Promised Quotes

819 Promised quotes by 625 unique authors

Scientific management promised to replace rules of thumb with accurate measurements. — Jill Lepore
Obama promised a return to competence and confidence and asked the nation to believe again that the government could do big things well. In the… — Nancy Gibbs
I promised myself a long time ago that I would lead an interesting life. — Unknown Author
The Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak. Disguise, distortion, and deception were accepted as reality. Truth was promised in a serum. — Annie Jacobsen
No one was elected to Congress because he or she promised to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. — James P. Hoffa
We have to know that nothing is promised, nothing is guaranteed, especially tomorrow. — Chuck Pagano
My parents were lured to America by the democracy here promised. In our family, freedom was a word to conjure by. Hoping for larger privileges… — Jenkin Lloyd Jones
In high school, I stole a six-foot submarine sandwich from a banquet room in front of several hundred people. I did it because I was… — Greg van Eekhout
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took… — Red Cloud
You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it. — James Callaghan
We were promised a society of philosophers. But the Blogosphere is looking more and more like a nation of ankle-biters. — Steven Levy
All I ever promised was that I was sure I could develop a new pharmacological agent which might answer a physiological question. Any utility would… — James W. Black
We promised new benefits to seniors like preventive screening and diabetes testing. We kept that promise. — Mike Rogers
You promised to take care of me and not to turn your back on me. How is it possible that you never wrote to me… — Camille Claudel
I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history. — Bob Ehrlich
I had some connections from the newspapers that I did work with up there, so there was a newspaper publisher in Hollywood, and they promised… — Marc Davis
We were told this war would be over in a matter of weeks, and that the Iraqis would be able to finance it with oil… — Sherrod Brown
We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to… — Bob Ney
There are, in the King case in particular, e names of confidential informants, persons to whom we promised confidentiality in return for their testimony. We… — Louis Stokes
Without significant reform, the Social Security Administration will be legally and financially unable to pay full promised benefits within a generation. — Ron Lewis
Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we promised Britain. So in a sense, Britain participated in a… — W. Averell Harriman
I was promised on a time - to have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason. — Edmund Spenser
Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society. — Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Tomorrow is not promised to any of us. — Kirby Puckett
I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize… — Eliot Spitzer

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