Tyranny Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights…

“Quitters don’t gain what they have started working on; waiters don’t start what they could have gained. What is common there is failure.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

I really think I shall commence chapter forty-four," he said, patting his hands together. "I shall commence, I think, with a slight exaggeration and…

— Shirley Jackson

All men will commence in their present rank and promotion will be open to all men alike, without any distinctions or qualifications, political or…

— John Amery

“The beginning seems bitter to you, but the end is sweeter for you. However, you can’t get through to the end without having a…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Money is not the priority. A step to dream big and planning of your dreams is a premier action that will see you through…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Beginning in itself has no value, it is an end which makes beginning meaningful, we must end what we begun.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Dream big dreams, but start small. A journey of thousand steps begins with a step.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Of your own indefatigable labor from early dawn and of your explicit instructions, that the batteries should reserve their ammunition, until the grand charge…

— John Bigelow

Oh, goodie. Let the bloodbath commence. (Zarek)

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

Words are the litmus paper of the minds. If you find yourself in the power of someone who will use the word "commence" in…

— Terry Pratchett

“Let the battle for peace commence”

— Patrick Ness

“But this night is not through. We’ve made love. And now, to the bed, where the f*cking will commence.”

— Charlotte Featherstone

“Simon says… commence freak out.”

— Penelope Ward

“Waiters and quitters have a little difference; quitters begin well but do not finish it; waiters do not begin it at all. Don’t be…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Rwanda, which is one of the younger independent states in Africa, must be regarded as a model of how great human trauma can be…

— Wole Soyinka