Quotes About Commitment

We need safe communities that are free from methamphetamine and a federal commitment to stand next to state leadership and law enforcement in the fight against this epidemic.

Make sure you are passionate about the vision.

A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

You should always stand up for what you believe and never stand down to promise or protect your career.

If I do not practice one day; I know it. If I do not practice the next, the orchestra knows it; if I do not practice the third day, the whole world knows it.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

It's never crowded along the extra mile.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.

It's the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.

Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.

The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.

Leadership comes with consistency.

People will follow you when you build the character to follow through.

There are no office hours for leaders.

Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

Work hard. Come early, stay late. That's the way leadership has to approach it.

If we are to remain mission focused, as we must be if we are to be relevant in an uncertain age, the abandoning those things that do not further the mission is a leadership imperative.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.

The shortest distance to leadership is service.