Committed Quotes - Page 2

• The folly which we might have ourselves committed is the one which we are least ready to pardon in another.

  Philibert Joseph Roux

  Forgiveness, Might, Pardon

  "Meditations of a Parish Priest". Book by Philibert Joseph Roux, Part 1, LXXI, 1866.

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• Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.

  Bob Filner

  Determination, Inspiration, Half

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• I do not think white America is committed to granting equality to the American Negro... this is a passionately racist country; it will continue to be so in the foreseeable future.

  Susan Sontag

  Country, Equality, Thinking

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• He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart

  C. S. Lewis

  Easter, Food, Heart

  C. S. Lewis (2014). “Letters to an American Lady”, p.21, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and happy.

  William Hurt

  Being Happy, Best Work, Knows

  "Horrible histories" by Xan Brooks, May 18, 2005.

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• Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.

  Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

  Brother, Equality, Men

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I've committed adultery in my heart.

  Jimmy Carter

  Heart, Presidential, Adultery

  Interview, Playboy, Nov. 1976

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• The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy tools, and implemented wisely

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Foundation, Transition, Tools

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• Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.

  Joseph Stiglitz

  Education, Art, College

  "Joseph E. Stiglitz - Biographical". "Les Prix Nobel" ("The Nobel Prizes 2001") edited by Tore Frängsmyr, Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, www.nobelprize.org. 2002.

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• DeLillo never seems committed to me to what he is writing. Very nice surfaces, but he's got nothing underneath.

  Leslie Fiedler

  Nice, Writing, Surface

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• With the first act of cruelty committed in the name of revolution, with the first murder, with the first purge and execution, we have lost the revolution.

  Kate Millett

  Names, Firsts, Revolution

  Kate Millett (2000). “Flying”, p.506, University of Illinois Press

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• Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.

  Kate Millett

  Mother, Betrayed, Felt

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• These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message

  Galen

  Artist, Environmental, Messages

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• Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.

  James Ellroy

  People, Murder

  James Ellroy (2012). “Conversations with James Ellroy”, p.57, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government

  Roy Barnes

  Government, Georgia, Honest

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• I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community.

  Ken Mehlman

  Issues, Community, Presidential

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• Ukraine has been a strong partner to the United States on international initiatives and a committed ally in fighting the War on Terrorism.

  Vito Fossella

  Strong, War, Fighting

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• To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action.

  Alexis Herman

  Issues, Different, Action

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• Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.

  Gary Miller

  Responsibility, Waiting, Legislation

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• Allowing the U.N. into Iraq will demonstrate to the Iraqis that the international community as a whole is committed to bringing stability and safety to their country.

  Jay Rockefeller

  Country, Iraq, Safety

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• The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

  Stephen Ambrose

  Evil, Holocaust, Crime

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• If only people who are ideologically committed to a particular outcome argued to the courts, the law would be worse off.

  Charles Fried

  Law, People, Would Be

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• I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.

  Eric Burdon

  Suicide, Thinking, Way

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• That is why I come forward tonight without any political label, without any bias, but just simply as an Englishman to say to you: a crime is being committed against civilization.

  John Amery

  Civilization, Political, Prejudice

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• I am committed to strengthening our agricultural economy by protecting the unique interests of small and medium size family farms so that they can continue to operate.

  Sue Kelly

  Unique, Agriculture, Size

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