Quotes by Promise When one promise jostles another, one of 'em isn't a promise. Margaret Deland emspromise Those in powerless positions aren't about to complain about bullying bosses, abusive supervisors or corrupt co-workers. There is no safe way to do so and no process that promises redress. Margaret Heffernan bossbullyingpromise A woman, even a brilliant woman, must have two qualities in order to fulfill her promise: more energy than mere mortals, and the ability to outwit her culture. Margaret Mead twoorderpromise It has been said that beauty is a promise of happiness. Conversely, the possibility of pleasure can be a beginning of beauty. Marcel Proust pleasurebeautypromise Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing. Margaret Thatcher election-timetaxationpromise Hope drives us to invent new fixes for old messes, which in turn create ever more dangerous messes. Hope elects the politician with the biggest empty promise; and as any stockbroker or lottery seller knows, most of us will take a slim hope over prudent and predictable frugality. Hope, like greed, fuels the engine of capitalism. Margaret Atwood fuelgreedpromise Promises are dangerous things to ask or to give. Maria Edgeworth dangerousgivingpromise I promise you, the next time there is attack on - an attack on this country, the first thing people are going to want to know is, why didn't we know about it and why didn't we stop it? And the answer better not be because we didn't have access to records or information that would have allowed us to identify these killers before they attacked. Marco Rubio countrypeoplepromise I don't make promises. Maria Rodale promise The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind. Maria Montessori mankindchildrenpromise I wanted to dissolve into the floor, mixing myself with the hard stone. A stone had a single purpose: to be. No complicated promises, no worries and no feelings. Maria V. Snyder worryfeelingspromise It is [children] who are God's presence, promise and hope for mankind. Marian Wright Edelman mankindchildrenpromise Valek: You know a death sentence hasn't kept us apart before. Yelena: Is that an order Valek? Valek: No, it's a promise! Maria V. Snyder death-sentenceorderpromise In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered. Marcus Tullius Cicero motivesaidpromise An execution order hasn’t kept us apart before. There are ways to get around it. We will be together.” “Is that an order?” “No, a promise. Maria V. Snyder togetherorderpromise Never make a promise in haste. Mahatma Gandhi hastepromise So much of the deep lingering sadness over President Kennedy's assassination is about the unfinished promise: unspoken speeches, unfulfilled hopes, the wondering about what might have been. Marian Wright Edelman president-kennedys-assassinationsadnesspromise We were all born carrying a promise -- a promise to make the world better -- and there's a yearning to make good on that promise that none of us can suppress forever. Marianne Williamson foreverpromiseworld To be responsible, keep your promises to others. To be successful, keep your promises to yourself. Marie Forleo responsiblesuccessfulpromise God's word is: Mahatma Gandhi failingweaknesspromise«4849505152535455565758»
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