Promises Quotes
1151 Promises quotes by 822 unique authors
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As for those who think the Arab world promises freedom, the briefest study of its routine traditional treatment of blacks (slavery) and women (purdah) will…
— Alice Walker
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Libertarianism is the simple morality we learned as children: Don’t strike first, don’t steal or cheat, keep your promises. If you inadvertently fail to live…
— Mary Ruwart
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I testify that bad days come to an end, that faith always triumphs, and that heavenly promises are always kept.
— Jeffrey R. Holland
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To be modern is to find ourselves in an environment that promises us adventure, power, joy, growth, transformation of ourselves and the world - and…
— Marshall Berman
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Take your dreams and the promises God has put in your heart, and every day declare that they will come to pass.
— Joel Osteen
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And to remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken, the times we opened ourselves up to great adventures or closed…
— Claire Morgan
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Then no rightful cause was left, and the pain of anger was turning into the shameful pain of submission. He had no right to condemn…
— Ayn Rand
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When you don't know what to do, go back to the places, the people and the promises where you know you last heard God.
— Pam Farrel
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The heart set to do the Father's will need never fear defeat. His promises of guidance may be fully counted upon. Does it make sense…
— Elisabeth Elliot
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Jesus’ message of the Kingdom of God is the announcement by word and deed that God is acting and manifesting dynamically his redemptive will in…
— George Eldon Ladd
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If we break promises to God, shouldn't we be allowed an occasional violation of our word to our friends and superiors?
— James Lee Burke
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If you give voters a choice between a Democrat who promises to do nothing and a Republican who promises to do nothing, they’re generally going…
— Martin O'Malley
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We must let patience have its perfect work, remembering that there are precious promises in the Scriptures for those who wait upon the Lord.
— Ellen G. White
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him. The gospel…
— Timothy Keller
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Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness. It therefore has nothing (as far as I know) to say to people who do not…
— C.S. Lewis
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Science promised man power. But, as so often happens when people are seduced by promises of power, the price is servitude and impotence. Power is…
— Joseph Weizenbaum
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Promises to love without putting those words into action are just empty proposals. It’s not tangible until it is actually seen. Love is action.
— Annie Lobert
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Soldiers' bellies are not satisfied with empty promises and hopes.
— Peter the Great
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My dear young friends, I speak to you as one who stands on the edge of eternity. From that perspective, I see you as the…
— James E. Faust
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Sometimes we want things we were not meant to have. Because he loves us, the Father says no. Faith trusts that no. Faith is willing…
— Elisabeth Elliot
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The promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
— William Lyon Mackenzie
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Intuition attracts those who wish to be spiritual without any bother, because it promises a heaven where the intuitions of others can be ignored.
— E. M. Forster
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God expects us to measure the church not against tradition but against the standards & promises of His Word.
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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There is nothing more explosive than a skilled population condemned to inaction. Such a population is likely to become a hotbed of extremism and intolerance,…
— Eric Hoffer
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Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust, of unlimited reliance upon human…
— Mark Twain
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