Quotes About Commitment

All your decent work is slavery, didn't you say so yourself, that's what decent work is. Yep, and that's what I found out.

One must not trifle with love.

When loyalty to a person supersedes loyalty to the mission, problems and drama are likely to arise down the road.

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Philippians 3:12 ESV

As a leader, you need to keep the main thing—the mission

The consummate model for a safe person is Jesus. He was a perfect blend of honesty, compassion, and commitment.

Americans expect us to go to Washington for the right reason, and not just to mingle with the right people.

I have never used my office for anything other than the purpose in which I hold it - to represent the people who sent me to Washington.

I learned in my four decades in Washington that one person can make a difference.

What is interesting in Washington, D.C., is I've never missed a vote. The veterans' committee keeps track of hearings, and I've never missed a hearing or a vote on the VA committee.

My priority always has and will continue to be the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn who sent me to Congress to represent them. Their interests come before Washington, always.

Part of Washington keeping its promises is a focus on directing more dollars into our local classrooms.

You know, one thing I've learned over 40 years is that when you have jobs in Washington, you do it day by day and that's what I'm doing as secretary of defense.

Throughout the 40 years I've been in Washington, I've always worked hard, particularly with regards to the budget issues.

Too often in Washington we tend to see foreign policy as an abstraction, with little understanding of what we are committing our country to: the complications and consequences of endeavors.

I know I'm the No. 1 quarterback for the Washington Redskins, and that's all that matters in my heart. That's all I wanted. I wanted a team that wanted me, and I found that.

I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move.

One thing I will commit to the people of Ohio is, when I'm a U.S. senator and there's issues being debated in Washington, when I'm a U.S. senator they'll know exactly what my position is.

Legends like Jim Murray at the 'Los Angeles Times' and Shirley Povich at the 'Washington Post' were the most beloved guys at their papers. They'd write a cherished column for 30 years, and that was it. There was nothing else to do, no higher job to attain.

I can't remember a time when my mom didn't work. She has forever been on the move: a go-getter. When my brother Adel and I had a paper route as kids, my mom would get up before us at the crack of dawn to drop off the Washington Post at different corners.

I can finally go home and tell the constituents, law enforcement, and leaders in Washington state that Congress is treating the meth problem with the same urgency and commitment that local communities have been treating it with for years.

I love my district, the 37th Legislative District in Washington State, where I have lived for more than 20 years.

We will not waste 30 years of our lives dealing with extremist ideas; we will destroy them today.

I don't feel old or used up, and I don't have time to waste thinking about aging, because I live only for my cause.