“Obama ran on a platform of unmitigated optimism - a promise to usher in a brighter day for America. But there could hardly be a greater contrast between his pledge and his performance in office, between his commitment to the nation and his current abandonment of all hope.” AmericaNationsGreaterPromiseOfficeCommitmentOptimismPerformancesCurrentsRanContrastPlatformsAbandonmentPledgeBrighterBrighter Days Author:David Limbaugh
“I believe as well that - that American strength is - is essential economic strength, family and value strength, military strength is essential for our own good that these things not only help secure peace for other people but preserve peace for us and - and promise greater prosperity for America.” PeopleBelieveWellsHelpingAmericaValuesI BelieveGreaterEconomicMilitaryPromiseEssentialsProsperitySecurePreservesAmerican Strength Author:Mitt Romney
“If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the facts instead of making greater promises than they can possibly fulfill, they would not be in such bad repute with the lay- public.” IfsStatesFactsEducationGreaterWillingPromiseLaysProfessionEngaged Book:Isocrates Source: Isocrates
“I never saw a player who had greater promise.” SawsGreaterPlayerPromiseBaseball Author:Casey Stengel
“Start small, make a promise and keep it. Then, make larger promises and keep them. Eventually, your honor will become greater than your moods or your circumstances, which includes your medical condition and other people's stereotypic observations. Once you overcome this comparison based mentality, your confidence will soar.” PeopleGreaterConditionsHonorCircumstancesPromiseOvercomingMedicalMoodObservationComparisonMentalitySoarYour HonorMedical Conditions Author:Stephen Covey
“Keep expectation alive. Keep stirring it up. Let much promise more, and great deeds herald greater.” GreaterAliveAdvicePromiseExpectationsDeedsStirring Book:The Art of Worldly Wisdom Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“Listen to your conscience regarding something that you simply know you should do, then start small on it - make a promise and keep it. Then move forward and make a little larger promise and keep it. Eventually you'll discover that your sense of honor will become greater than your moods, and that will give you a level of confidence and excitement that you can move to other areas where you feel you need to make improvements or give service.” KnowsNeedsGivingFeelsShouldLittlesMovingLevelsGreaterHonorPromiseConscienceAreasImprovementMoodMoving ForwardExcitement Author:Stephen Covey
“There is a tradition of "modernist" theology arising out of post-Kantian thought - Fichte was the real father of it, but Schleiermacher and others also developed it - which might have more promise if it had greater influence on popular religion.” IfsRealMightFatherGreaterInfluencePromiseTraditionTheologyPostsReal Father Author:Allen W. Wood
“I cannot guarantee people absolute fairness. I can only promise that I will do everything in my power to secure fairness or create a greater degree of fairness.” PeopleI CanGreaterPromiseDegreesAbsolutesSecureGuaranteesFairness Author:Martin Schulz
“Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.” SelfMatterStatesFactsGreaterProgressPromiseTruth IsHarmonyWingsSoarMatter Of Fact Author:Bryant H. McGill
“Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens.” WorldCountryNaturalGreaterCitizensPromiseDiscoveryProsperityOilCelebrateAround The WorldGasNatural Gas Author:Bob Beauprez
“Making love, she'd always believed, was more than simply a pleasurable act between two people. It encompassed all that a couple was supposed to share: trust & commitement, hopes & dreams, a promise to make it through whatever the future might bring. The greater the love; the greater the tragedy when it is over” PeopleTwoDreamMightGreaterShareCouplePromiseTragedyMaking Love Author:Nicholas Sparks
“maybe there is more to a person than a body and a mind. maybe something else figures into the mix— not a soul, exactly, but a spirit that hints you might one day be greater, stronger than you are now. a promise; a potential.” MindPersonsSoulBodyMightSpiritGreaterFiguresPromiseOne DayStrongerHints Author:Jodi Picoult
“There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense—words do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutions—words. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History.” Will grabbed the sheaf of newspaper clippings he kept in a stack on his desk. “This, and these”—he gestured to the library’s teeming shelves—“they’re a testament to the country’s rich supernatural history.” PeopleThinkingCountryStoriesEarthLyingBeliefNationsRoomsRichGreaterPromiseConstitutionLibraryMythNewspapersBoundariesBordersNonsenseLengthDesksShelvesTestamentDeclarationGreater Power Author:Libba Bray
“Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything & and make your optimisom come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best. Forget the mistakes of the past & press on the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to critize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side as long as you are true to the best that is in you.” ThinkingWorldGivingMindLooksLongWholePastFaithStrongSidesForgetMistakeGreaterPromiseAchievementPressesImprovementWhole WorldPeace Of MindSunnyBest WorkYour SideSunny Side Author:Christian D. Larson