“Older boys often asked me to teach them “some bad words in your language”. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination, so I solved the problem by teaching them phrases like 'man kharam' which means “I'm an idiot”. I told them that what I was teaching them was so nasty that they would have to promise never to repeat it to anyone. They would then spend all of recess running around yelling “I'm an idiot! I'm an idiot!”. I never told them the truth. I figured someday, somebody would” MenFirstsMeanProblemRunningLanguageBoysTeachTeachingPromiseDeterminationIdiotPhrasesRepeatsSomedayNastyRefusalYellingRecessBad Word Book:Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Source: Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
“Now let's repeat the non-conformists' oath: I promise to be different! I promise to be unique! I promise not to repeat things other people say! Good!” PeopleDifferentAudienceLaughingPromiseUniqueRepeatsOathI PromiseConformistNon Conformist Author:Steve Martin
“When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you.” MenMeanFailingPromiseRepeatsAgain And AgainBroken PromisesBreaking PromisesKeeping PromisesKept Promises Author:Edmund Fuller
“Repeat after me. I promise not to run outside of the house. I promise not to run inside of the house. I promise not to touch, pick up, step on, anything that looks interesting.” LooksRunningHouseInterestingStepsPromisePicksRepeatsI Promise Author:Bill Cosby
“I promise just to serve two terms. Republicans do it differently. They just have the son repeat the father's whole first term.” FirstsTwoWholeFatherTermSonPromiseRepublicanRepeatsI Promise Author:John F. Kerry
“The story of Detroit's bankruptcy was simple enough: Allow capitalism to grow the city, campaign against income inequality, tax the job creators until they flee, increase government spending in order to boost employment, promise generous pension plans to keep people voting for failure. Rinse, wash and repeat.” PeopleEnoughStoriesGovernmentJobsOrderGrowsSimpleCitiesPlansPromiseTaxesCapitalismIncreaseCreatorSpendingCampaignsIncomeEmploymentInequalityGenerousRepeatsVotingDetroitBankruptcyBoostPensionGovernment SpendingIncome InequalityJob CreatorsPension Plans Author:Ben Shapiro
“She's afraid to tell me anything important, knowing I'll only turn around and write about it. In my mind, I'm like a friendly junkman, building things from the little pieces of scrap I find here and there, but my family's started to see things differently. Their personal lives are the so-called pieces of scrap I so casually pick up, and they're sick of it. More and more often their stories begin with the line "You have to swear you'll never repeat this." I always promise, but it's generally understood that my word means nothing.” WritingMindMeanLittlesImportantStoriesTurnsLinesKnowingPiecesBuildingPromisePicksUnderstoodMy FamilySickRepeatsFriendlySwearPersonal LifeHere And ThereScrapBuilding ThingsWords Mean Nothing Author:David Sedaris