Quotes About Dedication

It was always that detail that drove me. Ever since I was a little kid, I used to get into the nitty gritty... when I was drawing army tanks or monsters, I'd do every nut and rivet, and I'd do every scale on the dragon's back. It was just the way I was built.

Radical self-denial gives the feel of adventure. If we forsake all, we even have the chance of glorious martyrdom. But in service, we must experience the many little death of going beyond ourselves. Service banishes us to the mundane, the ordinary, the trivial

It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.

Once we have made generous latitude for individual differences and schedules, we must firmly discipline ourselves to a regular pattern of prayer. We cannot assume that time will somehow magically appear. We will never have time for prayer—we must make time. On this score we have to be ruthless with our rationalizations. We must never, for instance, excuse our prayerlessness under the guise of "always living prayerfully.

The Covenant of Place gives us the gift of focus.

We may be able to begin tennis instruction or piano lessons by dint of will, but we will not keep at them for long without joy. In fact, the only reason we can begin is because we know that joy is the end result. That is what sustains all novices; they know there is a sense of pleasure, enjoyment, joy in mastery.

Lord God, you deserve my best. Forgive me for the times I have offered you only the dregs, whether it be half-heartedly muttered prayers or only the money I know I can do without. Help me to remember that there is no better resting place for my heart and indeed all my possessions than with you. Help me to trust and obey you more each day. In your name I pray. Amen.

Absolute freedom is absolute nonsense! We gain freedom in anything through commitment, discipline, and fixed habit.

We sing, 'Take my life and let it be, consecrated, Lord, to Thee.' But we must flesh out that consecration in specific ways, which is why the next line of the hymn says, 'Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold.' We consecrate ourselves by consecrating our money.

To me, patriotism means dedication to the principles on which the country was founded and a willingness to stand firm and fight for these principles regardless of what the government says or does

Love a man who'll bleed to make a point. (Candy)

CANDY AND ALESSA are practicing in the storeroom. One of them is burning through "Miserlou" and the other sounds like she's falling down the stairs with a boxful of cats. But she keeps playing. Good for her.

So, this really is a crusade after all. And now I'm part of it. Hallelujah.

I'm not impressed by someone's degree... I'm impressed by them making movies.

Não há oferta de excelência a menos que você goste do que está fazendo.

There are disadvantages.You shouldn't join a star venture if you are lazy, a loner, in poor health, don't want to be committed, tired of life or in a relationship that is already shaky - it would not survive the competition! Otherwise, it's a 'no-brainer'.

Pursue those few things where you are amazingly better than others and that you enjoy most.

Devotion means putting in extra hours because you believe in something and you want to see it work. You believe in something with all your heart and are very passionate about it.

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family to begin the next phase of our lives.

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if they don't make the teams, they can rededicate their lives to the art of sport, discipline, and physical fitness.

The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.

we were all driven by something that pushed us further than others dared to go. We were mission oriented and would do what we had to do to achieve it.

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise.

There'll be people better and smarter than you, Adam. There always are. Your strength must be to want it more, and let nothing get in the way. They called Robert Kennedy ruthless. But for a few months before he died, when I joined his campaign, I knew Bobby very well, and I can tell you he was most ruthless with himself. That's how you should be.