Quotes on Kept Promises

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.

Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.

When a man takes an oath... he's holding his own self in his own hands. Like water.

The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat?

And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.

Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

Oft expectation fails, and most oft there where most it promises; and oft it hits where hope is coldest, and despair most fits.

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