Commitment Quotes - Page 19

• Sometimes love is best expressed through service. Words are great, but when you walk in love, your commitment must be more than words.

  Joyce Meyer

  Love You, Love Is, Sometimes

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• Push hard to get better, become smarter, grow your devotion to the truth, fuel your commitment to beauty, refine your emotional intelligence, hone your dreams, negotiate with your shadow, cure your ignorance, shed your pettiness, heighten your drive to look for the best in people, and soften your heart -- even as you always accept yourself for exactly who you are with all of your so-called imperfections.

  Rob Brezsny

  Dream, Heart, Ignorance

  Rob Brezsny (2005). “Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings”, p.8, Frog Books

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• If you claim to be a follower of Christ, I encourage you to consider your present commitment to a local church.

  David Platt

  Church, Followers, Christ

  David Platt (2013). “Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live.”, p.171, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• So, before you are tempted to give up or get
  discouraged, remember all success is based on long term commitment, faith, discipline, attitude and a few stepping stones along the way. You might not like the stone you are on right now, but it's sure to be one of the stones that lead to great opportunities in the future.

  Jim Rohn

  Giving Up, Attitude, Opportunity

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• Faith is not only commitment to the promises of Christ; it is also commitment to his demands.

  William Barclay

  Promise, Demand, Christ

  "The Letters of James and Peter".

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• If your commitment is to being present, then there will come a time when being present becomes your natural state. The present moment becomes your home. You will have short excursions into the world of the mind, but you never go so far into the mind that you get lost there.

  Leonard Jacobson

  Home, Mind, World

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• A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Expression, Practice, Natural

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• Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat of love.

  Bell Hooks

  Honesty, Heart, Telling The Truth

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• Commitment to love - to growth, to authentic power is an everyday application of your will.

  Gary Zukav

  Growth, Everyday, Application

  FaceBook post by Gary Zukav from May 05, 2010

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• One hard day of work proves you have heart. But day after day is what proves you have maturity and commitment.

  Dwayne Johnson

  Heart, Maturity, Prove

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• When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust!

  John C. Maxwell

  John C. Maxwell (2010). “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently”, p.236, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• When it comes to our health, there are essentially four things under our control: the decision not to smoke, a commitment to exercise, the quality of our diet, and our level of optimism. And optimism is at least as beneficial as the others.

  Martin Seligman

  Exercise, Optimism, Decision

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• Profound commitment to a dream does not confine or constrain: it liberates.
  Even a difficult, winding path can lead to your goal if you follow it to the end.

  Paulo Coelho

  Dream, Profound, Goal

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• It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

  Pope Francis

  Honesty, Integrity, Leader

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• On July 4th, we renew our commitment to the American Idea-the belief that all men are created equal. We read the Declaration. We tell our kids the history. We remember those who died to protect our country. And along the way, we remind ourselves of why we love it.

  Paul Ryan

  Country, 4th Of July, Kids

  FaceBook post by Paul Ryan from Jul 04, 2013

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• Peace is a certain resistance to the terrible satisfactions of war. It’s a commitment to living with a certain kind of vulnerability to others and susceptibility to being wounded that actually gives our individual lives meaning.

  Judith Butler

  War, Giving, Meaning Of Life

  Interview with Jill Stauffer, www.believermag.com. May, 2003.

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• While budgets are tight right now, there are schools across the country that are showing that it doesn't take a whole lot of money or resources to give our kids the nutrition they deserve. What it does take, however, is effort. What it does take is imagination. What it does take is a commitment to our children's futures.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Children, School

  "Twitter's #ThanksMichelleObama Hashtag Has Students Sharing Photos of Their Gross School Lunches" by Alyssa Toomey, www.eonline.com. November 21, 2014.

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• He [Jesus] was the greatest human being who has ever lived. He was a moral genius. His ethical sense was unique. He was the intrinsically wisest person that I've ever encountered in my life or in my reading. His commitment was total and led to his own death, much to the detriment of the world.

  Charles Templeton

  Jesus, Reading, Unique

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• Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.

  Tom Coburn

  Promise, Social, Made

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• If you can see the invisible, then you can see the possible and provide the opportunities for trust, commitment and ways of empowering others to manage their past, present and future.

  Ken Wyatt

  Future, Past, Opportunity

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• The word 'commitment' has lost it's meaning. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be positive. A commited person was someone to be admired. He was loyal and steady. Now a commitment is something you avoid. You don't want to tie yourself down.

  Mitch Albom

  Ties, Being Positive, Loyal

  Mitch Albom (2009). “Have a Little Faith: A True Story”, Hyperion

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• It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Healing, Teens, Lists

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• You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf

  Jack Nicklaus

  Passion, Golf

  Twitter post from Jan 18, 2015

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• Immersion in the scriptures is essential for spiritual nourishment. The word of God inspires commitment and acts as a healing balm for hurt feelings, anger, or disillusionment . When our commitment is diminished for any reason, part of the solution is repentance. Commitment and repentance are closely intertwined.

  Quentin L. Cook

  Spiritual, Hurt, Healing

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• Along that straight and true path there are other goals: missionary service, temple marriage, Church activity, scripture study, prayer, temple work. There are countless worthy goals to reach as we travel through life. Needed is our commitment to reach them.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Prayer, Goal, Church

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