Quotes About Dedication

Ella helped. Yes, she was a dreamer, but she had a way of doing her work without any fuss. She didn't understand the struggles some of us went through. If you had to write 1500 words you wrote 1500 words. You put one word then another then another then another.

Most successful long-term relationships share similar traits. Having worked closely with hundreds of couples, I've noticed over the years what the really strong ones have in common. They recognize the vital importance of patience and compromise. They possess common values and goals. But perhaps most striking of all, the really solid couples, the ones who seem happiest and most fulfilled, all seem to have dedicated their lives together to some greater purpose.

Smart, dedicated people lost their lives all the time as they trained to be the best they could be to serve their country. Celebrities broke a nail and they immediately took to Twitter, alerting their millions of followers to the "injury," which in turn elicited thousands of replies from people with apparently not enough going on in their lives. And all the while brave men and women died in silence, forgotten by all except their families.

It is asking a lot. But when you're attempting to do something truly extraordinary, isn't it fair to ask a lot in return?

right or wrong, good or bad. You just didn't wake up one day and decide enough was enough because your mate had a few more wrinkles or a few more pounds.

captain of the boxing team. If you

just been traveling all day to get to you.

Come on, soldier, you put your life on the line for your country. A damn zipper shouldn't be too hard.

lawyer," Caleb

know, it's harder to get back in shape than it is to stay in shape.

most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it. Only with faith, you get back a lot more.

most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it.

To Kyf Brewer and Orlagh Cassidy, for your amazing audio performances.

Can't say a body ever gets used to hard work

Decker had worked his way onto the Cleveland Browns by busting his ass on the practice field, sacrificing his body in idiotic ways that had come back to haunt him in

To Christine Craig, for walking me through

An dem Tag, an dem du denkst, du kannst nicht mehr besser werden, fängst du an, immer den gleichen Song zu spielen.

And if you aren't a dues paying member of a dozen NGOs, each fighting for a future you believe in, then take another look at the hypocrite in the mirror. That method is a lazy person's cheap route to bragging rights: "I'm at least doing something." Here's how.

Thus, the most complete definition of a commitment is this: falling in love with something and then building a structure of behavior around it for those moments when love falters.

If marriage is about deciding to love on a daily basis, I have woken up to a no-brainer every day since.

No one is going to give a damn about your résumé; they want to see what you have made with your own little fingers.

In truth, mobilizing people is only about 5 percent of the leader's job. The best leaders dedicate almost all their time to the latter two elements: making great decisions and executing consistently with those decisions.

If you know your purpose, your deepest desire, then the secret of success is to discipline your life so that you support your deepest purpose and minimize distractions and detours. But

One does one's best - Silk