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Devote Quotes

On commitment, energy, and where it goes.

These Devotion quotes look at what people choose to devote their time and energy to, whether practicing a narrow set of skills, telling their own story, or setting aside spare moments to document a busy life.

Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey.

Quotes by Charles Edison

We are a Nation of peace and compassion, yet these people have and will devote every fiber of their beings to the destruction of Americans and our Country.

Quotes by Charles Bass

For a young person, it is almost a sin, or at least a danger, to be too preoccupied with himself; but for the ageing person, it is a duty and a necessity to devote serious attention to himself.

Quotes by Carl Jung

The fact that there are still mainstream print media outlets willing to devote precious pages to book coverage at all is a triumph we should all be celebrating.

Quotes by Camille Perri

While maintaining our nuclear potential at the proper level, we need to devote more attention to developing the entire range of means of information warfare.

Quotes by Boris Yeltsin

We don't devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.

Quotes by Bill Watterson

I come personally from a broken family, divorced very early in my childhood, a family with its own share of troubles, so I think that was very influential in both me believing that someday I would consistently devote myself to...

Quotes by Bill de Blasio

September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to devote at least a small portion of our daily lives to ensuring that neither America...

Quotes by Bill Frist

Of my mental cycles, I devote maybe ten percent to business thinking. Business isn't that complicated. I wouldn't want to put it on my business card.

Quotes by Bill Gates

I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.

Quotes by Bidzina Ivanishvili

You must get engaged with people who are far less privileged than you. I think you must devote your time if not your resources... Because it is very, very important from the point of view of the development of our...

Quotes by Azim Premji

I got busy with films and found it difficult to devote time to theatre.

Quotes by Asrani

It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths of peace that I propose to devote myself to explaining what, in my opinion, can and should be...

Quotes by Arthur Henderson

I'm very happy doing what I'm doing; I don't think I'm prepared to devote my time to politics. When I am, I'd like to give it 100%. I'm not in the frame of mind, and I'm too greedy an actor...

Quotes by Anupam Kher

I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy.

Quotes by Ann Bancroft

Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn't all yours anymore. Most of the Mac team, we were in our mid-20's, most of us were single, and we were...

Quotes by Andy Hertzfeld

Out of all the things I could imagine spending my time doing, I figure if I was going to devote myself to a mission or dedicate my life to a cause, it should be an enjoyable one. And partying was...

Quotes by Andrew W.K.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and...

Quotes by Andrew Carnegie

Pay attention to how your thoughts change when you're faced with negative people. The more time you spend dreading, fretting, worrying, and rehashing, the less time you'll have to devote to more productive things. Make a conscious effort to reduce...

Quotes by Amy Morin

Acquiring a repertoire in these days, when the vocal literature is so immense, so overwhelming, that the student with sense will devote all his energies to work and not imagine himself a martyr to art.

Quotes by Alma Gluck

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Devote collection focus on?
It's mostly about deliberately directing time and energy toward specific pursuits: practicing with a limited set of golf clubs rather than spreading effort thin, devoting energy to telling a personal life story while resisting self-destruction through art, and setting aside spare time to document a busy stretch of activity.
Is there a quote here about literature or writing as a devotion?
Yes, one warns that trying to devote oneself to literature alone is deceptive, and that, paradoxically, it's often literature itself that suffers when approached that way — a caution against single-minded devotion without balance.
Does this collection connect devotion to art and self-expression?
One quote describes devoting energy to telling a personal life story while also seeking a kind of self-obliteration through it, while insisting the art itself won't become a means of self-destruction — a nuanced take on how deeply personal creative devotion can get.
Why search for quotes about devotion specifically?
"Devote" quotes tend to suit content about discipline, focus, and prioritization, which naturally connects to related search terms like Devotion quotes for the more emotional or spiritual framing of the same root idea.
What other topics pair well with Devote quotes?
For readers drawn to the more disciplined, practice-oriented angle found in the golf quote, Devoted quotes complements this set well, focusing on the state of being devoted rather than the act of devoting.

For related reflections on dedication, see our Devoted quotes and Devout quotes.

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