#commit

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

#books #committee #decisions #deferring #instead

Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies. ↗

— Howard Thurman

#cause #center #commitment #consent #dies

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in which it is possible to commit some social sin. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#commit #etiquette #go #inclines #into

Popular culture tells you that schools and parents don't know what's going on, the police are dogs, politicians are all liars and scum, and any crime that's not committed by the Mafia is done by the CIA. ↗

— Stanley Crouch

#cia #committed #crime #culture #dogs

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people. ↗

— Tom Cruise

#committed #crimes #his #humanity #many

When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels. ↗

— Edward Dahlberg

#either #his #life #realizes #suicide

A career in the theatre demands so much commitment. ↗

— Jim Dale

#commitment #demands #much #theatre

I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there. ↗

— Larry David

#committed #couple #doing #first #fortunate

First of all, let it be remembered that I speak as an ex-Communist and one who has not testified before Congressional Committees, nor written works on the Communist conspiracy. ↗

— Dorothy Day

#committees #communist #congressional #conspiracy #first

I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful. I think he's deeply committed on issues like the environment. I think he's an internationalist, which I am. ↗

— Howard Dean

#committed #curious #deeply #environment #i