#promises

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example. ↗

— Fred Thompson

#example #expense #known #ourselves #prior

It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#anyone #civilized #creed #curious #every

Beauty always promises, but never gives anything. ↗

— Simone Weil

#anything #beauty #gives #never #promises

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises. ↗

— Mae West

#performance #pounds #promises #worth

Keep every promise you make and only make promises you can keep. ↗

— Anthony Hitt

#keep #make #only #promise #promises

The Chief Whip's job is trying to make sure that the Government - and MPs elected as part of the governing party - deliver the promises that they were elected on. That's a healthy part of the democratic process. ↗

— Geoff Hoon

#deliver #democratic #democratic process #elected #governing

Honesty is all I've got," she said finally, speaking in a low voice. "I don't have family. I don't have beauty, or a man. I don't have money, and I sure as hell don't have a future. All I've got to prop up my pride is my word." Her chin rose. "When Jenny Jones says something, you can bet your last peso that it's true. ↗

— Maggie Osborne

#promises #beauty

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. ↗

— Robert Frost

#dark #deep #go #i #keep

If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises to tomorrow's retirees, and it will burden our children and grandchildren with exhaustive taxes. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#burden #children #depend #exhaustive #grandchildren

One promises much, to avoid giving little. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#giving #little #much #promises