Quotes About Dedication

There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. It takes time to be holy.

It is quite rare to find people who are really dedicated to a level of excellence. Most of us are really quite lazy most of the time.

. . . as people serve, they grow in capacity. The time and effort is not a sacrifice because there is returned more than is given.

Fights take a long time to shoot.

Mothers are the heart of any household. I try to spend as much time with my children as I possibly can while also fulfilling my professional duties. It is tricky, but I think I manage it.

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.

I've been at Liverpool for eight years, and the time has come for us to start achieving.

I was on Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury. She was fantastic... she was lovely to everyone, she was always on time, prepared.

I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going to be a long, tough road, and I was like, if I just begin now, by the time I'm 40, I'll be good at it.

I am always playing hard trying to win. Just knowing that at one time I was once that kid that looked up to NBA players and NFL players. Today these kids look up me.

My time of martial arts was traditional.

Brilliant, inspiring . . . if you are on a pursuit of self-mastery, make time to read this!

When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.

Discipline is important as long as you're having a good time. What I always did was I did what I enjoyed, and I think that's why I don't have any grey hairs.

Parenthood involves massive sacrifice: money, attention, time and emotional energy.

I worked like a crazyman. I worked day and night, often days and nights at a time - without sleep. Gallons of coffee kept me awake; the paintings kept me fired up.

The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence.

I knew the basic outline of the novel [The Dissemblers] and would write whatever scene of the book I felt particularly excited about at the time.

I've been involved with law enforcement for some time. My father was in law enforcement. I went through the training for Homeland Security. I enjoy it very much.

One of the things I have come up against time and again in my career is the notion that because a book is easy to read it was somehow easy to write.

I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do.

I advance all of my canvas at one time.

I played soccer for 12 years on three different teams at a time.

Now is the time for us to stop seeking our own satisfaction and to pour out our lives before HIM.