“My first six years in the business were hopeless. There are a lot of times when you sit and you say "Why am I doing this? I'll never make it. It's just not going to happen. I should go out and get a real job, and try to survive."” InspirationalShouldTryingYearsFirstsRealHappensJobsSuccessBusinessSixCommitmentHopelessReal Jobs Author:George Lucas
“A universal renunciation of violence requires the commitment of the whole of society. These are not matters of government but matters of State; not only matters for the authoirities, but for society in its entirety, including civilian, military, and religious bodies. The mobilization which is urgently needed to effect the transition within two or three years from a culture of war to a culture of peace demands co-operation from everyone. In order to change, the world needs everyone.” WorldNeedsYearsTwoWarMatterStatesWholeBodyGovernmentOrderCultureThreeReligiousViolenceSocietyEffectsMilitaryNeededDemandCommitmentUniversalIncludingOperationsChanging The WorldTransitionThree YearsNonviolenceCiviliansRenunciationEntiretyMobilization Author:Federico Mayor Zaragoza
“I was at the end of my tether when my first book was published. For eight years I didn't make a penny, I worked so hard, didn't drink, didn't enjoy life.” YearsFirstsBookEndsHardEnjoyFocusHard WorkDrinkCommitmentEightEnjoy LifePennies Author:Orhan Pamuk
“The students I've been with these twenty years are looking for a world where it becomes a little easier to love and a lot harder to hate, where learning nonviolence means that we dedicate our hearts, minds, time, and money to a commitment that the force of love, the force of truth, the force of justice, and the force of organized resistance to corrupt power are seen as sane and the force of fists, guns, armies, and bombs insane.” WorldYearsMindHeartMeanLittlesHateForceJusticeStudentsEasierGunCommitmentHarderArmyTwentiesResistanceInsaneOrganizedBombsNonviolenceSaneFistsDisobedienceTime And MoneyCorrupt Power Book:I'd Rather Teach Peace Source: I'd Rather Teach Peace
“I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS.” YearsLooksChildrenHas BeensMadeTwoCountryProjectsCommitmentAidsChecksMy ChildrenAdoptedHivMalawi Author:Madonna Ciccone
“Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.” PeopleYearsHappensCommitmentEverydayTerrorismInvolvement Author:David Hackworth
“For more than 160 years, through the initiative of the French bishop Charles de Forbin Janson, the childhood of Jesus has become the icon for the commitment of Christian children who help the Church in her task of evangelization by prayer, sacrifice and gestures of solidarity....Thousands of children meet the needs of other children, driven by the love that the Son of God, become a child, brought to the earth. I say thanks to these little ones and I pray that they will always be missionaries.” NeedsYearsChildrenLittlesHelpingEarthChristianJesusChurchPrayerSacrificeChildhoodSonPrayingCommitmentTasksDrivenThanksGesturesInitiativeSolidarityI PrayIconsBishopsNeeds Of Others Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of Ramadan means celebration and thanksgiving for millions of Americans. And your joy during this season enriches the life of our great country. This year, Eid is celebrated at the same time as Hanukkah and Advent. So it's a good time for people of these great faiths, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, to remember how much we have in common: devotion to family, a commitment to care for those in need, a belief in God and His justice, and the hope for peace on earth.” PeopleNeedsYearsMeanEndsCountryInspirationCareEarthRememberJoyBeliefJusticePrayerCommonChristianityMillionsReflectionCommitmentSeasonsIslamDevotionGood TimesCelebrationJudaismPeace On EarthFastingBelief In GodAdventGreat CountryGreat FaithThose In NeedRamadanHanukkahIslam Is Peace Author:George W. Bush
“The teachings of many faiths share much in common. And people of many faiths are united in our commitments to love our families, to protect our children, and to build a more peaceful world. In the coming year, let us resolve to seize opportunities to work together in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. Through our combined efforts, we can end terrorism and rid our civilization of the damaging effects of hatred and intolerance, ultimately achieving a brighter future for all.” PeopleWorldYearsChildrenEndsInspirationTogetherSpiritOpportunityUnitedCommonEffortShareTeachingAchieveEffectsCivilizationProtectCommitmentHatredOur ChildrenIslamTerrorismPeacefulOur FamilyWorking TogetherResolveCooperationIntoleranceBrighterPeaceful WorldSeize The OpportunityBrighter FutureCombined EffortIslam Is PeaceLove Our Family Author:George W. Bush
“Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.” PeopleYearsMadeHandsTodayNamesDemocracySacrificeCommitmentFellowsSouthHumbleMade ItServantProphetHeroicSouth AfricaComradeApartheidFreedom And Peace Author:Nelson Mandela
“I argued last year on my shared blog that selling the right to immigrate would be the best approach to legal immigration. Among other benefits, the revenue from immigrants' payments could reduce taxes. Paying for the right to immigrate would also negate the argument that immigrants get a free ride when they gain health care and other benefits. Moreover, making immigrants pay would attract the type of immigrants who came much earlier in American history: young men and women who are reasonably skilled and want to make a long-term commitment to the United States.” MenWantYearsLongStatesWould BeCareLastsYoungTermUnitedPayUnited StatesTypeTaxesBenefitsApproachMen And WomenCommitmentGainsArgumentImmigrationSellingHealth CareYoung ManLong TermBeing The BestImmigrantsLast YearAmerican HistoryRevenuePaymentBlogsIllegal ImmigrationLegal Immigration Author:Gary Becker
