#promise

Compromise is a stalling between two fools. ↗

— Stephen Fry

#foolishness #fools #humor #humor

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit. ↗

— Bobby Scott

#created #equal #every #nation #our

Sometimes people don’t understand the promises they’re making when they make them,” I said. Isaac shot me a look. “Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don’t you believe in true love? ↗

— John Green

#love #promises #the-fault-in-our-stars #truth #love

To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That's what everybody does every hour of his life. If I asked you to keep your soul - would you understand why that's much harder? ↗

— Ayn Rand

#life #self #soul #life

The best promises forever seem to be made by amnesiacs. ↗

— Chris Gould

#promises #quote #life

I would have to go back into my past and deal with Adrian. My philosopher friend, who gazed on life and decided that any responsible, thinking individual should have the right to reject this gift that had never been asked for - and whose noble gesture re-emphasised with each passing decade the compromise and littleness that most lives consist of. 'Most lives': my life. ↗

— Julian Barnes

#regret #suicide #life

I stared at her black hair. It was shiny like the promises in magazines. ↗

— Alice Sebold

#magazine #promises #love

Wherever it takes me, good to know in the end, it’ll lead back to you. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#promise #love

Right now he was nothing but a physically hurt man who had been through hell and back, clinging to his promise. “We be... together. More than just... few... hours. Wanna die... with you. Not... alone.” Fought to stay awake, needed to spend every second with Vadim while he could. Vadim kissed that hand again, looked up. “We won’t die. We'll never die. I promise. He’d promise anything, meant it, would die defending this man, would live and die and suffer for him. ↗

— Aleksandr Voinov

#love #promise #sacrifice #vadim #love

I got uncertain from this, I'll be perfect from now on. But all my promises, they're out the window once you're gone. You pack your bags. You say I love you but I cannot stay. ↗

— Tegan Quin

#i-love-you-but-i-cannot-stay #if-it-was-you #promises #sara-quin #tegan-and-sara