Quotes About Commitment

But listen to me--there are times in life when those kinds of excuses don't cut it anymore. Situations when nobody cares whether you're suited for the task at hand or not.

I've never liked giving up on a book once I've started it. I always hold out hope that there will be some riveting development toward the end, though the chances of that are pretty slim.

I'm not going to believe in any damned revolution. Love is all I'm going to believe in.

A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.

The lesson I learned from this is that it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time.

Executives trying to recognize high levels of achievement motivation in their people can look for one last piece of evidence: commitment to the organization. When people love their jobs for the work itself, they often feel committed to the organizations that make that work possible. Committed employees are likely to stay with an organization even when they are pursued by headhunters waving money.

Our research indicates that of the six leadership styles, the authoritative one is most effective, driving up every aspect of climate. Take clarity. The authoritative leader is a visionary; he motivates people by making clear to them how their work fits into a larger vision for the organization. People who work for such leaders understand that what they do matters and why. Authoritative leadership also maximizes commitment to the organization's goals and strategy.

Indeed, our recent research has led us to conclude that one of the most reliable indicators and predictors of true leadership is an individual's ability to find meaning in negative events and to learn from even the most trying circumstances. Put another way, the skills required to conquer adversity and emerge stronger and more committed than ever are the same ones that make for extraordinary leaders.

This fourth phase is particularly challenging if the short-term sacrifices include job losses. Gaining understanding and support is tough when downsizing is a part of the vision. For this reason, successful visions usually include new growth possibilities and the commitment to treat fairly anyone who is laid off.

Without short-term wins, too many people give up or actively join the ranks of those people who have been resisting change.

He who burns his bridges better be a darn good swimmer

People become successful the minute they decide to.

If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.

Well, I'm here to tell you: I've seen women passionately devoted to men who couldn't pile bricks, and whole families of slack-jawed nose pickers held together by "love," not to mention all those people who curl up at night with dogs that have gunk running out of their eyes, dogs who earlier peed where they were about to walk and spent ten minutes licking their own wormy butts.

I've come to believe the marriage vows should include, in the 'Will you love him, honor him, etc.' section, a simple question: 'Will you love him when he stands in the way of your heart's deepest desire?' or 'Will you love him when the fact of him absolutely ruins your joy?' Something like that.

That was the strangest thing about weddings, from Amos's point of view, that they pretended to be sacred occasions but in fact had no meaning. Because a marriage isn't a marriage until it's over, he thought, until the couple looked back, years later, at the moment they wed and said, "Oh, that's what really happened that day.

Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul.

So if fitness is about persistence, then the apropos question is, The persistence of what?

You don't have to sing in a choir to see that a group of committed people who care about something that makes life a little brighter, and work hard at it, can accomplish more together than alone, but it helps.

There's a Buddhist saying that when your house is done your life is over. I hope Tom works on Camp Weasel forever.

There is no secret to being, as Linnus says, in that "first percentile," that minority of young couples who stay together for life. It's as simple, and as complicated, as keeping that look in your eyes.

True love is above all reliable. So we do the best we can to follow through

She was as secure as a sixty-year-old woman whose husband has never cheated on her.

Nada de grandioso se faz no mundo sem paixão.