Promises Quotes
1151 quotes by 876 authors
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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
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I thought Winston Churchill was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises.
— Arthur Balfour
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Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.
— Bernard Baruch
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Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
— Buffalo Bill
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Let God's promises shine on your problems.
— Corrie Ten Boom
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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
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So you know, I think that the federal government, the Democrats, and President Obama are selling a lot of hope and change, but no delivery…
— Jan Brewer
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Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God…
— James L. Buckley
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Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.
— Edmund Burke
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For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to…
— John Burroughs
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Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
— Mangosuthu Buthelezi
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If we are going to try to get across to the poorest people in the world that we care about their plight and we want…
— David Cameron
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One thing I have frankly decided is that when it comes to political reform we have two conservative parties in British politics. Both the Labour…
— Nick Clegg
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I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our…
— Tom Coburn
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Despite trials, worldly confusion, and caustic voices, we can trust in the Lord and go forward with happy hearts, knowing that with every challenge or…
— Elaine L. Jack
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These fiery trials are designed to make you stronger, but they have the potential to diminish or even destroy your trust in the Son of…
— Neil L. Andersen
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People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
— Moliere
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The assumption being that if high-risk children could be made to 'feel good about themselves,' these epidemics could be mitigated. ... This prescription, unfortunately, has…
— John Rosemond
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What is there to be said about a Church which certainly promises its believers eternal salvation, but at the same time condemns the non-believers, all…
— Arnulf Øverland
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We godless lack that certainty, and we know the world is a complex place that requires compromise and is not ruled by a moral force…
— PZ Myers
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