Quotes About Commitment

She knew where he was going, but she wasn't going to give him an inch that he didn't earn.

His poet would never disappoint him.

Worthy or not, despised or adored, she was his and he was hers.

Knowing what to do doesn't help at all when you have a habit of justifying why today isn't the day to do the work—convincing yourself that tomorrow holds some promise today doesn't.

You don't need to take notes; you need to take action.

It's not about how much you know. It's about what you consistently do. It's not about taking notes; it's about taking action.

I decided to give more to the goal than to the limitations.

One has to commit a painting,' said Degas, 'the way one commits a crime.

Marianne Moore] once remarked, after a visit to her brother and his family, that the state of being married and having children had one enormous advantage: "One never has to worry about whether one is doing the right thing or not. There isn't time. One is always having to go to the market or drive the children somewhere. There isn't time to wonder 'Is this right or isn't it?

He accorded his art the highest respect, that of never taking it for granted. Always, as long as he lived, he tried to learn more, in order to serve it better.

I think the main thing, don't you, is to keep the show on the road.

Men make this great pretense of not wanting to be caught, but in the end they usually beg for a lady's hand.

Let me tell you about love. Love is a kind of madness and you would follow it anywhere, you don't care.

I've not come this far, fought this hard, loved this much to lose it all before the feast has even begun.

his gaze. 'But then my responsibilities would be much greater

You are my daughter," she said. "I will always stand in the storm for you.

Let your deeds be your bond, not your promises and cajolery.

I will never go beyond the love I have for you

Things change when someone special comes into your life. Both sides have to give up things. The one thing you don't give up in a good relationship is you--whatever makes you most you. - Jim Olsten (Jane's Grandpa)

I'm not supposed to date you, Jenny." "That's what you said before." He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "I didn't think this was going to be a problem. I mean, I'm pretty good at not letting someone become important to me. I have to be if I want to make it to L.A." "I understand." He laughed. "How nice of you to understand, since you're the one making it a struggle for me! It would be so easy to make you important.

If it's not a "Hell Yes!" then it's a "Hell No!"...it's that simple.

This is a passion story: my passion, his, ours — yours.

It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home.

I have an obligation to try to live as long as I can for my family.