Quotes About Commitment

Every relationship requires a reorienting of attention, a repositioning of goals.

The same is true of all flow experiences: there is a mutual relationship between goals and the effort they require. Goals justify the effort they demand at the outset, but later it is the effort that justifies the goal. One gets married because the spouse seems worthy of sharing one's life with, but unless one then behaves as if this is true, the partnership will appear to lose value with time. All

Such individuals lead vigorous lives, are open to a variety of experiences, keep on learning until the day they die, and have strong ties and commitments to other people and to the environment in which they live. They enjoy whatever they do, even if tedious or difficult; they are hardly ever bored, and they can take in stride anything that comes their way.

When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of our concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable.

Such individuals lead vigorous lives, are open to a variety of experiences, keep on learning until the day they die, and have strong ties and commitments to other people and to the environment in which they live. They enjoy whatever they do, even if tedious or difficult; they are hardly ever bored

without disinterested interest life is uninteresting.

Robert Galvin says that creativity consists of anticipation and commitment. Anticipation involves having a vision of something that will become important in the future before anybody else has it; commitment is the belief that keeps one working to realize the vision despite doubt and discouragement.

If we really want to live, we'd better start at once to try; If we don't, it doesn't matter, but we'd better start to die.

success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue...as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater than oneself.

I am up at 3:30, reading the op-ed pages and getting ready to be on the air by 6 A.M. on the set of 'Morning Joe ' and after three hours of TV and two hours on the radio, it is only 12 noon.

I am not afraid to say my relationship with my man is important, even vital, to who I am as a person.

In all the years since then, I've never forgotten the lesson that Gary taught me," said Lyden. "I have always told teachers, 'Take all the steps that you're capable of, and then take one more. If this were your kid, you would want people to keep reaching for him.

Christians can influence the world for the better again. But it will mean making a commitment to stand by a worldview that current society often rejects and ridicules.

Solomon said, "It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it" (Eccles. 5:5).

The Lord wants much more from His people than for them to be His workforce. He longs to have relationship with those who love Him and to partner with them in accomplishing His purposes.

Prayer is far more boring and difficult if we seek to live one part of our lives as if it belonged to God and another part as if it belonged to us.

It is not enough to desire to pray; we must resolutely stay with it. We must fight for our prayer lives because they will not develop on their own.

Don't pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the King and keep it.1 —CORRIE TEN BOOM

We will all be far better spouses, parents, and leaders as we take time to grow in prayer.

Being a person of prayer is the most important calling in one's life.

It is not enough to desire to pray; we must resolutely stay with it.

No amount of money or ideas can replace the value of being physically present, giving time and attention to people or projects.

Discipleship isn't a random assortment of facts and propositions and behaviors, discipleship is something that is you to the core and is completely incarnated in you.

No one Accidentally creates Disciples. Discipleship is an intentional Pursuit..