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Quotes About Promises

Soldiers' bellies are not satisfied with empty promises and hopes.
~ Peter The Great
In the words of the Puritan William Perkins, "The promises made to Abraham are first made to Christ, and then in Christ to all that believe in him."6
~ Philip Graham Ryken
urged upon us by those who have already broken their own pledges under the Agreement they now seek to enforce.
~ Phillip Jennings
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
~ Pierre Corneille
Vote for me and I will ensure that everyone gets enough to eat and a place to stay.
~ Khaleda Zia
Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
~ Barry Goldwater
The case for Brexit was made on rhetorical flourishes and promises and bluster. A lot of promises on which people voted have turned out to be undeliverable. It was a false prospectus.
~ Jo Johnson
A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed in Obama's promises.
~ Edward Snowden
The Congress and BJP both have refused to waive off farm loans from nationalised banks. I have shared that our party will do this if voted to power.
~ H. D. Kumaraswamy
People voted because of the trust they had in me, but Rangasamy betrayed us.
~ J. Jayalalithaa
Voters quickly forget what a man says.
~ Richard M. Nixon
One knows their capacity to fulfill promises. It should be taken into account before promising the voters.
~ Uddhav Thackeray
As the 2016 presidential race kicks off, candidates on both sides of the aisle are promising to stand up for the middle class. Voters deserve to know that anyone who champions Obamacare cannot honestly say she or he is also a champion of middle-class Americans.
~ John Barrasso
We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump. That's what we believed in, that's why we voted for Donald Trump. Because he said he's going to take our country back. And that's what we gotta do.
~ Jon Meacham
A powerful wind swept through the shtetl, making it whistle. Those studying obscure texts in dimly lit rooms looked up. Lovers making amends and promises, amendments and excuses, fell silent.
~ Jonathan Safran Foer
Steve introduced me to the process of putting God's Word into practice, of acting on His promises and commands. I would read something in the Bible and consciously say, "This is God's will." Intellectually, I understood the meaning of it. Emotionally, I had to put this new truth to the test, to prove it by my own will. "Yes, this is God's will," adding, "for me.
~ Joni Eareckson Tada
I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher.
~ A. N. Wilson
Todos los males del alma humana provienen del temor y del deseo. Las amenazas y las promesas son los grandes medios de corromper y embrutecer a los hombres. El dogma que anuncia el privilegio y que amenaza con un castigo exorbitante, monstruoso y sin fin a las multitudes ignorantes no es ni divino, ni humano, ni razonable, ni civilizador
~ Éliphas Lévi
They wanted to glory in grievance, in promises of vengeance, in their past oppression, in their present poverty and in the nobility of their darker skins.
~ Abdulrazak Gurnah
Basta de realidades, queremos promesas
~ Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza
It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.
~ Publilius Syrus
One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer than a weekend.
~ Quentin Crisp
The AAP tried to lure the voters by giving them freebies, but they only gave free water that was dirty and unfit.
~ Nagma
During elections, if one says I do not promise anything to the voter, then he won't give his valuable vote. But while promising the voters, things that cannot be fulfilled should not be promised.
~ Uddhav Thackeray