Commitments Quotes

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Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they`ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec 2000

- Kevin Costner

We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.

- Jimmy Carter

Have I seen The Commitments? I was obsessed with that movie. I just watched it again about two weeks ago.

- Lara Flynn Boyle

Tony Visconti and I had been wanting to work together again for a few years now. Both of us had fairly large commitments and for a long time we couldn`t see a space in which we could get anything together.

- David Bowie

Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them.

- Mark Pryor

On visiting the White House: I`d like to think that I`ve always left the White House with more than I arrived. Not only budget commitments, cutlery, silverware, candelabras, one or two Bush family photos... OK, one Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington - it was in the bathroom, nobody could see-- I`ll give it back.

- Bono

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

- Gene Tierney

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should try to influence other countries to move in that direction.

- Samuel P. Huntington

Well, one hopes that if you`re really related to the core of your particular culture, you have profound commitments to it, and that you are aware of how much you can strain it before you do violence to its essential nature.

- Chaim Potok

US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan.

- Daniel Barenboim

Like most people I want to do everything I can to persuade the G8 leaders to make huge commitments to the relief of poverty and increased aid to the third world. It`s crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations. Any squabbles Roger and the band have had in the past are so petty in this context, and if re-forming for this concert will help focus attention then it`s got to be worthwhile.

- David Gilmour

I look back now over those two years and I`m grateful for the time and wisdom I gained. It was a good time to rest, re-group, think of the future and make a decision as to my long term commitments. Just as most kids at my age are getting their lives started, I was forced to face a possible career change! Being on vocal rest gave me the time to search my heart and my priorities and make a full commitment to my music and getting back to it."

- Billy Gilman

The tone was the right tone but the specifics and the specific commitments, that`s for the follow-up,

- Michael Green

Comply with all of your commitments to the United Nations or face military strikes.

- John King

Everyone has other projects, other commitments, all with more upside for them than playing with a controlling old indie rock guy.

- Mark Edwards

As a result of increased sales, product mix and expense reductions, second quarter gross margins as a percentage of revenue improved to 39 percent from 35 percent in the second quarter of 2004 and from 32 percent in the first quarter of 2005. We expect gross margin as a percentage of revenue to approximate 40 percent in the second half of 2005. We improved on our second quarter guidance of a loss of $0.08 to $0.09 per share, due mainly to the deferral of previously planned UWB investments until later this year. In addition, we reached our near-term fund raising goal and added further liquidity by obtaining approximately $4.2 million in new equity and debt financing commitments on June 20. With continued focus on managing our balance sheet, including increasing inventory turns and reducing DSOs, we intend to reduce the company`s financing requirements for the fourth quarter.

- Gary Williams

It was to be a birthday surprise for Letterman, who is a huge fan. But Tom said `We`ve got commitments and we just can`t do that.` I got to say, my chest went out a little bit at that.

- John Ziegler

The long term risk is that a developer will chip away at the commitments to public access.

- Ken Fisher

Our hope is they would want to stay and feel like part of the community, but of course their lives have been turned upside down and they cannot make those sorts of commitments right now.

- Mike Collins

Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement.

- Barbara Boxer

One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses.

- Julius Erving

We have got about $30,000, and we have some commitments. We have got a commitment from the university by way of the president, a commitment from the city of Ames and the government of the student body.

- Thomas Hill

B&W has a long history of working with Kansas City Power & Light. We value that relationship, appreciate their confidence in our proven technology and construction capabilities, and look forward to continuing to help them meet their commitments to the environment and to their customers.

- David Keller

Brad has told us that he has commitments that will prevent him playing for us and so that seems to be the end of that.

- Nick Knight

My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I be content with it? To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for.

- Jane Rule

But we also have to be prudent going forward in terms of what long-term spending commitments we can make,

- Carole Taylor

You add the cost of digital switchover and targeted help - these are very big commitments.

- Mark Thompson

The kids that do have experience have other commitments.

- Chris Cole

Senior development specialists in the Treasury can be counted on one hand. America`s government is not even aware of the gap between its commitments and action, because almost nobody in authority understands the actions that would be needed to meet the commitments.

- Jeffrey Sachs

The idea that UN commitments should be followed by action is indeed a radical one, especially for the United States, where wilful neglect of its own commitments is the rule.

- Jeffrey Sachs

We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people.

- Al Zappala

One thus sees that a new kind of theory is needed which drops these basic commitments and at most recovers some essential features of the older theories as abstract forms derived from a deeper reality in which what prevails in unbroken wholeness.

- Alan Reiter

Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.

- Alan Stissel

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world`s largest economy and the world`s only superpower, but we stretch ourselves dangerously thin by taking on commitments like Iraq with only a motley band of allies to share the burden.

- Allan Denham

But with lots of good ideas, implementation is the key, and so we need to keep our eye on the ball as we go forward and make sure that people honor their pledges in terms of financial commitments, and that we actually use this money so that it makes a real difference.

- Amber Klingler

If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?

- Amy Colella

Yes, after some time spent last year on other commitments, most of them speaking engagements, I am now about halfway through a novel that I hope will come out in 1998.

- Andi Ferris

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.

- Andrew Field

It`s difficult to nail down commitments. It`s tough to get people to stand outside in February for anything.

- Athenagoras I

The fear of making permanent commitments can change the mutual love of husband and wife into two loves of self-two loves existing side by side, until they end in separation.

- Pope John Paul II