Commitment quotes to keep you on track – at work, at home, at life.
Whether you’re committing yourself to a career, a partner, or (gasp!) both, it’s a comforting, terrifying, and fulfilling process. Here are 30 commitment quotes to keep you rocking at life:
- ”Commitment is an act, not a word.” -Jean-Paul Sartre
- ”Without commitment, you cannot have depth in anything, whether it’s a relationship, a business or a hobby.” -Neil Strauss
- ”Seems to me that there is a fine line between insanity and dedication… I call that line commitment.” -Jeremy Aldana
- ”If you can’t value a commitment made by someone else, your own commitments lose their value too.” -Ram Mohan
- ”Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” -Yoda
- ”The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.” -Martina Navratilova
- ”When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.” -A.R. Rahman
- ”Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.” -James Allen
- ”The time to hesitate is through.” -Jim Morrison
- ”It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.” -Ralph Ellison
- ”The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt but in spite of doubt.” -Rollo May
- ”Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” -Stephen King
- ”All great achievements require time.” -Maya Angelou
- ”I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.” -Mia Hamm
- ”Don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.” -Clint Eastwood
- ”You always have two choices: Your commitment versus your fear.” -Sammy Davis, Jr.
- ”Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” -Mario Andretti
- ”You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” -Margaret Thatcher
- ”Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.” -Bill Blackman
- ”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
- ”Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” -Tony Robbins
- ”I’ve never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.” -Charles F. Kettering
- ”It’s always too early to quit.” -Norman Vincent Peale
- ”I am easily satisfied with the very best.” -Winston Churchill
- ”I like villains because there’s something so attractive about a committed person – they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They’re motivated.” -Russell Crowe
- ”If you don’t invest very much, then defeat doesn’t hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.” -Dick Vermeil
- ”Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, ‘I will do better tomorrow.’” -Brigham Young
- ”The resolved mind hath no cares.” -George Herbert
- ”Only do what your heart tells you.” -Princess Diana
- ”Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined.” -Henry David Thoreau
What are your favorite commitment quotes?
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