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I want to continue doing as big a variety of things as I can do, and if that means I have the honor of getting to do more feature work, I would love that. I know that if I make any other long-term TV commitments, it's not going to be on a drama.

~Adam Arkin

Topics: Any Big Commitments Continue Doing Drama Feature Getting Going Honor Know Long-Term Love Make Means More Other Things Tv Variety Want Work Would I Can

Keywords: Abide


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Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this is realized.

~Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Topics: Abstraction Commitments Common Common Good Does Done Good Itself Justice Mere Only Partial Practice Realized Reflection Something Translate Truth Truth Is Understanding

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All commitments require sacrifice and hardship.

~Adrien Brody

Topics: Commitments Hardship Require Sacrifice

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Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it's always been about prioritising and focusing on what you can commit to. That's been my approach to every aspect of my life, be it my relationships or my professional commitments.

~Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Topics: About Always Approach Aspect Been Commit Commitments Even Every Focusing Life Marriage Motherhood My Life Prior Professional Relationships You

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We tend to think of philosophies as produced by professional philosophers. Traditionally, this has meant people who have written dissertations on obscure subjects or who spend most of their day in libraries. But every human is, in an important sense, a carrier of an implicit philosophy - evident in their choices, pronouncements and commitments.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Carrier Choices Commitments Day Every Evident Human Implicit Important Libraries Meant Most Obscure People Philosophers Philosophies Philosophy Produced Professional Sense Spend Subjects Tend Think Who Written

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One of the commitments I made to myself when I decided to write a book was to be brutally honest, particularly about myself.

~Alana Stewart

Topics: About Book Brutally Commitments Decided Honest Made Myself Particularly Write

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It's a very good thing to teach kids to finish what they started in the sense of fulfilling their commitments. So when my daughter told me on the second track meet that she was done with it because she discovered she didn't like competing, I made her finish the season.

~Angela Duckworth

Topics: Because Commitments Competing Daughter Discovered Done Finish Fulfilling Good Good Thing Her Kids Like Made Me Meet Season Second Sense She Started Teach Thing Track Very

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America's promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That's one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Almost America Bear Burdens Come Commitments Country Did Earth Eight Every Meet More Office Our Price Promises Reasons Respected Sees Stronger Tag Than Today Took Why Years Years Ago

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Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement.

~Barbara Boxer

Topics: After Agreement Commitments Destruction Dismantle Gulf Gulf War Iraq Lived Made Mass Mass Destruction Unfortunately Up War Weapons

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I have to put down roots where I decide to stay. It wasn't enough for me to be an expatriate Indian in Canada. If I can't feel that I can make social, political and emotional commitments to a place, I have to find another place.

~Bharati Mukherjee

Topics: Another Canada Commitments Decide Down Emotional Enough Feel Find Indian Make Me Place Political Put Roots Social Stay Where I Can

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