#commit

When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as mine, my mother was ordered to change mine to something else. This, at the time, I thought to be one of the most cruel acts that could be committed upon my rights. ↗

— William Wells Brown

#being #boy #brought #change #committed

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work. ↗

— Alan Bullock

#committees #democracy #making #speeches #work

Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature's strong commitment to increase access to Advanced Placement courses continues to pay off. ↗

— Gaston Caperton

#advanced #bush #commitment #continues #courses

I do believe very much in movie as a one-man-show. I think that where I've watched movie go wrong, it's usually because the dread committee has been interfering with it. ↗

— John le Carre

#been #believe #committee #dread #go

At times it seems as if arranging to have no commitment of any kind to anyone would be a special freedom. But in fact the whole idea works in reverse. The most deadly commitment of all is to be committed only to one's self. Some come to realize this after they are in the nursing home. ↗

— John D. MacDonald

#freedom

Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment to defending their own country and their own government. ↗

— Peter DeFazio

#bringing #commitment #could #country #deepen

If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock. ↗

— Arthur Goldberg

#columbus #committee #dock #had #probably

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people. ↗

— Laura Dern

#commitment #difference #films #i #made

I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#committing #film #i #i love #love

I only knew a few people, literally a handful of people, al of whom had been in the Party long before I was, all of whom were known by the FBI and were known to the Committee. ↗

— Edward Dmytryk

#been #before #committee #fbi #few