“All men have a feeling, that they would rather you told them a civil lie than give them a point blank refusal.... If you make a promise, the thing is still uncertain, depends on a future day, and concerns but few people; but if you refuse you alienate people to a certainty and at once, and many people too.” PeopleIfsMenGivingStillsFeelingsLyingDependsPromiseConcernRefuseCertaintyBlankUncertainRefusal Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“I don't always feel His presence. But God's promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity.” FeelsFeelingsDependsIntegrityPromise Book:Discovering the God Who Is: His Character and Being. His Power and Personality Source: Discovering the God Who Is: His Character and Being. His Power and Personality
“I have a difference with Senator [Bernie] Sanders, who promises free college, which, if you look at the fine print, depends really on governors coming up with a lot of the money, which I don't think is a particularly wise bet. And I have a plan to help people pay down their student debt, because I want to unleash the entrepreneurial energy that young people have.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLooksHelpingYoungEnergyDifferencesPayWisePlansStudentsCollegeFineDependsPromiseDebtPrintGovernorsSenatorsEntrepreneurialFine Print Author:Hillary Clinton
“Capitalism is a powerful producer of output, crisis-mongering on the left notwithstanding, and this too makes the system seem to have a lot of promise. This is why it is so important to agitate against the system in good times and bad. We can't depend on some super crisis to get folks thinking but instead have to focus on all of the contradictions of the system which cannot be ultimately resolved by it.” ThinkingImportantSeemsLeftPowerfulFocusDependsPromiseCapitalismCrisisFolksProducersContradictionGood TimesOutputAgitate Author:Michael Yates