for a second date. I was too nasty, a real wise guy, and all the boys could tell what my rotten disposition was. Deep down, I wanted a commitment with a capital C. To get anywhere with me, a boy would have to sign his undying loyalty with his own blood.” LooksRealWantedGuyBoysWiseBloodCommitmentLoyaltyTake MeNastyDispositionLook At MeRottenDeep DownWise Guy Book:Local Girls Source: Local Girls
“Comforting someone when they were stricken with loss was something else. It meant commitment. It meant caring. It meant you wanted to ease their pain, and at the same time you were thanking God that whatever the bad thing was that had happened, it hadn't happened to them.” WantedPainLossHappenedCommitmentCaringEaseBad ThingsThank GodComforting Book:City of Lost Souls Source: City of Lost Souls
“I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.” WellsMatterAbleWantedOpportunityVisionCommitmentNo Matter WhatCommitted Author:Magic Johnson
“There are vivid memories from my childhood-what we had to go through because of low wages and the conditions, basically because there was no union. I suppose if I wanted to be fair I could say that I'm trying to settle a personal score. I could dramatize it by saying that I want to bring social justice to farm workers. But the truth is that I went through a lot of hell, and a lot of people did. If we can even the score a little for the workers then we are doing something. Besides, I don't know any other work I like to do better than this. I really don't.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantTryingLittlesWantedSocialMemoriesJusticeHellChildhoodConditionsTruth IsLowsCommitmentFairsSocial JusticeUnionsWorkersSettlingScoreFarmsWagesVividVivid Memories Book:An Organizer's Tale: Speeches Source: An Organizer's Tale: Speeches
“My father always would say, "My daughter will go into politics? My daughter will become prime minister", but it's not what I wanted to do. I would say, "No, Papa, I will never go into politics." As I've said before, this is not the life I chose; it chose me ... But I accepted the responsibility and I've never wavered in my commitment.” LifeSaidWantedFatherResponsibilityDestinyDaughterCommitmentAcceptedMinistersMy DaughterPrimePrime MinisterPapa Author:Benazir Bhutto
“I made a commitment to myself: that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference... It has to move people.” PeopleMadeWantedFilmMovingDifferencesCommitmentActressesMaking A DifferenceFirefighter Author:Laura Dern
“Ever since I first visited New Orleans back in '89, I've been intrigued by the French Quarter. I always wanted to set something in the Quarter, whether it was historic or contemporary. Unfortunately, I was always tied up with previous commitments - earlier multiple contracts - and could not get a crack at it.” FirstsWantedCommitmentContemporaryCracksContractsQuartersTiedMultipleHistoricNew OrleansIntriguedTied UpFrench Quarter Author:Robert Asprin
“Princeton has made an enormous difference in my life, and I am delighted to be able to express my gratitude in such a tangible way. The generosity of earlier generations of donors made it possible for me to attend Princeton as a young student from Hong Kong, and I have always wanted to do all I could to assure that students in the future.. from the United States and around the world.. will have the same kinds of opportunities I had to learn from faculty members who are leaders in their fields at a university that remains second to none in its commitment to teaching.” WorldWayKindMadeStatesAbleWantedYoungOpportunityDifferencesUnitedLeaderUnited StatesGenerationsTeachingFieldsStudentsGratitudeMembersCommitmentRemainsUniversityEnormousMade ItAround The WorldGenerosityFacultyPhilanthropyDelightedTangibleHong KongDonorsPrincetonYoung StudentsFaculty Members Author:Gordon Wu
“I don't have children, and I am not sure if I have wanted them or never wanted them. It's weird not to be able to decide. I don't know if I could stand that kind of commitment, or if I am really honest, I don't think that I could handle being that vulnerable to someone else.” IfsThinkingKnowsKindChildrenAbleWantedHonestCommitmentHandleVulnerableNot SureIf I CouldChildlessness Author:Margaret Cho