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"The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy."
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"Love knows nothing of short hauls because it has committed itself for the long haul."

"Authentic love is deciding to live on a one-way street where all the arrows point down the street and not a single one of them point back up to where I'm standing."

"One of these days I'm going to put my body where my mind is."

"Dearest," she murmured, "as you know, there was a time when it didn't matter to me whether I married a man I loved or not... it seemed enough just to get my family out of the desperate situation we were in. But when I thought about what it would be like to share a bed with my husband... to spend the rest of my life with him... I knew Simon was the only choice." She paused, and sudden tears glittered her eyes. Beautiful, self-possessed Annabelle, who hardly ever cried. "When I'm ill," she continued in a husky voice, "when I'm afraid, when I need something, I know he will move heaven and earth to make everything all right. I trust him with every fiber of my being. And when I see the child we created, the two of us mingled forever in her... my God, how grateful I am that I married Simon."

"The actor, writer, and director Woody Allen once said, "80% of success is just showing up! You Can Show Up By . . . Participating. Sharing ideas. Being dependable. Keeping your word. Taking the initiative. Volunteering to be of assistance. Being there when a friend needs you. Raising your hand and asking questions. Attending your children's sporting events. Taking your place and claiming your space. Demonstrating that you have something to offer."

"On the other side of self-doubt comes a confidence from faith in the process. Even though our destination may be a long way off, each day we rise with a subtle smile as if we have already achieved it, because, when we are truly committed to a task, we already have."

"I don't expect you to fight over me... But I do expect you to fight for me... for us."

"Your life must not be static, you must keep on moving forward towards the higher goal. No obstacle can stop a man who is committed to a single calling or to a single prize."

"N the pursuit of dreams, your unshakable commitment is the only force more powerful than your thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Commitment will pull you towards the fulfilment of your idea even when you doubt yourself."

"The act of committing yourself to the Lord daily allows Him to guide you."
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"The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it."

"No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a really nice man who wishes she were not."

"The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors."

"Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain."
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