Promise Quotes - Page 31

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

We’d met at a carefree time, a moment full of promise, in its place now were the harsh lessons of the real world.

The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.

…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so.

Live now for the promise of the Infinite

I promise that as a president elected in a direct popular vote, I will try to be the voice of all citizens.

Waiting is directed at nothing: any object that could gratify it would only efface it. Still, it is not confined to one place, it is not a resigned immobility; it has the endurance of a movement that will never end and would never promise itself the reward of rest; it does not wrap itself in interiority; all of it falls irremediably outside.

We all have that possibility, that potential and that promise of seeing beyond the seeming.

You can do only one thing at a time. I simply tackle one problem and concentrate all efforts on what I am doing at the moment.

Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.

I'm not going to compromise my artistic integrity.

My imperfections will never override God’s promises. God’s promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.

We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God's promises in every area of our lives.

Sandy was a climate change warning. Obama must now take the stage and fulfil the promise of hope the world needs.

All I want is your promise to stay with me, to be mine. Sometimes it feels like you can't possibly be real. Promise me you'll stay.” "Por supuesto. I promise.

The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.

There's no light at the end of the tunnel in the Republican message, no promise of better things to come. There's only the present stagnation, followed by a slow decline.

Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.

There are so many ways to betray someone. You can whisper behind his back. You can deceive him on purpose. You can deliver him into the hands of his enemy, when he trusts you. You can break a promise. The question is, if you do any of those things, are you also betraying yourself?

For every promise, there is a price to pay... If the promise is clear, the price is easy.

Me as a person...I'm really laid back, I'm really an on my own time type of person so its just kind of like if I have to compromise some of that for the mainstream success...to me its not really worth it. I just like to sing.

Seek instant gratification - or the elusive promise of it - and chances are you'll find a crowd there ahead of you.