When men hear women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life. Entrenched is awesome.
Mindy Kaling
Related It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is heal... ROLLO MAY I don't see the point in marriage: if you make a commitment, you make a commitment. Fidelity is ... GREG WISE It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particuarly long to learn that for yourself. Ther... NEIL GAIMAN The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is heal... ROLLO MAY Marriage is not a love affair. A love affair is a totally different thing. A marriage is a commitmen... JOSEPH CAMPBELL When you are seeing somebody, then obviously it's a commitment. And if you don't want to com... SHAHID KAPOOR The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is heal... ROLLO MAY Marriage is not a love affair. A love affair is a totally different thing. A marriage is a commitmen... JOSEPH CAMPBELL The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is heal... DR. ROLLO MAY 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON Marriage is a commitment for life. It is a permanent, lifelong relationship. DADA VASWANI I don't hear women who are less privileged thinking they're entitled to everything, whenever... ARIEL LEVY When he entered the anteroom, two women looked up at him. One was Miss Robertson, the governor's sec... GEORGE P. ELLIOTT One of the things I love about working with my brother is that there's a commitment there - an u... JONATHAN NOLAN Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I've made that commitment for my l... SUSAN POLIS SCHUTZ Facebook is quite entrenched and has a network effect. It's hard to break into a network once it... ELON MUSK I love kids. But that's such a big commitment. And it seems long-term. 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It's because women are not ready to ... MARINA ABRAMOVIC I told him it was a great idea and he has taken on that commitment, ... That is a commitment no... JULIAN ALLEN How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS I take office during the most difficult moment in the country's recent history. The country can ... LUCAS PAPADEMOS I think the fallacy is to think that Women's Liberation meant that men and women would become in... CHRISTINA HOFF SOMMERS It?s a tribute to his hard work. He?s dedicated. He made a commitment to be the best. A lot of kids ... MARK DURANTE Making a movie is such a huge commitment of emotion and time that I didn't want to be beholden t... PATTY JENKINS I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't g... JERRY LEWIS A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a serva... 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DEYTH BANGER I think television is a big commitment, so it has to be something that you're really excited abo... DANIELLE PANABAKER There's a fundamental difference between how often men remember to say 'I love you' and ... BRETT YOUNG I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City o... ED HELMS I think Americans appreciate that my dad's a genuine guy. He's not gonna manicure every litt... DONALD TRUMP, JR. What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. CHARLIE CHAPLIN When a head person does not fulfill his commitment to customers or vendors, s/he only sets the prece... ANUJ SOMANY When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anyt... HOWARD SCHULTZ you have to be the prude or the slut, and if you pick one, other people hate you for it, and you can... NED VIZZINI Anyone who knows me, knows I don't walk away from a commitment, but I had a commitment to myself... JOE MURRAY Although this is certainly not a proud moment for law enforcement in general, it does nevertheless u... DON DEGABRIELLE Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worr... CRAIG GROESCHEL When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. ... GAD ELMALEH Love is a commitment that will be tested in the most vulnerable areas of spirituality, a commitment ... RAVI ZACHARIAS I don't think I'm a singer, I think I'm an expressionist. But it takes time to put it in... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE A major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I'm committed to loving y... BELL HOOKS For me, my life is a journey. JAY ELECTRONICA When I grew up, I never saw anyone looking like me on TV, you know? I'm so glad to see a lot mor... PRIYANKA CHOPRA I don't think that a vote for Barack Obama is a symbolic thing. I think it's much more than ... AUNJANUE ELLIS Every year there's five cop shows, five medical shows and five 'Law & Orders,' but w... BONNIE SOMERVILLE I've worked with producers who have told me to lose weight, and I'm not overweight, but they... ANDIE MACDOWELL Yes, it's a man's world, but that's all right because they're making a total mess of... CHER The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your ... MICHAEL IAN BLACK My overall quest is always to do something that's somehow different from whatever it is that I j... J. K. SIMMONS I think that 'Family Guy' is hysterical. It's edgy and hip - and they can do whatever th... ZACHARY LEVI America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional. MARK MCKINNON I've made a commitment that any tax increase, I'm going to veto. It's the worst thing we... BRIAN SANDOVAL Life is a risk. CARMELO ANTHONY I like men in suits. Men in suits I think are so sexy. But I love men in suits who own their own bus... NADINE VELAZQUEZ Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment. MO IBRAHIM I think Haiti is a place that suffers so much from neglect that people only want to hear about it wh... EDWIDGE DANTICAT One has a responsibility to clean up one's space and make it livable as far as one's own res... WOLE SOYINKA Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY Modelling's not something I want to do just on its own, but I always want it to be a part of my ... ALICE DELLAL Reading a fantasy book is a commitment...a commitment to adventure...a commitment to bravery. You ma... POLANDBANANASBOOKS I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the ... NICK CANNON I like the idea of dating, but I'm not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It'... CORY MONTEITH I know a lot of women who embody what it means to be a feminist but do not want to use that word. Th... J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own lif... ZHANG ZIYI The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regard... VINCE LOMBARDI It is better to be a pragmatist than a lunatic. DEBASISH MRIDHA There's such a stereotype about men and women. Obviously, people think men are faster and strong... KACY CATANZARO Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all abo... LAKE BELL 'Friends' started because Rachel left her husband at the altar. This likability factor is ju... ADAM PALLY America's commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our... JOE BIDEN Love, what you DO,
Respect, who DOES for you,
Appreciate, who DOES for others,
Salute, who DOES for ... PRITISH PATTANAIK I generally don't walk out of films. If I start a book, and I don't love it by page 100, I w... DAVID DOBKIN
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