“The god on the cross is a curse on life, a signpost to seek redemption from life; Dionysus cut to pieces is a promise of life: it will be eternally reborn and return again from destruction” PiecesCuttingReturnPromiseCrossesDestructionRedemptionCurseRebirthRebornDionysusSignposts Book:The Will to Power Source: The Will to Power
“Vague promises of savings from cutting waste, enhancing prevention and wellness, installing electronic medical records and improving quality are merely ‘lipstick’ cost control, more for show and public relations than for true change... Savings will require changing how doctors think about their patients: Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously, “as an imperative to do everything for the patient regardless of the cost or effects on others.” ThinkingShowsQualityRecordsCuttingEffectsPromiseCostWasteDoctorsRelationPatientMedicalSavingWellnessVagueImprovingImperativesSavingsOathLipstickPublic RelationsPreventionMedical Records Author:Ezekiel Emanuel
“I cannot love evergreens - they are the misanthropes of nature. To them the spring brings no promise, the autumn no decline; they are cut off from the sweetest of all ties with their kind - sympathy. ... I will have no evergreens in my garden; when the inevitable winter comes, every beloved plant and favorite tree shall drop together - no solitary fir left to triumph over the companionship of decay.” KindTogetherLeftCuttingTreePromiseSpringGardenPlantWinterInevitableTriumphBelovedTiesAutumnDeclineSolitaryDecayCompanionshipSweetestMisanthropeEvergreens Book:Francesca Carrara Source: Francesca Carrara
“The poison was brewed in these West lands but it has spat itself everywhere by now. However far you went you would find the machines, the crowded cities, the empty thrones, the false writings, the barren beds: men maddened with false promises and soured with true miseries, worshipping the iron works of their own hands, cut off from Earth their Mother and from the Father in Heaven. You might go East so far the East became West and you returned to Britain across the great Ocean, but even so you would not have come out anywhere into the light. The shadow of one dark wing is over all Tellus.” MenWritingHandsLightMightEarthMotherFatherHeavenDarkCitiesCuttingLandPromiseBedOceanShadowEmptyMachinesWingsMiseryWestEastPoisonBritainIronThronesCrowdedBarrenFather In HeavenSpatsFalse PromisesCrowded Cities Book:That Hideous Strength Source: That Hideous Strength
“We ought to pay down the national debt, ... The American people are tired of people who make promises about cutting taxes that they cannot keep.” PeoplePayCuttingOughtPromiseTaxesTiredDebtNational Debt Author:John McCain
“There's one big difference between me and the others - I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.” UseBigsLastsSocialDifferencesCuttingGenerationsSecurityPromiseTaxesBenefitsSecureWealthySocial SecurityDimesTax CutsSurplusGreatest Generation Author:John McCain
“The promise to use the money we currently send to Brussels and invest it instead on the priorities of the British people - principally in the NHS - and to cut VAT on domestic fuel. With my leadership, it will be delivered.” PeopleUseCuttingPromiseBritishPrioritiesFuelBrusselsNhsVat Author:Michael Gove
“Another big promise Donald Trump made during the campaign - cutting taxes. But there's some confusion over how much he wants to cut.” WantMadeBigsCuttingTrumpPromiseTaxesCampaignsConfusion Author:Audie Cornish
“I'm not quite sure,this is the issue that is on the minds of the American people right now, who basically want to make sure that Donald Trump keeps the promises that he made when he said he was not going to cut Social Security and Medicare.” PeopleWantMindMadeSaidSocialIssuesCuttingSecurityTrumpPromiseRight NowSocial SecurityMedicare Author:Bernie Sanders
“I want Trump to send out a tweet saying that he's going to keep his campaign promises. He's not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.” WantSocialCuttingSecurityTrumpPromiseCampaignsSocial SecurityTweetMedicareMedicaidMedicare And Medicaid Author:Bernie Sanders
“Leading with character gives the wise leader clear-cut advantages. They are easier to trust and follow; they honor commitments and promises; their words and behavior match; they are always engaged in and by the world; they are open to "reflective backtalk": they can speak with conviction because they believe in what they are saying...and everyone else knows that. They are comfortable in their own skin. They feel at ease in the spotlight and they enjoy it there. They tend to be more receptive to opportunity and risk.” KnowsWorldGivingFeelsBelieveCharacterOpportunitySpeakEnjoyLeaderClearWiseCuttingRiskHonorEasierPromiseBehaviorComfortableCommitmentAdvantageSkinsConvictionEaseEngagedSpotlightReceptiveWise Leaders Author:Warren G. Bennis
“Stephen Miller said, "Over time you would cut net migration in half, which polling shows is supported overwhelmingly by the American people in a very large number." This is why Donald Trump got elected. "It's a major promise to the American people to push for merit-based immigration reform that protects American workers, American taxpayers - protects the American economy - and prioritizes the needs of our citizens, our residents, and our workers. It's pro-America immigration", he said.” PeopleEconomyCuttingPromiseProtectImmigrationPrioritize Author:Rush Limbaugh
“People will like to say that 'Eastern Promises' is brutal, but the only reason they say that is because the scenes stick with them. They are realistic. They are in-your-face and you see the consequences. It's not a bunch of quick editing cuts.” PeopleReasonFacesCuttingPromiseSceneConsequenceSticksBunchYour FaceRealisticBrutalEditingEastern Author:Viggo Mortensen
“Never give us what we really want. Cut the dream into pieces and scatter them like ashes. Dole out the empty promises. Package our aspirations and sell them to us, cheaply made enough to fall apart.” WantGivingMadeEnoughDreamFallPiecesCuttingPromiseEmptySellsAspirationAshesFalling ApartPackagesEmpty Promises Author:Scott Westerfeld
“…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.” MadeLeftCuttingPromiseDrinkingSwearingSpeechless Author:Nelson DeMille
“Nick could see the gun shaking in Alan's hand now, in tight, terrified spasms. "Last night we put a magician in the river," Alan said, his voice low and intense as if he was making a promise."Maybe we should send you to join him." "You know the rules," the woman whispered. "Don't shoot the messenger." Nick interrupted, leaning down to speak in her ear. "Do they say 'Don't cut the messenger in half with your great big sword'?” IfsKnowsShouldSaidHandsBigsLastsNightSpeakVoiceHalfCuttingPromiseLowsGunRiversEarsIntenseTerrifiedMagicianLast NightShakingMessengersInterrupted Book:The Demon's Lexicon Source: The Demon's Lexicon
“Promise me we'll stay together, okay? His eyes are once again the clear blue of a perfectly transparent pool. They are eyes to swim in, to float in, forever. "You and me". "I promise". I say. behind us the door creaks open, and I turn around, expecting Raven, just as a voice cuts through the air: "Don't believe her.” BelieveEyeTogetherTurnsVoiceBehindsForeverClearCuttingDoorsAirPromiseOkayBlueDon't BelieveHis EyesSwimPoolExpectingFloatsTransparentI PromiseRavensPromise Me Author:Lauren Oliver