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Inspirational Quotes About Commitment

Whether they were heroes, poets, scholars, or leaders, the brightest minds in human history have thought and written about values and their meanings. Use the search field on the left to search our quotation database by author, value, or specific word contained in the quote.

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“Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day.”
Booker T. Washington
(1856-1915); American Political Leader, Author

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“There are only two options regarding commitment, you're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in between.”
Anonymous 

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“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.”
Peter F. Drucker
(1909-2005); Professor, Writer, Management Consultant

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“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.”
Art Turock

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“It's always too early to quit. ”
Norman Vincent Peale
(1898-1993); Preacher, Author

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“The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it's not without doubt but in spite of doubt.”
Rollo May
(1909-1994); Existential Psychologist

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“Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the right stuff to turn our dream into reality.”
James Womack
(born 1941); Biologist, Author, Professor

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“Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it's very hard for people to stop you.”
Bill Cosby
(born 1937); Comedian, Actor

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“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
Henry Ford
(1863-1953); Founder Of Ford Motor Company

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“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
Tom Robbins
(born 1936); Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist

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“Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.”
Bill Blackman
Founder And President Of Hearts And Minds Network

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“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
(1899-1981); Author, Philosopher, Theologian, Educator, Civil Rights Leader

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“By hero, we tend to mean a heightened man who, more than other men, possesses qualities of courage, loyalty, resourcefulness, charisma, above all, selflessness. He is an example of right behavior; the sort of man who risks his life to protect his society's values, sacrificing his personal needs for those of the community.”
Paul Zweig

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“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
Margaret Thatcher
(born 1925); Former Prime Minister Of The Uk

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“Be not diverted from your duty by any idle reflections the silly world may make upon you, for their censures are not in your power and should not be at all your concerns.”
Epictetus 
(55-135); Stoic Philosopher

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“Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It's something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.”
Vincent "Vince" Lombardi
(1913-1970); Athletic Coach

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“Commitment, by its nature, frees us from ourselves and, while it stands us in opposition to some, it joins us with others similarly committed. Commitment moves us from the mirror trap of the self absorbed with the self to the freedom of a community of shared values.”
Michael Lewis
Professor

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