Committed Quotes

1499 quotes by 1196 authors

If I had been downright honest with myself, I would have seen very plainly in my heart that I did but half fancy being committed… — Herman Melville
Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify… — Stephen Kendrick
Relationships are treated like Dixie cups. They are the same. They are disposable. If it does not work, drop it, throw it away, get another.… — Bell Hooks
And that's what innocence is. It's simple and trusting like a child, not judgmental and committed to one narrow point of view. If you are… — Michael Jackson
You still haven't managed to heal the scars left by some of the injustices committed against you in your life and it doesn't do you… — Paulo Coelho
The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders… — Banksy
If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who… — Victor Hugo
I believe that it is impossible for two individuals not committed to their own and each otherâ€™s well being to sustain a healthy and enduring… — Bell Hooks
I wouldn't say that my emotions are extreme. I'd say they are committed. My moods are the equivalent of Madonna's dancing: inappropriate but all-out. If… — Emma Forrest
After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not… — Oscar Wilde
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames. — Rick Riordan
Whoever invented marriage was an ingenious tormentor. It is an institution committed to the dulling of the feelings. The whole point of marriage is repetition.… — Susan Sontag
Jealousy canâ€™t sour someone to this extreme, can it? (Aiden) It can and it does. Believe me. Iâ€™ve seen a lot worse than this in… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Accept the long night patiently, quietly, humbly, and resignedly as intended for your true good. It is not a punishment for sin committed but an… — Paul Brunton
He had relieved whores beyond counting of frocks, stays, chemises, garters, and stockings. He had never before in his life unbuttoned a gently bred maiden's… — Loretta Chase
We cannot count on God to arrange what happens in our lives in ways that will make us feel good.We can, however, count on God… — Larry Crabb
At first, when an idea, a poem, or the desire to write takes hold of you, work is a pleasure, a delight, and your enthusiasm… — Natalie Clifford Barney
Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have left to hold onto. — David Sedaris
My boyfriends have all been as stoical as queen's guards. They'd been patient, committed, and dispassionate, and I'd had to really debase myself to extract… — Koren Zailckas
There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence.… — George Eliot

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