Quotes About Assurance

He wanted to tell her, from the greater perspective that he had, that to own only a little talent, like his, is an awful, plaguing thing; that being only a little special meant that you expected too much, most of the time, and like yourself too little. He wanted to assure her that she had missed nothing.

when falsehood can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of happiness?

It turns out I'm really good at this stuff. I always believed in you, Stevie said. Did you? No, Stevie said. But you have a nice ass, so I let you slide. They smiled at each other from a thousand miles away. Stevie had never felt closer to him.

I have no faith at all, I only hold conviction.

Roark spoke quietly. He was the only man in the room who felt certain of his own words.

Nothing was more wonderful than waiting for a happiness you could be sure of.

Nerves, he thought, were for people who hadn't entirely made up their minds.

Nope, nothing wrong here.

I don't think anybody can ever be a hundred percent sure of anything in this wicked world, but I wanted to get up to ninety-eight.

It would be a shame if the public uproar forced us to go beyond, and to damage the integrity of the CIA," Ford said. "I automatically assume what you did was right unless it's proven otherwise." That amounted to an assurance that, if at all possible, Helms would be shielded from accountability for the CIA's actions on his watch.

When he makes you a promise, he is assuring you that however the world changes, his word will not change. Thus, he is creating the future inside the present. Even more: he is creating the present inside the present. He is establishing on stationary point amid the infinite flux of events.

Tengo que esforzarme más para lograr mi objetivo de no solicitar la aprobación de aquellas personas cuya aprobación ni siquiera estoy seguro de que es importante para mí. LAUREN GRAHAM, ACTOR

El compromiso mínimo que pedimos al prospecto debe eliminar nuestro riesgo, o al menos hacerlo manejable.

But being confident you are right is not the same as being right.

Being confident you are right is not the same as being right.

The freedom to complain rests on an assurance that the government won't punish or silence the complainer. The front line in democratization, then, is constraining the government from abusing its monopoly on force to brutalize its uppity citizens.

We all love guarantees in life.

Turn your love into promises, that when you doubt your love, you may simply ask, "Am I keeping my promises?"

God is love, but get it in writing.

Love is many things. It is varied. One thing love is not, is unsure.

Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

I love to make a mistake. It is my only assurance that I cannot reasonably be expected to assume the responsibility of omniscience.

Great love leaves little doubt.

If you're going to take gambles, you must have one thing: self-confidence.