Quotes about Commitment

Being strong, showing that you will see things through no matter what comes your way, that's what matters most to me.

Marriage has given me a little family of my own. We hold each other accountable, love each other, and always are there for each other. I feel more balanced now because I know what it's like to care for others.

I train a lot. After training sessions, I like to stay with some balls and some goalkeepers - they help me a lot, too.

I will always be grateful to Arsenal for bringing me into the best league in the world, but Swansea have given me what I always wanted, and as No. 1, I want to pay them back.

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.

Why do some people gravitate to a sentimental picture? Well, think about it: A sugar-coated Christ requires nothing from us—neither conviction nor commitment. Why? Because it's an image that lacks truth and power. We have to try to change that picture. And the only way to do it is to think about the resurrection.

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

In marriage you are not sacrificing yourself to the other person. You are sacrificing yourself to the relationship.

Marriage . . . is not a love affair; it is an ordeal. (92)

You can get a lot of work done if you stay with it and are excited and its play instead of work.

But marriage is marriage, you know. Marriage is not a love affair. A love affair is a totally different thing. A marriage is a commitment to that which you are. That person is literally your other half. And you and the other are one. A love affair isn't that. That is a relationship for pleasure, and when it gets to be unpleasurable, its off. But a marriage is a life commitment, and a life commitment means the prime concern of your life. If marriage is not the prime concern, you're not married.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.