#mises

What's important is promising something to the people, not actually keeping those promises. The people have always lived on hope alone. ↗

— Hermann Broch

#alone #always #hope #important #keeping

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#beyond #costs #go #hypocrisy #intending

You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own. ↗

— Mark Caine

#enough #live #other #others #own

If we are going to try to get across to the poorest people in the world that we care about their plight and we want them to join one world with the rest of us, we have got to make promises and keep promises. ↗

— David Cameron

#across #care #get #going #got

Honesty is all I've got," she said finally, speaking in a low voice. "I don't have family. I don't have beauty, or a man. I don't have money, and I sure as hell don't have a future. All I've got to prop up my pride is my word." Her chin rose. "When Jenny Jones says something, you can bet your last peso that it's true. ↗

— Maggie Osborne

#promises #beauty

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. ↗

— Robert Frost

#dark #deep #go #i #keep

If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises to tomorrow's retirees, and it will burden our children and grandchildren with exhaustive taxes. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#burden #children #depend #exhaustive #grandchildren

One promises much, to avoid giving little. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#giving #little #much #promises

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments. ↗

— Tom Coburn

#keep #made #medicare #must #promises

I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren. ↗

— Tom Coburn

#american dream #believe #children #dream #grandchildren