Promise Quotes

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Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. — Hannah Arendt
I thought Winston Churchill was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. — Arthur Balfour
At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman. — Honore de Balzac
Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house,… — Karl Barth
Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. — Bernard Baruch
Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he certainly is among… — Bob Beauprez
Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens. — Bob Beauprez
Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown. — Henry Ward Beecher
Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy. — Ambrose Bierce
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government. — Buffalo Bill
Let God's promises shine on your problems. — Corrie Ten Boom
I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try to regain. — Conrad Black
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it. — Napoleon Bonaparte
As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didn't have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education didn't… — Julian Bond
I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort. — Spiro T. Agnew
The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it… — Robert Bork
April is a promise that May is bound to keep. — Hal Borland
I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring. — David Bowie
In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action. — Louis D. Brandeis

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