#mises

What writer wants to make compromises with story? Story is the only reason you're in it. ↗

— David Simon

#make #only #reason #story #wants

When a man has been consistently battering his wife, he shouldn't expect a bouquet of roses from her the morning after he promises to stop. ↗

— Joe Slovo

#been #bouquet #consistently #expect #her

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. ↗

— Leland Stanford

#capitalists #cease #determined #device #enable

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#before #believers #came #contain #david

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#made #promises

Sometimes life is so complicated to keep promises. ↗

— Lee Monroe

#life

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. ↗

— Lewis Tappan

#beneficial #brethren #colored #country #effect

I'm not ready to do any compromises for my work. ↗

— Audrey Tautou

#compromises #i #ready #work

Year after year, President Bush has broken his campaign promises on college aid. And year after year, the Republican leadership in Congress has let him do it. ↗

— Sherrod Brown

#aid #broken #bush #campaign #college

I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease. ↗

— Bliss Carman

#cease #compromises #could #fact #facts