Top 454 Commitment Quotes

To survive in a profession like this, you have to have absolute discipline and commitment, and I did not quite have it for musical theater.

I completely took off my eyebrows one time for a screen test. I hadn’t even gotten the role yet. So you have to have a commitment.

That’s the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That’s one thing that’s so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years.

Saying ‘no’ is not hard for me; it’s scarier for me to say ‘yes.’ I’m actually more afraid of commitment than of saying ‘no.’

I would not have had the same personal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease if it had not been for my mother and my upbringing.

I’m confident that the commitment of the co-chairs of the Ferguson Commission – along with the work of other local leaders and the Missouri General Assembly – will have a very positive impact as this community works to move forward.

There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.

The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.

Being a Raiderette is a part-time commitment but we call it a ‘part-time full-time commitment.’ It ends up almost taking more time than being an attorney.

Whether that’s positive or not, people are talking about the Old Vic Theater again with passion and commitment and controversy and debate.

For basically three years, I was doing ‘Catfish’ and ‘We Are Your Friends’ at the same time – it was like straddling two very long-term creative marriages. And when you’re in a long-term creative commitment, you tend to daydream and fantasize about smaller creative flings that you want to have.

‘Graveminder’ is about a mortician, a young woman with commitment issues, a dead teenager, and a town called Claysville where the dead don’t always stay dead.

The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

I watched Mark Rylance in the Broadway revival of ‘La Bete,’ and it knocked my socks off. The complete commitment, passion, and unbridled enjoyment in every moment of what he was doing was overwhelming.

However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don’t get off until you finish. It doesn’t matter what speed you’re going. Just don’t get off.

I’ve been associated with Macmillan for over 45 years. I’d like to thank them for their continued commitment to my backlist and I look forward to continuing to work with them as they publish my next novel, ‘Vicious Circle’ in 2013.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

The love, support, and respect the members of the theater community have for one another is unparalleled. Say what you want about us wacky drama-types, but one thing that makes our business special is our loyalty, our fierce commitment to one another, and our mutual respect.

As the editor of ‘Cosmopolitan,’ I talk to hundreds of young women about the sometimes bewilderingly rapid changes taking place in our romantic lives and the role new technology plays in our search for intimacy and commitment.

Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society.

There was a different, visionary team commitment that guided the black community at the beginning of the 20th century, best envisioned by educator, entrepreneur, and founder of Tuskegee University Booker T. Washington.

I’ve met people with my prints tattooed on them, my face tattooed on them – I have that commitment and love.

What the United States needs to do at this point is reaffirm our commitment that Assad must go and that Iran and Russia cannot be granted a sphere of influence in Syria, and that we will not sit down at the negotiating table to help broker Assad’s victory in this fight.

I am so picky about what films I get myself into because it’s such an explosion of energy and commitment once you get in there, you destroy your life until you deliver these films. I never want to be in the position of making films that won’t be a great use of 90 minutes of someone’s life.

I feel there has to be a certain amount of improvisation as I’m writing, which means any idea or any commitment to a project is risky. It involves time; it involves gathering of material, and sometimes it just doesn’t work. Sometimes it does. As I’m starting out on a project, I can’t tell if it will click or not.

The RBI governor post is very high in the Warrant of Precedence and requires a patriotic and unconditional commitment to our nation.

My main commitment is to Caudwell Children. I put more than £1m a year into the charity, besides a lot of time and effort.

Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.

But recently it seems that each time I vote, I am being asked to compromise my conservative ideals and my commitment to the American taxpayer simply for the benefit of political gain.

Acceptance of the power of God in one’s life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict.

I’ve been impressed with Rick Guzman and his commitment to the residents of Aurora since I first met him many years ago.

I think to the extent Republicans depart from the historic commitment, we do so at our peril.

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.

Scoring a goal feels a bit like a liberating act. It is a mix of sensations that only strikers can feel in their own guts. We work for that, to score. It is like a commitment, an obligation we take with ourselves.

Marriage is not just about love. It is more than that. It is about commitment, giving, taking, and understanding.

The incredible talent that has assembled at Hyperloop One is what is making it possible. I don’t just think it’s a technology story, I think it’s a human story. It’s those hearts and that passion of everyone and the commitment that is distorting reality and making this possible as fast as it is.

There’s not a lot of room anymore for what I call ‘made-up’ drama. The drama comes from real places now – marriage takes work and focus, the kid stuff takes patience and commitment. And if you don’t grow as people and as a couple, within all of that, then you’ve got some real drama.

When I became aware of how inhumane it is to test on animals, I made a commitment not to buy anything that was.

We need a comprehensive strategy that includes expanding criminal background checks for all commercial gun sales, dedicated federal law to combat gun trafficking, and a strong commitment to mental health services.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

Well, everything with being vegan and vegetarian is a really big commitment. You have to do what you feel is best and what you believe in and what your body is telling you that it needs. I really think everyone should do what’s best for them, and what’s best for me may not be best for someone else.

There is no other way to change something or someone for the better except to occupy it first. The only person you can occupy is yourself. That is why the only person who can change you for the better is you. Without your decision to change and your commitment to change, you will not change.

I can’t thank Birmingham and Alabama enough for the love and support. I can’t thank everyone enough for their time and love and commitment.

It is a commitment to our children and grandchildren to preserve a statewide network of land and water resources, prime agricultural and forestry lands, and natural, historic, and recreational areas for them to enjoy.

I discovered that as a founder and now CEO, my commitment to and passion for Affectiva is super contagious. It is contagious with my team and at internal company meetings, injecting a new energy and sense of camaraderie.

Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican nominee in 1952, made a strong public commitment to ending the war in Korea, where fighting had reached a stalemate.

I didn’t have a financial need, and I wasn’t very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment.

Driving up the value of the advertising is a big commitment for Microsoft.