Quotes About Commitment

When you have something you would die to protect it ceases to be a matter of courage. Niobe explained, You just know what you have to do and you can't afford fear.

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.

Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act rightly because we are excellent, in fact we achieve excellence by acting rightly.

There is no such thing as a lover's oath.

As it is, the lover of inquiry must follow his beloved wherever it may lead him.

As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy.

Sólo de libre voluntad se somete uno al Amor

I dare say that you remember, and therefore I need not remind you, that a lover, if he is worthy of the name, ought to show his love, not to some one part of that which he loves, but to the whole.

For wherever a man's place is, whether the place which he has chosen or that in which he has been placed by a commander, there he ought to remain in the hour of danger; he should not think of death or of anything but of disgrace. And this, O men of Athens, is a true saying.

This is the truth of the matter, men of Athens: wherever a man has taken a position that he believes to be best, or has been placed by his commander, there he must I think remain and face danger, without a thought for death or anything else, rather than disgrace.

Everyone should think it a disgrace and unworthy of a gentleman, if any citizen devotes the whole of any night to sleep.

No reproach for a person willing to give honorable service in the passion to become wise.

Interests evolve into hobbies or volunteer work, which grow into passions. It takes time, more time than anyone imagines.

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

I have one life and one chance to make it count for something . . . I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I've chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands -- this is not optional -- my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference." – President Jimmy Carter

According to Scripture, the number-one purpose of marriage—more than even the unique, time-honored partnership it creates between a man and woman, more than even the conceiving and raising of children, more than any Prince Charming fairy tale in any little girl's head—is how it represents the mystery of the gospel in active, living form.

Start each day and each decision with an immediate declaration of complete dependence on Him.

Run the race not only with endurance and diligence, but also with careful, watchful submission to His Word.

God with an as-is sticker on Him. No return policy.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. (Mark 12:30)

We must take God with an as-is sticker on Him. No return policy.

Ja volim samoubilacki-krvnicki nemilosrdno i brutalno. Necu drugacije. Ko to moze da izdrzi, a upoznah samo jednog. 'Moja je krv moj put do tebe.

After all, a man is only what he has decided to do, or not to do.

Something stopped me in school a little bit. Anything that I'm not interested in, I can't even feign interest.