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“But love is blind, and lovers cannot see What petty follies they themselves commit”
William Shakespeare
“In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter”
Chinese Proverbs
“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.”
Paul J. Meyer
“Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve centre 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
“But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit, For if they could, Cupid himself would blush To see me thus transformed to a boy”
“When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.”
Casey Stengel
“Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason”
William Penn
“Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment.”
John G Agno
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work ... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.”
Barbra Streisand