#commit

Students of American history will recall that the important place where work gets done in the legislative body, almost without exception, is in the committees, more so than on the floor although sometimes more attention is paid to the floor. ↗

— Paul Sarbanes

#although #american #american history #attention #body

If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don't think there's anything that could stop me becoming President of the United States. ↗

— Will Smith

#becoming #committed #could #i #me

I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment. ↗

— Jimmy Smits

#could #i #long-term #long-term commitment #never

They are no longer going to serve you well. You have to commit. I think the biggest word is commit. I hear women say to me all the time, and men - I want to, I want to. ↗

— Suzanne Somers

#commit #going #hear #i #i think

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. ↗

— John Spratt

#america #band #burden #commitments #country

As Michigan's voice on the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I will continue working to make sure the next generation of advanced technologies and alternative fuel vehicles are made right here in America. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#alternative #america #committee #continue #energy

Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#challenge #check #christians #commitment #convenience

Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots. ↗

— James Stockdale

#ballots #becoming #call #candidate #committed

I was darkly convinced that at age 52 I would kill myself because my mother committed suicide at that age. I was fantasizing that she was waiting for me on the other side of the grave. ↗

— Spalding Gray

#because #committed #convinced #grave #i

A committee is an animal with four back legs. ↗

— John le Carre

#back #committee #four #legs