Quotes About Dedication

no one rose to exceptional greatness exclusively by being "a good soldier.

One of the first things a doctor learns is how not to sleep.

obligations.

As for me, I expect to die for Jesus. In the West, you probably won't have to die for Jesus. But . . . will you live for Him?

What I thought was sacrifice was actually just inconvenience.

Another hour has passed for which I must give an account to Christ." Is your life about Jesus and nothing else? When you may die at any moment, it has to be that way, but we're all called to live only for Him, no matter what.

As one Saudi professor sternly tells his co-religionists, "Only the writings of a practising Muslim are worthy of our attention.

Great groups believe they are on a mission from God. Beyond mere financial success, they genuinely believe they will make the world a better place.

Effort is the path to mastery, so let's at least give this a try.

Randall kept his eyes glued to the computer screen as she approached. A stranger might have mistaken him for a dedicated Information Sciences professional getting an early start on some important research, but Ruth knew that he was actually scouring eBay for vintage Hasbro action figures…

I've paid my dues," I told him. "I've learned a lot from Jack Weede, and from you, and I've formed strong working relationships throughout the building. With all due respect, I believe I'm the most qualified person to lead Green Meadow High School into the twenty-first century.

I also knew that no one had told then to stay late--they were doing so of their own volition. This type of diligence and drive is not atypical in filmmaking--it's actually commonplace.

We only rise above mediocrity when there's something at stake. p. 174

It's no wonder people lack romance in their lives, love belongs to those who are willing to go to extremes for it.

What is an artist? For every thousand people there's nine hundred doing the work, ninety doing well, nine doing good, and one lucky bastard who's the artist.

you've no idea, the whole Army's obsessed with playing at soldiers...

You're a writer. You write because you're a writer. Even when you write about something, you have to think up something to write about just so you can keep writing.

Croom He insists on it, and finds the proof of his wife's virtue in his eagerness to defend it.

I guess it's obvious where I'm going with this. Be faithful in the little things—even when it feels like it's such a waste of time. Be disciplined and finish what you've started in those seemingly ordinary moments, and watch the amazing things God can do!

There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises.... If you write for life, you'll work hard; you'll do what's honest, not what pays

I want to do good work. I want to be involved in other people's doing good work.

Our girlhood was spent like a found nickel on you. When you slept, we were quiet; when you were hungry, we cooked; when you wanted to play, we entertained you; and when you got grown enough to know the difference between a woman and a two-toned Ford, everything in this house stopped for you.

Struggling through the work is extremely important—more important to me than publishing it.

Take no heed of good looks , but rather of callused hand. Old Maori saying: Choose a husband for his work, not his appearance.