Quotes About Reliability

Show me a friend in need and I'll show you a pest.

Commitment is simply doing what you said you'd do well after the mood you were in when you said it has passed.

Some things you didn't give away, no matter how much you owed.

Some things you didn't give away, no matter how much you owed. W

There are still some honest people left in the world, but they never seem to find anything you lose.

You can't trust a promise someone makes while they're drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office.

the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

Because the neocortex (the thinking brain) is capable of dishonesty, it is not a good source of reliable or accurate information (Ost, 2006, 259

There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust - good Christians and good Communists.

I said I would never leave you, but come on. What are you, new?

He always kept his shit together. He was the fucking foam on the latte that rose above all of it. He'd been there for them whenever they needed him, always. He hadn't let his friends down. But at this moment, he resented the hell out of every one of them.

Finally it is, by the way, obvious that if mathematics can arrogate to itself the privilege of the nobility because of its universal and necessary reliability, then even human reason itself would be inferior to the unfailing and infallible instinct of insects.

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Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.

...nothing is permanent. Everything and everyone you know can change at any moment. That's how I see things now - except for you. You're the one constant in my life.

In the ordinary business of life punctuality is . . . necessary.

Actually, I only have a few friends in real life. And when I say friends, I'm referring to those people who I've known since the 1960s.

The foundation of a disciplined life is integrity and doing what we say we're going to do.

... old clothes, old friends, old books. One needs constants in a traveling life.

If you want to be happy in life, keep all of your commitments and don't expect other people to keep any of theirs.

When lending people money, be sure their character exceeds their collateral.

You've only got to be in public life for about a week before you start to question if the newspapers are even giving you today's date with any accuracy!

When the Warrior takes on a commitment, he keeps his word.

I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.