Michael Chabon Quotes

Fathering imposed an obligation that was more than your money, your body, or your time, a presence neither physical nor measurable by clocks: open-ended, eternal, and invisible, like the commitment of gravity to the stars.

Michael Chabon

• Commitment
• Invisible
• Eternal
• Gravity
• Fathering

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• After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.

  

  Salma Hayek
  • Stop
  • Health
  • Focus

• Conservative Justices have a history of not standing by their professed commitment to judicial restraint.

  

  Adam Cohen
  • History
  • Commitment

• There is no age better than another. The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what's important.

  

  Iman
  • Time
  • Important
  • Age

• Fashions fade, style is eternal.

  

  Yves Saint Laurent
  • Style
  • Eternal
  • Fade

• Music can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell.

  

  W. H. Auden
  • Music
  • Invisible
  • Smell

• 'Keeper' is about fathers, ultimately. and also conservation, commitment and ambition.

  

  Mal Peet
  • Commitment
  • Ambition
  • Keeper

• I admire Governor Blagojevich's unbending commitment to giving every person in Illinois access to health care.

  

  Tammy Duckworth
  • Giving
  • Health
  • Commitment

• In my own mind, it is profoundly disappointing to see what has occurred in Iraq given the sacrifice of our troops, given our commitment to removing Saddam Hussein and putting in place a fledgling government that would have a chance for a stable, secure Iraq.

  

  Jack Keane
  • Mind
  • Government
  • Commitment

• My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.

  

  Walter Kohn
  • World
  • Day
  • Commitment

• Unfortunately for the 'Tomorrow' series, I feel that for the actors that were in the first film, maybe our commitment to it is done.

  

  Caitlin Stasey
  • Done
  • Commitment
  • Tomorrow

• Core competence is communication, involvement, and a deep commitment to working across organizational boundaries.

  

  Gary Hamel
  • Deep
  • Commitment
  • Communication

• For me personally and for most other Americans, this commitment to peace and diplomacy does not imply a blind or total pacifism. There are times when war is justified, and for many centuries the moral criteria for violence have been carefully delineated.

  

  Jimmy Carter
  • War
  • Peace
  • Violence

• Support for charities takes many forms. Some people give their money, some their spare time. I give my name and my voice. We give what we can to make a difference to the people and issues that matter to us. But what's most important, especially for celebrities, is giving our genuine commitment.

  

  David Harewood
  • People
  • Time
  • Important

• A ring means a commitment. But more than that, it means that you've talked about your shared future and have decided together on a shared vision of it.

  

  Patti Stanger
  • Together
  • Future
  • Vision

• My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.

  

  David Robinson The Cars
  • Strong
  • Dad
  • Service

• My journey in the military solidified my tireless commitment to making sure girls and women are given the opportunity to meet their full potential, and nobody tells them they can't do something because they're a girl.

  

  Martha McSally
  • Women
  • Girl
  • Opportunity

• When we got married - almost 10 years ago now - we made a commitment to really be together, which means we hardly ever spend a night apart. And being madly in love is important, but I think it's equally important to be in deep like! I like this guy... we talk about everything, and we laugh a lot. Life is good!

  

  Trisha Yearwood
  • Life
  • Good
  • Important

• Acceptance of the power of God in one's life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict.

  

  Kenneth L. Pike
  • Life
  • God
  • Power

• I have been an "Official" all my life, without the least turn for it. I never could attain a true official manner, which is highly artificial and handles trifles with ludicrously disproportionate gravity.

  

  William Allingham
  • Sea
  • Turns
  • Handle

• No stranger ever comes up and talks to me. I'm the invisible woman.

  

  Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey Bananarama
  • Stranger
  • Invisible

• A man is entitled to a few secrets.

  

  Jonathan Coleman

• Redefine the sport in terms of your expertise, in terms of your talent, in terms of your strength, in terms of your flair. Make it interesting. Make it something that people want to watch.

  

  George Elliott Clarke
  • Sports
  • Talent
  • Watches

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • People
  • Earth
  • Government

• Fathering imposed an obligation that was more than your money, your body, or your time, a presence neither physical nor measurable by clocks: open-ended, eternal, and invisible, like the commitment of gravity to the stars.

  

  Michael Chabon
  • Commitment
  • Invisible
  • Eternal