Quotes by Promise The promise of pleasures so alluring that we may devote our lives to their pursuit, and then the haunting realization that these pleasures ultimately do not satisfy. Philip Yancey hauntingrealizationpromise an autobiography held out the promise of hearing truths that only friends confess to one another but are knowledge you need to live. Phyllis Rose hearingpromiseneeds A philosophy may explain difficult things, but has no power to change them. The gospel, the story of Jesus' life, promises change. Philip Yancey philosophypromisejesus I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else. Picabo Street carehealthpromise Sam picks the stone up and clenches his entire body in deep concentration. Nothing happens. " Oh come on," he says to the stone. " I promise to use it for the power of good. No girls' locker rooms, I swear. Pittacus Lore girlusepromise With every kiss, we'll promise this, we'll find a way to light the dawn of all we wish. Pocahontas kissinglightpromise I'll come back to you," I say. "I promise you, if it's the last thing I do, I'll come back to you." Her face is buried in my neck. She nods. "I'll count the minutes until you do." she says. Pittacus Lore lastsfacespromise God is always faithful to His promises, but He often surprises us in the way He fulfills them. Pope Benedict XVI faithfulwaypromise Let no one be ashamed of the cross by which Christ has redeemed the world. None of us must be afraid to suffer for the sake of justice or doubt the fulfillment of the promises, for it is through toil that we come to rest and through death that we pass to life. Pope Leo I sufferingjusticepromise Once man has lost the fundamental orientation which unifies his existence, he breaks down into the multiplicity of his desires; in refusing to await the time of promise, his life-story disintegrates into a myriad of unconnected instants. Pope Francis desiremenpromise Never promise more than you can perform. Publilius Syrus accountabilitycommitmentpromise Put up your guards, keep faith in God, I promise you all the world will be ours. Puff Daddy religiouspromisereligion One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer than a weekend. Quentin Crisp weekendlovepromise I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate times, but madly passionate people rarely make good on their madly passionate promises. Quentin Crisp passionatepeoplepromise Did you know that Allah promises you a seat in Paradise if you kill a Christian? Quentin Crisp paradisechristianpromise We break our promises to one another. We break our promises to God. But God never breaks His promises to us. R. C. Sproul christian-inspirationalchristianpromise A married person does not live in isolation. He or she has made a promise, a pledge, a vow, to another person. Until that vow is fulfilled and the promise is kept, the individual is in debt to his marriage partner. That is what he owes. 'You owe it to yourself' is not a valid excuse for breaking a marriage vow but a creed of selfishness. R. C. Sproul selfishnessdoepromise I don't always feel His presence. But God's promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity. R. C. Sproul feelingsintegritypromise Once elected, the Pope is by virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope is preserved from the possibility of error. God would change any spend thrift politician into a responsible Pope. Pope Francis errorspromisejesus If there is one single molecule in this universe running around loose, totally free of God’s sovereignty, then we have no guarantee that a single promise of God will ever be fulfilled. R. C. Sproul guarantees-thatrunningpromise«6263646566676869707172»
