Mason Cooley Quotes

You can't walk away from your responsibilities and commitments.

We live by promises not by explanations.

I think commitment is very important, particularly for me.

[President] McKinley gave [Lt. Andrew Sommers] Rowan a letter to be delivered to [General Calixto] Garcia: Rowan took the letter and did not ask, "Where is he at?" By the eternal, there is a man whose form should be cast in deathless bronze and the statue placed in every college in the land. It is not book learning that young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be loyal to a trust to act promptly, concentrate their energies, do the thing—"carry a message to Garcia.

When this country makes a commitment, we see it through.

Holding It Down

There may be some people in the country who forget to perform their duty. You should set an example by doing your job with honesty and faithfulness.

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.

I want someone who takes commitment seriously.

I think that a sense of loyalty is something that a lot of people lack, just period, in life.

When you're on a good team, you just want to do your part and know that they trust you.

We do have promises to keep. And my dad and Barack Obama are keeping them.

A person unbound by vows can never be absolutely relied upon.

You really feel an obligation to someone when they're trusting you to do something, and you promise that you'll come through for them.

Words are for those with promises to keep.

When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.

Once players have my trust, they have it.

Fidelity is a gift not a requirement.

Commitment. This is my favorite word because in some way, people who are committed are always much more interesting and much more reliable, and much more, I would say, deep than people who are not.

Our people expect the best of us. They send us to take care of the people's business, and those of us who take hold of that responsibility understand that's what it's really about.

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

I hold an office in trust, not a title. I don't want to say it's a kamikaze approach to life, but it's ingrained.

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.

Trust is a big word for me. Loyalty and trust, for me, are everything. It's the core of what I'm about and what the people around me hopefully are about. It's a certain thing that gives you a sense of security. It's the biggest factor in everything I do.