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• This doesn't mean that they commit themselves to the view that this is all there is. Many scientists (including me) think that this is the case, but other scientists are religious, and believe that what is observed in nature is at least in part a result of God's will.

  Steven Weinberg

  Religious, Believe, Mean

  "Philosophers Notwithstanding, Kansas School Board Redefines Science" by Dennis Overbye, www.nytimes.com. November 15, 2005.

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• You say, 'On the off chance that I had somewhat more, I ought to be exceptionally fulfilled.' You commit an error. On the off chance that you are not content with what you have, you would not be fulfilled in the event that it were multiplied.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Errors, Events, Chance

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• The Lord has given you a heart open to great horizons; do not be afraid to commit your life completely to the service of Christ and His Gospel! Listen to Him as He says again today: 'The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.

  Pope John Paul II

  Heart, Horizon, Today

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• The forming of general maxims from particular observation is a very nice operation; and nothing is more usual, from haste or a narrowness of mind, which sees not on all sides, than to commit mistakes in this particular.

  David Hume

  Mistake, Nice, Mind

  David Hume, Eric Steinberg (1993). “An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding ; [with] A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh ; [and] An Abstract of a Treatise of Human Nature”, p.71, Hackett Publishing

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• People who know me well have learned to insist that I commit to obligations by opening my laptop and putting them onto the appropriate calendar or list - a verbal agreement and a promise to remember won't work.

  Ethan Zuckerman

  Agreement, People, Promise

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• I think Willa Cather did a short story called "Paul's Case," and in it, when he finally commits suicide, it says, "He surrendered to the black design of things." And that's what I anticipate death will be: a totally unconscious void in which you float through eternity with no particular consciousness of anything. I think once around is enough. I don't want to start it all over again.

  Rod Serling

  Suicide, Thinking, Design

  Source: www.rodserling.com

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• I was influenced by the Beats because I actually just began to commit adolescence around 1955, when "Howl" and Rebel Without a Cause and a lot of other new things were popping up. (Again I'm trying to give you a finite version of this career.) And then I came under the sway of Wallace Stevens when I was in college and graduate school, and basically set as a life goal the ambition of writing third-rate Wallace Stevens. I thought I would be completely content if I was recognized at some later point in my life as a third-rate Wallace Stevens.

  Billy Collins

  Writing, Ambition, School

  "A Brisk Walk". Interview with Joel Whitney, www.guernicamag.com. June 14, 2006.

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• In my writing I'm trying to explore the violations people commit upon each other. And the important thing isn't whether I'm angry. The more important thing is, is it true? Do these things really happen?

  Jamaica Kincaid

  Writing, People, Important

  "Jamaica Kincaid: Does Truth Have a Tone?". Interview with Lauren K. Alleyne, www.guernicamag.com. June 17, 2013.

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• I think ingenuity is part of our DNA. That plus curiosity, plus the willingness to commit.

  Gail Zappa

  Thinking, Dna, Curiosity

  Source: therumpus.net

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• We also can't be naïve when it comes to the refugees. Men who commit violence should of course be deported to their countries of origin. We already have enough problems here and we don't need to import anymore.

  Alice Schwarzer

  Country, Men, Needs

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a solo writer - to be able to try new things and experiment, and ultimately challenge myself as a performer and as a songwriter and just to commit to ideas, and not be afraid to be myself.

  William Beckett

  Writing, Ideas, Challenges

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• I think our legal system needs to be developed. Cases of citizens who are detained and then have to wait much too long for a trial - that is scary, for everyone. When someone commits a crime he needs to be charged quickly. Why does this take so long in many cases? I don't know. Is it because our legal system is still rudimentary? China has promised to modernize its legal system. This has high priority.

  Zhang Xin

  Thinking, Long, Priorities

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I didn't want people to go out wanting to go tool up against the bad guys (and at impressionable ages). I said, don't shy away from the violence or pull back on this, commit to this.

  Ray Stevenson

  People, Guy, Age

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• The stories are most often about justice. In her stories, those who commit injustice, or act tyrannically, come to no good. They are punished.

  Marina Warner

  Justice, Stories, Injustice

  Source: therumpus.net

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• The closest thing I could think of that men go through is like a prisoner of war being tortured, and then coming back from that experience. It's traumatic and grounding and makes you commit to the world. Also, because you want all of these things for your kid.

  Larkin Grimm

  War, Kids, Men

  Source: therumpus.net

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• We will not commit suicide because of pressure from the international community. A Palestinian state is not possible at the moment. I would rather fight and try to explain the situation in the Middle East to the world than to agree to steps that harm my country to satisfy the international community.

  Ayelet Shaked

  Country, Suicide, Fighting

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Hillary Clinton follows a cardinal rule in politics - don't commit to a decision before you have to.

  Chris Matthews

  Decision, Clinton, Spats

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Campaign manager Eli Gold played by Alan Cumming on "The Good Wife" describing an old maxim in politics, don't commit to a decision before you have to. And that rule appears to have worked brilliantly for Democratic candidate front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has avoided taking a position on the president's trade agenda and has remained out of the ugly public spat with the progressive wing of her party. She has also not taken a position on the Iranian - on the talks.

  Chris Matthews

  Party, Taken, Wings

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• If I'm going to put my name to something and commit to something that's going to take up a lot of my time, it has to be something that I know is going to be enjoyable and worth my while. Otherwise, what's the point?

  Tom Ellis

  Names, Enjoyable, Knows

  Source: collider.com

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• For me personally, Blink-182 has been a big influence. Just seeing them way back in the day play little shows and start from a garage band to where they are now, makes me believe anything is possible if you truly want it and commit your life to it.

  Beau Bokan

  Believe, Play, Blink 182

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• I'm inspired by love, by the moments that we commit to something with all our heart - be it a person, a project, an animal, anything really. It's undeniably inspiring, that acknowledgment of existence, that I love, that I care. That fills me with purpose.

  Damon Runyon

  Heart, Animal, Purpose

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• I started a nonprofit called The Pegasus Fund, and we take top-performing students from underserved communities, and we commit to sending them for three summers to a nonacademic, holistic summer camp as a means to help them acclimate socially, geographically, spiritually to pilot secondary schools that they hope to attend.

  Jonathan Tucker

  Summer, School, Mean

  "Star of Parenthood and Kingdom Jonathan Tucker: Giving Back". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don't share my own background, but I commit to doing my best.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Mistake, Character, May

  "Secrets Blog Tour: Interview with Kelley Armstrong & Giveaway". Interview with Melissa Montovani, www.yabookshelf.com. October 1, 2015.

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• If I don't commit to fighting for the future, 20 years later, 30 years later, after the end of the expiration date of the joint declaration, Hong Kong will be more at risk and in greater danger.

  Joshua Wong

  Fighting, Years, Risk

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• I hope that even if I go to jail, it will motivate more and more Hongkongers to commit to determine our future, instead of fully relying on those ruling class who have dominated our future.

  Joshua Wong

  Jail, Class, Ruling

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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