#commitment

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

#actions #almost #america #authority #aware

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

#commitments #especially #followed #idea #indeed

The Lord will bless us with more baptisms if you make sure the ones you have are going to keep their commitments. The Lord will not prepare more people for baptism if we are not converting the ones we have. ↗

— Richard G. Scott

#bless #commitments #converting #going #keep

You can't get a good crew and a good sound system, and a good light system if you do a small tour. If you want the best, those guys want a commitment of about 4 to 6 months. And I'd want the best people and the best stuff. ↗

— Bob Seger

#best #commitment #crew #get #good

The Palestinians will never, never implement their commitment to dismantle their infrastructure of terrorist organizations. ↗

— Silvan Shalom

#dismantle #implement #infrastructure #never #organizations

Which is, I'm an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship. ↗

— Garry Shandling

#because #both #commitment #conflicts #grow

Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#action #children #commitments #decisively #deferring

Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#day #each #expresses #jesus #life

Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still. ↗

— Robert Sternberg

#develop #develops #fade #gradually #intimacy

I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged. ↗

— Maurice Strong

#am #around #away #between #come