Quotes About Commitment

Quiet! My wife!' 'Is she sleeping?' 'Sleeping? She never sleeps! No, you fool, she hunts !' 'Hunts? What does she hunt?' 'Not what. Who. She hunts for me, of course. But has she found me? No! We've not seen each other for months! Hee he! It's a perfect marriage. I've never been happier. You should try it.

When the time for action comes, all doubts must be discarded.

To draw a weapon is to announce an end to uncertainty.

Bloody idealist. We needed to walk away. Sooner or later, no matter how much you put into what you've made, you have to turn and walk away.

Just remember, Henar, I don't do this for just anybody!' 'Do what?' She stepped forward, blades lifting. 'Dance.

Steven Erikson

One who binds risks getting bound in return. I will not walk that path.

We served the one who served us.' He

Reformers can learn from monks, who spend countless hours cooking or cleaning the grounds or raking the garden, and can view each and every task, no matter how menial or seemingly trivial, not simply as a means to an end, which is frustrating if the final goal seems remote or unattainable. Rather, the tasks are seen as ends in themselves to be celebrated as eminently worthwhile, which paradoxically enhances their possible benefit for the future.

But when I look at this farm I keep thinking it's not whether I have the guts to go but if I have the guts to stay.

We do not merely add Jesus Christ to our lives and continue in the same direction. Following Christ means we stop, turn around, and pursue Him.

The decision to carry your cross is the one you must make. If you decide not to decide, that is a decision not to follow Christ.

Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ? Step out of the crowd. Come to Him and receive His salvation. It is a free gift. I must tell you, it will cost you everything. However, you will gain everything—everything you need––both now and forever.

To be sure, Jesus will not follow you––you are called to follow Him.

Betrayal is a facet of love.

Typically, readers don't get bored because too little is happening but because too little is being promised.

To believe was to commit to something in their hearts without wavering. It went to the very core of their being, the source of all decisions and behavior. To believe in one's heart was to have a whole new nature—one

True diligence runs contrary to human nature.

Then the man said, 'Lord, I believe,' and he worshiped him" (verses 35–38). The man fell to his knees and began to publicly worship Jesus! He could have been stoned to death on the spot—but he didn't care! His heart responded to the Savior's words with a full belief and total commitment to Jesus as God's anointed one. Without concern that he might die on the same day he had received his sight, he worshiped Jesus.

This is what the self-help books don't tell you. Fully alive and deeply committed is a risky business. Once you strip away the platitudes, a life of passion and purpose will always cost, as T. S. Eliot reminds us, "Not less than everything.

Tell me what you value and I might believe you," management guru Peter Drucker once said, "but show me your calendar and your bank statement, and I'll show you what you really value." So

Tell me what you value and I might believe you," management guru Peter Drucker once said, "but show me your calendar and your bank statement, and I'll show you what you really value.

I always thought having a ring doctor at a boxing match was like having a preacher in a whore house. If a fighter is worried about his health, he's obviously chosen the wrong profession.

Reader, I'd marry her.