Quotes About Commitment

How could he curse her? It was impossible. What his master loved, he loved.

At last! She would see the face of Resenence Jeopardy. She would look into his eyes, and they would be open for her. Something momentous would happen, the reason for her journey, her commitment to the idea of an unknown man would be revealed to her.

We have to take him soon, Ninka, or rather I do.

Pharinet's love for him endured and she would fight like a dragon to protect all that was his, including his wife.

Sometimes it is necessary to partake in sacrifice of self, but being a martyr to one's causes inspires only impatience in others.

When things are good in your life, take the time to build and fortify your relationship with the Lord. Never become complacent about your relationship with Him, because there's always room to grow DEEPER!

A good wife is a stone to hold one down," said the Wolfhound. "A rock to rely on," Rostnikov corrected gently. "Da," the Wolfhound said seriously, returning to Russian. "A rock to rely on. The American idiom contradicts itself and is often difficult to fathom.

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people have the perseverance to stay the course (drug-free) before "seeing the light." Nearly all of them will give up training, or resort to "staying in shape." There's nothing wrong with training to "stay in shape," if that's what you want. But if big and strong muscles are what matter to you, to resign yourself to "staying in shape" is a disaster.

We expect and demand people to maintain bonds with family. It doesn't matter whether you love or hate your relatives, even ones you've legally divorced. As long as there are children involved, you stick together.

When I got married in my twenties, I had a happy marriage and happy kids but at some point in time I let it go off the rails I let it go off the rails.

Just because you love someone is no reason to marry them.

If they wanted a half-inch, you have to be able to give them a half-inch. I mean, not an inch, not two inches. Those holes must line up exactly or they won't make their iron. And when you swing, you have to swing real smooth. You can't have your iron swinging back and forth, oscillating. If you do this, they'll refuse to work with you, because their life is at stake.

So, my credo consists of the pursuit and the act. One without the other is self-indulgence.

My task is to simplify and then go deeper, making a commitment to what remains. That's what I've been after. To care and polish what remains till it glows and comes alive from loving care.

The only way to guarantee failure is to quit.--Sue Cameron

Trust, which is a virtue, is also a habit, like prayer. It requires exercise.

Buying a hive of bees is, in some ways, like buying an Irish Setter puppy: it changes one's life. But having two, or even three, hives of bees is not like having two or three Irish Setter puppies. The first hive is a Big Deal. The additional ones are not.

Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new. —Ursula K. Le Guin

Hot sex doesn't lead to secure love; rather, secure attachment leads to hot sex—and also to love that lasts. Monogamy is not a myth.

One couple described the effects as being, "dated hard, married quick, and then ignored." They got into church alright, but the church never got into them; they were let in easily enough, but they never felt they were counted on.

Love isn't just what two people have together, it's what two people make together, so of course, it's never the same.

And when you get down to it, Lily, that is the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love but to persist in love.

Pace yourself in your work and commitments. Nobody is indispensable. And when you get sick, honor your body by giving it the rest and medical attention that it's asking for.