Quotes About Commitment

He was also terrified that he hadn't properly read the small print of their relationship. He forgot that true friendship is a contract in which there can be no small print.

I want to be the best in whatever I do.

I decided one day early on in high school that I wanted to be great at basketball, not just a good basketball player. I would go to the elementary school by my house and shoot thousands of shots all day, every day.

Everyone is having sex until they fall in love. When you fall in love, then it's making love.

If you take away the last few years, from my last year in Washington, and you think about my career, there was nothing but hard work. I was in the gym three or four times a day, working on my skills. If we lost a game, and I thought I played bad, I'm staying in the gym to keep shooting. That's what I did. That's what I was known for: I was a gym rat.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

A good teacher is a determined person.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.

Ah, lady, when I gave my heart to thee, It passed into thy lifelong regency.

Students who proceed according to the master-slave paradigm will only work themselves to death. Students who flirt and dally with Japanese in a lover-like relationship shall live happily ever after

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.

Well it seems to me that the best relationships-the ones that last-

Writers definitely need spurs.

I've been married for a long time and there are days when I still wonder, 'Excuse me, but who is this man?

Persevering is what wives do. Staying is what mothers do. Tending is what daughters do.

Showing up begins long before you stand at the start. Prove yourself an exception in a world where people talk more than act. Intent without follow-through is hollow. Disappoint yourself enough times and empty is how you feel. Make yourself proud. Fill yourself up. Show up.

No map? No problem. Let commitment and determination lead the way.

Sometimes our dreams are affirmed in the most unlikely ways by the most unlikely people. That's why we need to speak our commitment out loud.

How far are you willing to go to create the life you want?

Whether you need to make a call or answer one,don't put your passions on hold.

If running a marathon excites you, create space in your life for it. Adding a new commitment means recalibrating different areas of your world. Logging more miles as your race date approaches means less time invested in other pursuits. Not forever, just during the months you train. Too, you will find how training fits into your world serves not only crossing the finish but other areas of life.

Those who walk the talk get the work.

If you've broken any promises you've made to yourself, now is the time to make up for it.

What's at the core of your desire to run a marathon? Couple this journey with value beyond miles. The meaning you ascribe to your effort crystalizes your motivation and fuels your commitment to stay the course and go the distance.