“Economic growth is necessary to keep the promise - enormously important to individual Americans - that each generation will have the opportunity to become more prosperous than the preceding one, the popular term for which is 'the American dream.” ImportantDreamOpportunityIndividualGrowthTermGenerationsEconomicPromiseAmerican DreamProsperousEconomic Growth Author:Michael Mandelbaum
“People are being really picky about the upcoming election. I read that Americans do not want the next president to be a first-term senator, be over 65, or have a former president in the family. Then the Secret Service said, 'Hey, whoever slips through slips through. No promises.'” PeopleWantFirstsSaidNextPresidentTermSecretPromiseElectionHeyFormerSlipsBeing RealSenatorsPickySecret Service Author:Jimmy Fallon
“There are reports that if Joe Biden runs for president, he would promise to serve for only one term - because nothing says confidence like promising your presidency would be over quickly.” IfsWould BeRunningPresidentTermPromiseReportsPresidencyBiden Author:Jimmy Fallon
“European Union partners never said European Union partners're going to renege on any promises, European Union partners said that European Union partners promises concern a four-year parliamentary term, european Union partners will be spaced out in an optimal way, in a way that is in tune with our bargaining stance in Europe and also with the fiscal position of the Greek state.” WayYearsSaidStatesTermFourPositionPromiseEuropeConcernUnionsPartnersGreekTunesFour YearsEuropean UnionStanceBargainingParliamentaryOptimal Author:Yanis Varoufakis
“Not only do we have the handsomest voice cast out there, along with the very lovely Black Widow, we also have an incredible voice cast, in terms of being able to handle the drama, the fun, the excitement and the promise that Marvel brings to every single one of our projects, which is epic adventure on the human spirit.” HumansAbleSpiritFunBlackVoiceTermAdventurePromiseDramaProjectsIncrediblesCastsLovelyHandleExcitementEpicHuman SpiritWidowsBlack Widow Author:Jeph Loeb
“[Virtual Currencies] may hold long-term promise, particularly if the innovations Promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.” IfsMayLongTermPromiseInnovationSecureFasterLong TermEfficientCurrencyPayment Author:Ben Bernanke
“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
“In terms of the Patriot Act, and all the other things he has pledged he would do, such as transparency in government,[Barack] Obama has reneged on his promises.” GovernmentTermPromiseBarackPatriotTransparencyPatriot Act Author:Nat Hentoff
“Digital ink technology holds substantial promise in terms of legibility, portability, and power consumption, but I am less confident about the communication aspect.” TermTechnologyCommunicationPromiseAspectDigitalConsumptionInkLegibilityPortability Author:Tom Peters
“In the beginning, the punk scene was so full of promise. All the bands were different, and all the sounds were different. The common denominator was that it was all very young kids doing it, and doing it on their terms. But then it became, 'You should listen to this and you should wear this uniform, and you shouldn't do this or that.' It was supposed to be about not having rules, but every generation of music gets watered down.” DifferentKidsTermCommonPromiseScenePunk Author:David Vanian
“If I look back, the one thing that I am proud of is that for once I as a political leader, kept every promise I made within one term of office. We achieved a new constitution; we achieved a new bill of rights, which encapsulated this vision of justice for all.” PoliticalTermJusticeLeaderVisionProudPromiseOfficeConstitutionBill Of Rights Author:Frederik Willem de Klerk
“Resistances do not derive from a few heterogeneous principles; but neither are they a lure or a promise that is of necessity betrayed. They are the odd term in relations of power; they are inscribed in the latter as an irreducible opposite.” TermPrinciplesPromiseOppositesRelationResistanceOddLatterBetrayedLure Book:The History of Sexuality: An Introduction Source: The History of Sexuality: An Introduction
“I have decided to leave Clea’s last letter un-answered. I no longer wish to coerce anyone, to make promises, to think of life in terms of compacts, resolutions, covenants. It will be up to Clea to interpret my silence according to her own needs and desires, to come to me if she has need or not, as the case may be. Does not everything depend on our interpretation of the silence around us?” IfsThinkingNeedsMayDoeLastsDesireWishTermSilenceCasesDependsPromiseLettersDecidedInterpretationResolutionCovenantCoerce Book:The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea Source: The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea