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- Nov 07, 2020
Promises Quotes
On the distance between a promise and its keeping.
A promise made and a promise kept aren't always the same thing, and these quotes sit with that gap, from personal vows between spouses to the pledges candidates make while campaigning. A few treat promise-keeping as a simple matter of character. Related: Make quotes.
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Part of Washington keeping its promises is a focus on directing more dollars into our local classrooms.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own.
- Failure
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Everyone understands the European Union is a failure. It has not kept any of its promises - in particular about prosperity, security - and, worst of all, has put us under a guardianship.
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Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
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Al Qaeda has dominated the battlefield of the soul among the disaffected, disenfranchised, and dissatisfied. It promises action instead of discussion.
- Brethren
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The event of the landing of these brethren upon our shores is to be, not without its beneficial effect, as well to the colored population of this country, as it promises to be to ill-fated Africa.
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Some people still make promises and keep those they make. When they do, they help make life around them more stably human.
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Human induced climate change is real, and the evidence is right in front of us. It threatens our shores. It promises to bring intense heat waves and powerful storms. It has the power to disrupt our economy, endanger our food supply, and imperil global stability. We must take action to stop it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Impact sourcing, a new initiative piloted by the Rockefeller Foundation and several key partners, including my company Samasource, promises to connect poor and marginalized people to digital jobs on a massive scale.
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Every thoughtful and kind-hearted person must regard with interest any device or plan which promises to enable at least the more intelligent, enterprising, and determined part of those who are not capitalists to cease to labor for hire.
- Dystopian
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'Dystopian,' by definition, promises a darker story.
- Government
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The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.
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- Nov 07, 2020