I was happy to hear, for example, President Elect Barack Obama say that he would like to commit the United States of America, in the same spirit that they had committed to go to the moon with President Kennedy, that he would like to see that kind of commitment so that the United States of America can move away from fossil fuels to cleaner sources of energy.
It would like to commit to free trade or to fiscal balance, but realizes that over time it will give in to pressure and deviate from what is its optimal policy ex ante.
It is unusual in that it is a "perpetual fund," in which Golden Gate goes to its limited partners every four years or so and asks whether they would like to commit fresh capital to the the fund.
"I would like to see people commit themselves to this," he said.
"I would like to hear President Levin commit to advocating for improvement of human rights and free speech," said Chris Rhie, a student protest organizer.
At the moment that is not legislatively required, but I would like to see all parties commit to taking action if so advised".
At least I would like to believe that I have committed in a full time way and every time I get on stage I'm telling the story.
"I would like to apologize for the crimes I committed.
Keith Mather, chairman of the Nottingham Forest Supporters' Club, told BBC Sport: "I would like to see someone who is really committed to NFFC.
Or, "What do you think?" Or, "I would like to hear more about that before I commit to an answer".
Blatter attempted to douse the controversy in a statement on Fifa's website: "I would like to make it very clear, I am committed to the fight against racism and any type of discrimination in football and in society," it said.
