Commitment Quotes

“I wish we could live the rest of our lives on these rocks,' I said. 'Why isn't it possible to just live at the edge of both, the ocean and the land?'
Of course I knew why. The edge was an uncomfortable and dangerous place for both of us. The rocks were nowhere to live. I had wanted him to come to my world for that same reason.
'One day these rocks won't be here,' he said. 'The ocean will waste them away.'
'Then we could find new rocks,' I said.
'Eventually you have to choose,' he said. 'That's how the story has always been and that's the way it will be forever.'
'But why?' I asked.
'Well,' he said, thinking, 'I guess because the choice is always there.”
― Melissa Broder, The Pisces

“She was to be content to weave a steady life with him, all one fabric, but perhaps brocaded with the occasional flower of an adventure. But how could she know what she would feel next year? How could one ever know? How could one say Yes? for years and years? The little yes, gone on a breath! Why should one be pinned down by that butterfly word? Of course it had to flutter away and be gone, to be followed by other yes's and no's! Like the straying of butterflies.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover

“Freedom is the inherent strength of a compassionate involved in acts of kindness and evolved in a constant training of flexibility. There's no free spirit in a rigid body as only a mind with open willingness to change cannot get caught in a trap.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, A-Z of Happiness: Tips for Living and Breaking Through the Chain that Separates You from Getting That Dream Job

“Isn’t that why we commit to another? It’s not for sex. If it were for sex, we wouldn’t marry one person. We’d just keep finding new partners. We commit for many reasons, I know, but the more I think about it, the more I think long-term relationships are for getting to know someone.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

“It's a fact, and principle, that women who are most in touch with their sensuality easily inspire a deep level of commitment in men. As a result, they are often the quickest to get married.”
― Lebo Grand

“When we journey to create our happiness- we stop hiding; we stop being a stranger to our soul and begin feeding ourselves with the nectar of love and self-commitment that we wholly deserve. The external vision of happiness is breakable, fragile, and hard to hold onto, yet what we conjure from within has the capacity to last because it is ours- woven by the tapestry of our own intelligent design.”
― Christine Evangelou, Stardust and Star Jumps: A Motivational Guide to Help You Reach Toward Your Dreams, Goals, and Life Purpose

“I've diluted my idea of commitment with my desire for comfort. And once I've done that kind of diluting, the only commitment that I'm left with is a commitment to myself.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“COMMITMENT is like rain in Oregon. You wake up every morning and there it is. It cups your house in its liquid hands and fills your gutters to overflowing. It makes green things grow tall and lush, rivers run deep and invincible. On sunny days it seeps up through petals and pine needles, roots and aqueducts.

Other days, it makes mud too thick for walking, and you cannot leave the house. You pace the house, restless and lonely. Then you smell its perfume in a dry, empty room and part the curtains, watch it finger the window with long, slow rivulets.

From 'A Compendium of Miniatures”
― Tiffany Lee Brown

“Love is a choice as much as it is a feeling. For without the former, the latter doesn’t have a chance.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Soon, he brought her to the nicest restaurant he could find. Gave her a dozen roses, and an engagement ring.

"When I commit to someone, I really commit to them. I know now that there's nobody out there who I care about as much as I do you. There's no one I would rather spend my life with."

They kissed.

It's true then, they thought. You really can meet the perfect person and live happily ever after.”
― bellatuscana, Finding Time

“Here is the thing, I don't want you to think that this is about men per se. Yes, men are a part of it, but not everything about your sensuality is about men. In essence, this is about you living your most passionate life as a woman... FOR YOU, first and foremost.”
― Lebo Grand

“The amount of time you spend interceding for others is a testimony to the love you have for them.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“I can be equipped for a cause or I can be committed to one. The former might win the battle, but the latter will win the war.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I love my generation, but we are flaky sometimes. I’ve had several conversations with people my age who say the reason it’s so tough to build relationships or keep them going is because we come into them with only half of our hearts sometimes. We like to keep one foot out the door in case a better option comes along.
I used to be guilty of this. I would make plans with someone, but I would be flaky about the confirmation. We’d leave the time or the place open-ended. There were plenty of times when, as the meet-up approached, I’d pray that they would duck out. I’m learning you miss out on a lot of things in life when you are indecisive about your yes. Saying yes and following through builds a lot of character. It makes you a reliable person.
I had to place the habit of flakiness—as sacred as it felt to me—on the altar and sacrifice it to the gods of consistency once I decided to stay in Atlanta. Sometimes you don’t even realize how much people need you to show up.”
― Hannah Brencher, Come Matter Here: Your Invitation to Be Here in a Getting There World

“An investment is deemed an investment only through its returns." - On Investment”
― Lamine Pearlheart

“...but you’ve been a fool. Some women take advantage. Once they’re married, and they’ve got a good husband, they think they can do what they like. And if they take him for granted-” she paused significantly- “they just don’t bother anymore.”
― Anita Brookner, The Debut

“It’s not only the audacity of the goal but also the level of commitment to the goal that counts.”
― James C. Collins, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy

“When you hold yourself back, you incur not anger but a kind of respect. You instantly seem powerful because you make yourself un-graspable, rather than succumbing to the group, or to the relationship, as most people do. As your reputation for independence grows, more and more people will come to desire you, wanting to be the one who gets you to commit. The moment you commit, the magic is gone. You become like everyone else. People will try all kinds of underhanded methods to get you to commit.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Humility arises as you acknowledge and embrace your need for and your dependency on God.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“To follow God's will you must approach Him with a grateful heart.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“You are more at peace with yourself and God when you live your life honorably.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“God has the power to change you as well as any situation or circumstance you are in.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“God is infinite and timeless; He has always been and will never cease to be.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“God is always current and can be enjoyed in every present moment.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“God is the reason for the existence of every good thing.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“You fully appreciate God by submitting to a constant state of dependence on Him.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“Appreciate what God is doing by sharing what God is doing with others.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“God's plan for your future is better than any plan you could imagine or dream up.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“Sin is what keeps you from experiencing the fullness of God, yet it is the one thing that ought to compel you to seek Him.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus

“When asking of God, always desire for God to receive the glory.”
― Bobby Gene Redding, Talk To Jesus