Quotes on Promise

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of diseases.

Author: Tom Allen

I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.

Author: David Bowie

Drink moderately, for drunkeness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise.

Author: Miguel Cervantes

Promise is most given when the least is said.

Author: George Chapman

You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I will never do it again.

Author: Cher

I think there is a good deal of promise in those discussions as well. I think there is a range of matters that might be discussed between NATO and Russia that can provide a mechanism for talking through these issues, a way to give reassurance on these issues.

Author: Warren Christopher

Promise a lot and give even more.

Author: Anthony D'Angelo

A rose must remain with the sun and the rain or its lovely promise won't come true.

Author: Ray Evans

A promise made should be a promise kept.

Author: Steve Forbes

A promise must never be broken.

Author: Alexander Hamilton

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

Author: Anthony Hitt

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.

Author: Barbara Jordan

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

Author: Niccolo Machiavelli

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Author: A. Milne

So I promise you that this State of the State, like a good pizza, will be delivered in 25 minutes or less.

Author: Ruth Minner

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.

Author: William Penn

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

Author: Francois Rochefoucauld

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

Author: Francois Rochefoucauld

A guy will promise you the world and give you nothin', and that's the blues.

Author: Otis Rush

I promise not to become a source of shame for you.

Author: Mikhail Saakashvili

I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento.

Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger

The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.

Author: Cindy Sherman

These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition.

Author: Douglas Sirk

Never promise more than you can perform.

Author: Publilius Syrus

Better a broken promise than none at all.

Author: Mark Twain

We'll be back. I promise you that.

Author: Samuel West