Quotes About Commitment

He smiled, that gay clean smile of his that I knew so well and that had so often been like a light to me. For one of those brief magic moments of time the years slipped away, and I was back in the tiny old cottage in Sussex that a friend had loaned to us for a few days. It was our wedding night and Bill was saying, "All of me to you, darling, forever." Yes, that was it: all of each of us to the other. Forever. Whatever.

T)he only way we can prove ourselves worthy of a big trust is by doing well the tasks that belong to each day.

Getting ready is the biggest part of any job, and the hardest, Jared...Lay your foundation true and firm, my boy, prepare your work well; the rest all but does itself.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there's love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

A retired husband is often a wife's full-time job.

All love that has not friendship for its base, Is like a mansion built upon the sand.

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon sand.

To know for an hour you were mine completely -- Mine in body and soul, my own -- I would bear unending tortures sweetly, With not a murmur and not a moan. A lighter sin or a lesser error Might change through hope or fear divine; But there is no fear, and hell has no terror, To change or alter a love like mine.

I would rather be faithful to my future than to my past, if it becomes a matter of choice.

The fortunate is he whose earnest purpose never swerves, Whose slightest action or inaction serves The one great aim. Why, even Death stands still, And waits an hour sometimes For such a will.

You're my heart and soul.

The bride who wants to do her full job will plan from the start to create the kind of home her husband wants, and to do it with no more assistance than he willingly offers. —"Making Marriage Work," Ladies' Home Journal, June 1950

A successful marriage isn't necessarily one that lasts until you're dead.

Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he'd say the same about me.

Healing from child sexual abuse takes commitment and dedication. But if you are willing to work hard, if you are determined to make lasting changes in your life, if you are able to find good resources and skilled support, you can not only heal but also thrive.

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Call me before you go looking. I mean it. I'm coming with you." He almost said, whether you like it or not, but Henry knows it isn't a matter of like; it's a matter of need. He saw the gratitude in Paul's eyes and his self-loathing underneath it, hating the fact that he should need to ask Henry to do this thing, that he should be too cowardly to refuse and demand Henry stay home. One way or another, they will both see this through to the end.

Another common response is, "What if our marriage doesn't work out? I want to make sure I have some money of my own." We have a problem with that, too. If a woman is going into a marriage with thoughts of "what if it doesn't work out," how committed can she be? Her problem is not money, but commitment or love.

After years of breaking Rules and settling for random hookups, she finally meets a cute guy and after one kiss she has an aha! moment. She realizes that she does want a healthy loving relationship, not just a lot of texting and sex.

Love may endure a lifetime, but it is less reliable on a day-to-day basis.

We must do what we must to do

perfect Christian characters, seeking by diligent study and earnest prayer to gain the training essential for acceptable service in the cause of God.

Now when you can no longer be active, and infirmities press upon you, all that God requires of you is to trust Him. Commit