“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
“It's been a very remarkable year, and I feel very blessed. I lived an isolated lifestyle before the media. I lived a life of solitude and loyalty and commitment to my work. I just don't prioritize my life in the same way that other people do. The only thing that matters is my music and my performance.” PeopleWayFeelsYearsMatterMediaSolitudeCommitmentPerformancesBlessedLoyaltyLifestyleRemarkableIsolatedThings That MatterPrioritizeOnly Thing That Matters Author:Lady Gaga
“As a young woman, Ama Ata Aidoo the freedom fighter vowed never to write love stories. Let’s delight in the fact that over the years she has changed her mind about the value of writing about love, as her rich edited collection of highly original and diverse ‘African Love Stories’ demonstrates. She has traveled her path and had the courage to grow and change while retaining her deep commitment to Pan- Africanism. Love flourishes, after all is said and done.” WritingYearsMindSaidDoneFactsStoriesYoungValuesGrowsPathRichChangedCommitmentOriginalsDelightLove StoryFighterCollectionsDiverseYoung WomenTraveledSaid And DoneEditedFreedom FighterRetainingAfricanism Author:Amina Mama
“Certainly these are not easy times. But history does not contain very many easy times. Years from now, we will look back at this moment--when we worked to reclaim our country--and our children will ask us how we contributed to this mighty undertaking. Our story should be one of patriotic people who beat back the onslaught of radicalism with courage and commitment.” PeopleShouldYearsLooksChildrenDoeCountryMomentsStoriesAsksEasyBeatsCommitmentOur ChildrenOur CountryPatrioticUndertakingsRadicalism Author:Laura Ingraham
“There is a general sense of guarded optimism. There have been too many false dawns over the last 60 years. There have been more tears than smiles, but I sense there is a commitment from Abbas and Sharon, a new determination to make a reality of the goal of two states living side by side.” YearsHas BeensTwoStatesRealityLastsSidesGoalTearsCommitmentDeterminationOptimismDawnGuardedSharonAbba Author:Jack Straw
“When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life” YearsTwoThreeCommitmentTwo YearsThree YearsTopicsSelect Author:Tracy Kidder
“Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.” YearsMadeEndsNationsCommunityUnitedCrimeCommitmentYears AgoInternationalPunishmentGenocideConventionsUnited NationsPreventionInternational Community Author:Alcee Hastings
“The fact is that we have been consistent in a predictable 60-year commitment to national security, while our friends and former enemies - by intent or default - have followed different paths since 1989. We stayed mostly the same as they became hypopowers that, to take a small example, would and could do nothing should a madman in Korea wish to kill millions.” ShouldYearsHas BeensDifferentFactsWishEnemyMillionsPathSecurityExampleCommitmentFormerConsistentNational SecurityKoreaPredictableMadmenDefaultDifferent Paths Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“Today I felt like a part of something awesome, the human race. I know it can be ugly; it really is in so many ways. But today there was nothing ugly to see, just people trying to be better. And maybe that's the key. Not resolutions and forgotten promises, but instead a commitment to do this year a little better than the last. I'm feeling good about this one. I really am.” PeopleKnowsWayTryingYearsHumansLittlesFeelingsTodayLastsFeltRaceKeysPromiseCommitmentForgottenUglyFeel GoodHuman RaceResolutionEnlightening Author:Andrew McMahon
“I bear my humble witness to you that the great God of heaven will open doors and means in a way we never would have supposed, to help all those who truly want a years supply...All we have to do is to decide, commit to it, and then keep the commitment. Miracles will take place.” WayWantYearsMeanHelpingHeavenReligiousDoorsBearsCommitmentMiracleHumbleCommitWitnessSelf ReliancePreparedness Author:Vaughn J Featherstone
“Yes, after some time spent last year on other commitments, most of them speaking engagements, I am now about halfway through a novel that I hope will come out in 1998.” YearsLastsNovelCommitmentEngagementLast YearHalfwayTime Spent Author:Robert MacNeil
“I believe it’s impossible to claim you have taught, when there are students who have not learned. With that commitment, from my first year as an English teacher until my last as UCLA basketball teacher/coach, I was determined to make the effort to become the best teacher I could possibly be, not for my sake, but for all those who were placed under my supervision.” YearsFirstsBelieveLastsI BelieveEffortTeacherImpossibleStudentsTaughtBasketballCommitmentClaimsSakeDeterminedCoachesBest TeacherSupervisionEnglish TeacherUcla Author:John Wooden
“You don't need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.” NeedsYearsNextPlansCommitmentProductivityNext YearKick Ass Author:Seth Godin