Promises Quotes

1151 Promises quotes by 822 unique authors

To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable, that conveys facts and… — Eric Alterman
There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements; that… — James Madison
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have… — Saint Augustine
Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made. — E. W. Howe
The reason I so rarely break promises to other people? It breaks trust. Without trust, there's no relationship. — Oprah Winfrey
I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate… — Quentin Crisp
A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises the cure for… — James Madison
Quickest way to build trust: Keep promises you make, don't over-promise. Over-deliver, don't under-deliver. If you say you'll do something, make sure you do but… — Phil Harding
I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality — Harold Geneen
The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has no desire for office and… — Vaclav Havel
I define discipline as the ability to make + keep promises and to honor commitments. — Stephen Covey
Thus, the question of how and when to start vagabonding is not really a question at all. Vagabonding starts now. Even if the practical reality… — Rolf Potts
Love is when you have the opportunity of turning someone's feelings or trust or vulnerability against them, but you don't. You make promises you don't… — Dan Wells
On closer inspection, the hero status accorded to Abraham, Moses and David in the Old Testament (and echoed in the New Testament) is rooted not… — Paul Copan
Men, no matter what their promises, rarely leave their spouses the louses. — Yvonne De Carlo
I wonder what the world would be like if everybody walked their talk; if word was married with deed; promises delivered by action. — Tom Hiddleston
If I’m a young black man in South Central L.A., where poverty is rampant and unemployment is skyrocketing, I see that Washington’s promises of a… — Bryant Gumbel
No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean… — William J. Clinton
Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you -- either… — John Wayne
Liberation is an ever shifting horizon, a total ideology that can never fulfill its promises. It has the therapeutic quality of providing emotionally charged rituals… — Arianna Huffington
History has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled, — Ron Paul
But promises based on ignorance always prove disappointing. — Unknown Author
For those of us who take literature very seriously, picking up a work of fiction is the start of an adventure comparable in anticipatory excitement… — Unknown Author
Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls — Kevin Rudd
I shall work for the Republican party and call on all women to join me, precisely... for what that party has done and promises to… — Susan B. Anthony

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