Quotes About Commitment

Now and again, the history of war throws up a battle that transcends reason. The soldiers fight because they cannot stop fighting, because too much has been committed to give up now. Too much blood has been shed, so much courage and will has been committed, that to admit defeat would be unthinkable.

Common interests, common values and goals, and a capacity for deep, sustained intimacy are required if a couple's initial erotic enchantment with each other is to eventually metamorphose into a committed, caring devotion that will endure over time.

Because the moment you stop doing the very things that got you to the top of the mountain is the very moment you begin the slid down to the valley.

Ancient Rule of Twenty-one: if you do anything for twenty-one days in a row, it will be installed as a habit.

Stop making excuses and just do it!

Everyone dreams of being a legend until it comes time to do the work that legends do.

I've learned about leadership is that leaders are those individuals who do the things that failures aren't willing to do—even though they might not like doing them either. They have the discipline to do what they know to be important—and right—versus what's easy and fun.

The price of discipline is always less than the pain of regret.

Persistence is the mother of personal change.

Most people believe that it takes months and years to transform their lives. Actually, you can literally change your life in an instant by making a single decision never to go back to the way you have been living—no matter what. What takes months, years and sometimes decades is the maintenance required to live by that decision.

No idea works until you do the work

The things that get committed to paper are the things that are committed to in life. And the things that get scheduled are the things that get done.

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, "Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.

Alright, the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.

Dedication and discipline beats brilliance and giftedness every day of the week. And

Most people try to be all things to all people and, in so doing, achieve nothing. Elite performers have a laser-like focus on their highest priorities and an acute awareness of the best uses of their time. In fact, they build their whole lives around the activities that offer them the highest return on investment. They are good at saying no.

By devoting yourself to continuous improvement and excellence in minor ways each day, your life really can transform. To

decide to be brilliant at what you do. And in how you live.

You can't win a game you don't play

this ritual requires you to take daily, incremental action to build your character.

stay committed to your mission, values, and the full self-expression of your inner leader even when people doubt you. When people say you'll fail or suggest you're not good enough, stand strong in your own skin and don't let them tear you down. Because leadership has a lot to do with believing in yourself when no one else believes in you.

The smallest of actions is always better than the boldest of intentions.

Life favors the devoted.

Businesses that try to be all things to all people end up being nothing to anyone. You need to stand for something. You need to play ferociously. Passionately. Emotionally. To get to world class. Or don't play at all.