Quotes About Dedication

The Latin root of decide means "to cut off all possibility." So a person who actually made a true decision to accomplish something would have no alternative but to do what they decided.

Looking out on the field that morning, I didn't believe we could finish the cut. It was too big a job and I was too small a helper. But because I loved Pat and loved the farm and the Droim, because I loved that crop of barley and couldn't stand to see it spoiled, I was prepared to try. I took a deep breath and a first step and both eventually led me to the knowledge that I was capable of things bigger than I'd imagined.

Another woman gave her boyfriend a ten-minute back rub every day he managed to arrive for dinner by 7:00.

We all knew Evelyn as a woman who grabbed life with both hands," the elderly priest said, "whether she was winning ballroom dance competitions or skewering politicians for The Downey Eagle.

No revolution succeeds without sacrifice.

When you look at the lives of innovators, there is often little distinction between work and play. And when creative people make it a point to spend time together, new ideas and joint projects emerge with little effort, a natural part of the rhythm of each day.

You would say that, Malakai. You've loved one all your life.

The difference between mediocrity and excellence is often a matter of effort.

That's why I love spiders. 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching escalated times of learning and energy, is when you want to do it so much.

Reading is the solitary essential pastime to which all summer houses are peculiarly dedicated. I became a foreigner. For myself, that is what a writer is - a man living on the other side of a frontier.

I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty.

I am not a sports girl.

many diverse people of intelligence and refinement, outside Italy no less than within Italy, devote much effort and study to learning and speaking our language for no reason but love." These acolytes included Elizabeth I of England, Francis I of France, and Emperor Charles V, who once declared, "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse." John

In no other way can the believer become as fully involved with God's work, especially the work of world evangelism, as in intercessory prayer.

Spiritual work is taxing work, and men are loath to do it. Praying, true praying, costs an outlay of serious attention and of time, which flesh and blood do not relish.

A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best.

No matter what Mike Krzyzewski is making at Duke, it is not enough. He's underpaid! He is absolutely worth every penny he is getting. He is like a CEO of a major corporation when you think about his value to Duke University.

Fans are the only ones who really care. There are no free-agent fans.

I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy and then you have peace of mind.

Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?

Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian's life.

The person who waits upon moods in impoverished. If the painter only wanted to paint when in the mood for it, he would not get very far. In religion, as in art and science, along with the times of high excitement, there are times of sober work and practice. We must practice our communion with God, otherwise we will not find the right tone, the right word, the right language, when God surprises us with his presence.

The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack.