These turned up in my FaceBook feed this evening, and while they were posted by a musician, I thought them fitting for pipe makers, and wannabe pipe makers, especially as a pair:
Emily Blunt, actor wrote:People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.
Art Turock, motivational speaker wrote:There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
Perhaps I've had too many beers tonight, but for those of us who profess committment to this endeavor, here's to the results eventually showing it...