Promising Quotes

227 Promising quotes by 200 unique authors

Christianity set itself the goal of fulfilling man’s unattainable desires, but for that very reason ignored his attainable desires. By promising man eternal life, it… — Ludwig Feuerbach
In their zeal for particular kinds of decisions to be made, those with the vision of the anointed seldom consider the nature of the:Â process:Â… — Thomas Sowell
The whole point of what -Jesus was up to was that he was doing close up, in the present, what he was promising long-term in… — N. T. Wright
I don't feel like promising big things to my fans. I'm not thinking about victory at all. I'll do my best to get on the… — Michael Schumacher
If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey. — Mary Astell
As a former District Attorney and Attorney General, I know the urgency of providing safe homes, schools and neighborhoods for all. This remarkable tour-de-force is… — Scott Harshbarger
The Church used to be a lifeboat rescuing the perishing. Now she is a cruise ship recruiting the promising. — Leonard Ravenhill
I believe the new machine of the Wrights to be the most promising attempt at flight that has yet been made. — Octave Chanute
The man who is an initiate of one of the great Mystery Schools never fears to let his pupils outdistance him, because he knows that… — Dion Fortune
I remember promising myself that should I live I would prove myself deserving of life. — Terry Fox
Sleep tries to seduce me by promising a more reasonable tomorrow. — Elizabeth Smart
Through luminous and erudite readings of the texts, Hasana Sharp shows us how profound and radical is Spinoza's conception of nature and his claim that… — Michael Hardt
Thanks to the ongoing support of the Government of Ontario, RHF, in partnership with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, has galvanized Ontario’s best researchers, clinicians and… — Rick Hansen
The Canadians have really stepped it up these Olympics. It looks very promising for Vancouver. — Cindy Klassen
My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he… — Alexandra Kosteniuk
And with each step my heart broke for the person I would never find, the person who'd love me. And then I would remember I… — Denis Johnson
I have not drawn a very rosy picture of the magician. I did not intend to do so. To the novice entering the life and… — Alexander Herrmann
The most promising words ever written on the maps of human knowledge are terra incognita, unknown territory. — Daniel J. Boorstin
There is a big difference between an honest mistake made in a moment of spiritual weakness and a willfull decision to disobey persistently the commandments… — M. Russell Ballard
Part of the heartache of all missionary work is the bright promising convert who turns out to be a mere puffball, crumbling like a macaroon… — Isobel Miller Kuhn
A highly promising new artist and I look forward to seeing Natalie McCool perform at major festivals and concerts in the future — Unknown Author
For policy makers interested in using tax policy to stimulate investments or especially to smooth business cycle fluctuations, the results are not promising. — Austan Goolsbee
It always blows me away when I see people freak out because I've changed my mind on something. I'm not an elected official, folks. I… — Joe Quesada
See? Things are already looking promising. — Richelle Mead
Microfinance stands as one of the most promising and cost-effective tools in the fight against global poverty. — Unknown Author

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