Quotes About Commitment

los hombres importantes tienen responsabilidades importantes, y la de no mantener su palabra es una de ellas.

Divorce is a very difficult decision to make and no one makes it lightly.

People who filed for divorce have reached a point in their lives where they are no longer able to honor the commitment they made in their wedding vows.

Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.

Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving ìsingleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning and focused effort.

Never reward writing with not writing. Rewarding writing by abandoning your schedule is like rewarding yourself for quitting smoking by having a cigarette.

Do you need to "find time to teach"? Of course not---you have a teaching schedule, and you never miss it. [...] Finding time is a destructive way of thinking about writing. Never say this again. Instead of finding time to write, allot time to write.

Remember, you're allocating time to write, not finding time to write.

Equipment will never help you write a lot; only making a schedule and sticking to it will make you a productive writer.

Decide what you want to do," wrote William Zinsser. "Then decide to do it. Then do it" (Zinsser, 2001, p. 285).

The key is the habit—the week-in, week-out regularity—not the number of days, the number of hours, or the time of day.

Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend to them than inspiration

Writing books hurts like no other kind of writing.

Writing a book is like injecting anabolic steroids: it if doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger and hairier.

A leader knows it's not so hard to die for your people. It's hard to order your people to die for you. And leading with certainty in an uncertain future doesn't require sight. It requires vision. It requires holding on. And no matter what happens, never letting go.

In long-term relationships, all the romantic gestures in the world are meaningless if you aren't trustworthy or don't do your share of the work.

To become a great leader, you have to keep trying.

Work takes all the time and with it one has no leisure for the republic and his friends.

retired army captain

Sure. I've been involved with a couple women who should have been committed.

Add that to love, Mr. Lassiter. That's what we all need. Love and loyalty.

If you can't keep a promise to a loved one, you probably aren't going to keep the loved one, either.

My college coach, Joe Paterno at Penn State, once told me to stop thinking so much. "Buckle your chin strap and hit somebody. Play fast and hard, and something good will happen. Don't be afraid to lose.