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Do not forget, do not ever forget, that you have promised me to use the money to make yourself an honest man.'Valjean, who did not recall having made any promise, was silent. The bishop had spoken the words slowly and deliberately. He concluded with a solemn emphasis: Jean Valjean, my brother, you no longer belong to what is evil but to what is good. I have bought your soul to save it from black thoughts and the spirit of perdition, and I give it to God. Victor Hugo
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise! 'Don't you leave him..."
I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise! 'Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee.' And I don't mean to! I don't mean to. J. R. R. Tolkien
Graham Greene quote: "In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I..."
In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my promise. Graham Greene
Let us keep that promise? that American promise? and in the words of Scripture -- hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess. Barack Obama
Something always happens. You still have to promise stuff anyway. If you have to work to make the promises true... it's like a spell. You have to say the words every time you want the results. Diane Duane
Joel Osteen Ministries God never said that we wouldn’t have unfair situations, that we wouldn’t experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen Joel Osteen Ministries God never said that we wouldn’t have unfair situations, that we wouldn’t experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen Joel Osteen
The culture industry perpetually cheats its consumers of what it perpetually promises. The promissory note which, with its plots and staging, it draws on pleasure is endlessly prolonged; the promise, which is actually all the spectacle consists of, is illusory: all it actually confirms is that the real point will never be reached, that the diner must be satisfied with the menu. Theodor Adorno
In all human love it must be realized that every man promises a woman, and every woman promises a man that which only God alone can give, namely, perfect happiness. One of the reasons why so many marriages are shipwrecked is because as the young couple leave the altar, they fail to realize that human feelings tire and the enthusiasm of the honeymoon is not the same as the more solid happiness of enduring human love. One of the greatest trials of marriage is the absence of solitude. In the... Fulton J. Sheen
We were not fathers also to convey the promise, as Abraham was; nor although the promise, as collectively taken, had belonged to us, as to Abraham it did. Thomas Goodwin
We have the promise of God's being our God, and of the blessing by Christ for ourselves, as we are Abraham's seed, yet take the whole promise collectively made to him and us. Thomas Goodwin
Harold S. Geneen quote: "In business, words are words; explanations are explanations,..."
In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality. Harold S. Geneen
Steve Forbes quote: "A promise made should be a promise kept."
A promise made should be a promise kept. Steve Forbes
I seek the presidency because I believe deeply in the American promise and can no longer accept the diminishing of that promise. George McGovern
I also want to draw attention to the responsibilities that people have to live up to their election promises and to live up to the votes that were cast by the people of Wales, in the General Election, in the expectation that we would deliver this promise. Ron Davies
The Europeans had made two promises to the United States if Marshall Plan help was forthcoming. The first promise was maximum self-help on the part of every country; and second, maximum mutual aid. Paul Hoffman

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