Commitment Quotes Novels & Stories

— but before I could finish what I was saying he interrupted me, with a sad face that I didn't understand. —Speaking about that, I have a commitment that I can't cancel, but I promise I will see you that day at night. I'll do everything I can to get free that day; forgive me, it was something unexpected," he said while caressing my cheek. — He said while caressing my cheek and what kind of commitment is it? You can't cancel it; it's so important. —Let's say it's something I can't cancel, yes it's important but not more important than you, that's why I promise I'll see you that night; I wouldn't miss your birthday for anything in the world.

Instead, he watched me. Carefully. Like he was measuring something that couldn’t be calculated. Then— “It belonged to my grandmother,” he said. That made me still. “My family uses it only in specific circumstances.” I frowned slightly. “What circumstances?” A pause. Then— “Commitment that cannot be reversed casually.” That word settled heavily in the space. Commitment. I looked at the box again. Then back at him. “You’re making this sound dramatic.” “It is,” he said simply. Silence followed.

The room stilled, and the older shareholder frowned slightly. I continued. “I believed complete commitment meant giving everything.” My voice remained steady. “I believed the company had to come first.” I met the shareholder’s gaze. “And that belief nearly destroyed my life.” The words landed exactly where they needed to. For the first time, some of them looked uncomfortable. They should because too many people in this room had spent years glorifying sacrifice without acknowledging its consequences. “I won’t make that mistake again.” The statement was simple. A younger executive leaned forward slightly.

“Why? Isn’t marking a symbol of commitment?” “It is, but truth be told, people cheat more often when they are in commitment until that commitment is committed by their souls. People recklessly make commitments through their bodies that they cannot fulfil and then suffer for their whole life because of that moment. So we thought it would be better to suffer less than to suffer hell.” I clenched my lips together. Yeah, she was right. I chuckled, remembering my past with Chaz. That’s the most I could do about it, laugh it off.

Her voice hardened again, the doubt sealed over, the mask reassembled. "I believe in commitment. I believe in showing up. I believe in choosing someone every day, even when the feeling isn't there, even when the fire has gone out, even when the person you chose isn't the person you dreamed of. That's what marriage is, Adam. Not fireworks. Not rivers. Not grand, suicidal gestures. Showing up. And I showed up. Every single day. While you were unconscious, while you were dreaming about her, I was in meetings with your father and my father and a team of twelve lawyers, making sure that when you woke up, you would still have a life to come back to."

“Anything that you don’t want to do. All I ask while you are here is that you make a commitment... anyone can do that, right? I am not talking about a commitment to me. I am not talking about a commitment to this group or even to the institute. I am talking about a commitment to be present, open, and truthful with yourself. I am talking about you making a commitment to you.” I slap the stick-on name tag on my chest and smile at the friendly-looking woman sitting next to me. I can’t believe I am actually doing this... but hey, if it makes Elijah happy, I am sure I can get through a couple of days. It is not like I sold my soul.

I said, choosing each word with the care of someone making a commitment they intend to honor completely, "and if there is any path through this camp that I have any influence over — you come with us. That is not a qualified promise. That is what will happen." "How can you be sure of that?" Not a challenge — a genuine question about the reliability of what she was being offered. "Because I will make it physically and practically impossible for anyone to argue otherwise," I said. "Which, given what I am apparently capable of and what I understand about my own stubbornness, is a considerably more reliable guarantee than most people's careful promises." The sound from the other side of the wall

She found Joel still seated comfortably as he bobbed his head to the music in his ears. Shooting him a killing look, she sat on one of the chairs close to the door. The motivational posters of various colours that decorated the sky-blue painted walls caught her attention. And most of them, she observed, contained quotes from famous people. Some she had heard of and some she had read about. "A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. That one made her smile. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ~ Nelson Mandela

I was the first one to begin. “I, Zacharias Stone, promise to devote my life to developing my love and compassion for you, our family, and all living things. I take you for the love you have in your heart. My primary concern is our connection since it gives me strength. I make a commitment to do everything in my power to further it by being trustworthy, loyal, and patient with one another.

I really swear. “May the commitment which they are making be sacred not only for today but for the rest of their lives.” Fatherrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Please, I beg please don’t say that! As what I’ve said it is only good for five months. Only limited for five months father. It will never last until the rest of our lives. Never! For heaven sake! I wouldn’t ever do that in my life especially with this man, No. It is a big NO!