Commit Quotes - Page 5

• 

  Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

  John Adams

  Suicide, Freedom, Suicidal

  Letter from John Adams to John Taylor, 15 Apr. 1814

  279 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.

  Robert Kennedy

  Political, Mind, Tasks

  Robert F. Kennedy, Edwin O. Guthman (1993). “RFK: collected speeches”, Viking Pr

  29 Copy quote

  Show source

• The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy.

  Angelina Jolie

  Life, Crazy, Way

  10 Copy quote

• Focus alone is not enough; putting in the time to commit is also crucial to achieve success.

  Warren Buffett

  Focus, Enough, Achieve

  6 Copy quote

• The moment we definitely commit ourselves, Providence moves, too.

  W. H. Murray

  Moving, Moments, Providence

  6 Copy quote

• Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind you have failed.

  Jan de Hartog

  Errors, Political, Making A Difference

  Jan de Hartog (1979). “THE LAMB'S WAR”

  46 Copy quote

  Show source

• If you don't do it my way, I suggest you commit suicide.

  Josef Albers

  Suicide, Way, Ifs

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

  8 Copy quote

  Show source

• Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history and the world's future.

  Joe Baca

  War, Winning, World

  21 Copy quote

• Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

  Tony Robbins

  Leadership, Mean, Commitment

  Twitter post from Dec 21, 2015

  15 Copy quote

  Show source

• Some day science may have the existence of mankind in its power, and the human race commit suicide, by blowing up the world.

  Henry Adams

  Suicide, Science, Race

  "The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 1-3: 1858-1892".

  24 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.

  Josh Billings

  Sin, Repentance, Easier

  Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”

  10 Copy quote

  Show source

• I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.

  Everett Dirksen

  Suicide, Country, Want

  7 Copy quote

• People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists.

  John Ashcroft

  Atheist, People, Atheism

  8 Copy quote

• My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.

  Kim Wilde

  Marriage, Years, Long

  16 Copy quote

• It's because we need to determine who in this country is poised, positioned to commit terrorist acts.

  Robert Mueller

  Country, Needs, Terrorist

  8 Copy quote

• If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court.

  Elena Kagan

  Decision, Principles, Constitution

  7 Copy quote

• Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.

  Aaron McGruder

  Gun, Political, Terrorism

  22 Copy quote

• Concerning all acts of initiative there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.

  Steven Pressfield

  Moving, Ignorance, Commitment

  17 Copy quote

• You can't know where life will take you, but you can commit to a direction

  Wendell Berry

  Knows

  40 Copy quote

• When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.

  Ken Blanchard

  Commitment, No Excuses, Accepting

  32 Copy quote

• It is now our generation's task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law - for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.

  Barack Obama

  Daughter, Mother, Brother

  Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 21 January 2013, Washington, D.C.

  19 Copy quote

  Show source

• Neurotics, who cause less distress to themselves and their neighbours than those in the other category, are at war with their own natures. Their right hands are in conflict with their left. Psychotics, and it is those who commit purposeless crimes and prefer death to life, are at war with their environment. Right and left hands strike against the womb that carries them.

  Rebecca West

  War, Hands, Psychology

  Rebecca West (1952). “The meaning of treason”

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• Any idea can be a great idea if you think differently, dream big and commit to seeing it realized

  Richard Branson

  Dream, Thinking, Ideas

  4 Copy quote

• The reality is that fulfillment, success and all of these good things comes from trying to help those that we care about to achieve those things. How can I help somebody I care about find the job they love? How can I help somebody I care about find happiness in their work? And when we commit to service it actually biologically and anthropologically is more likely to lead to our own success and our own happiness.

  Simon Sinek

  Jobs, Reality, Trying

  Source: quickbase.intuit.com

  7 Copy quote

  Show source