“It is easy to become the dupe of a deferred purpose, of the promise the future can never keep, and I had fallen into the meanest type of self-deception in making myself believe that all this was in preparation for great things to come.” BelieveSelfPurposeEasyTypePromiseGreat ThingsPreparationDeceptionFallenSelf DeceptionDupesHull House Book:The Selected Papers of Jane Addams: Vol. 2: Venturing into Usefulness Source: The Selected Papers of Jane Addams: Vol. 2: Venturing into Usefulness
“Obviously, Sam is the type of guy that hides behind his pen and pad. I promise you he wouldn't say that to my face in a dark alley where it's just me and him and no witnesses.” FacesGuyDarkBehindsMediaTypePromiseWitnessPensNbaI PromiseAlleysPadsType Of GuyDark Alleys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“The fact of our deriving constant pleasure from whatever is a type or semblance of divine attributes, and from nothing but that which is so, is the most glorious of all that can be demonstrated of human nature; it not only sets a great gulf of specific separation between us and the lower animals, but it seems a promise of a communion ultimately deep, close, and conscious, with the Being whose darkened manifestations we here feebly and unthinkingly delight in.” HumansFactsSeemsPleasureAnimalHuman NatureDivineTypePromiseConsciousConstantDelightSeparationManifestationGloriousAttributesCommunionSemblance Book:Modern Painters: (pt.3) Of ideas of beauty Source: Modern Painters: (pt.3) Of ideas of beauty
“For someone to promise a percentage type cure for this issue, for instance I had someone who said they had experienced a 90 percent permanent - in all caps PERMANENT - reduction of their same-sex attraction. How can we quantify that? How can you even know that that's what you have experienced? And what if at some point you fall to 85 percent or 70 percent? That, I think, sets people up for unrealistic expectations and is something that I'm not willing to offer when we're sharing these types of messages or presenting what was presented to me.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsSaidFallSexIssuesWillingTypePromiseOffersMessagesExpectationsPercentAttractionCuresInstancePermanentWhat IfPercentagesCapsReductionPresentingUnrealistic Expectations Author:Alan Chambers
“You might be someone's favorite, but you might not be someone else's favorite. I will tell you that there was a [casting notice] that said "Tracee Ellis Ross type," but [the producers] didn't want to see me. I've been in this industry long enough to know that even if someone wants to promise me something, it doesn't mean that it's going to happen. There are so many things at play. But it was flattering and exciting.” IfsKnowsWantMeanLongSaidEnoughPlayMightHappensTypeIndustryPromiseExcitingProducersCastingFlatteringPromise Me Author:Tracee Ellis Ross
“Neil Gorsuch represents the type of judge that has the vision of Donald Trump and it fulfills the promise that he made to all of you and to all Americans across the country.” MadeCountryVisionJudgingTypeTrumpPromise Author:Reince Priebus