Promises Quotes
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All the mighty interceding of the ages that has ever shaken the kingdom of darkness has been based upon the promises of God.
Arthur Wallis
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Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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I keep my campaign promises, but I never promised to wear stockings.
Ella T. Grasso
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Jesus matters because of what he brought and what he still brings to ordinary human beings, living their ordinary lives and coping daily with their surroundings. He promises wholeness for their lives. In sharing our weaknesses he gives us strength and and imparts through his companionship a life that has the quality of eternity." (Dallas Willard in Ruthless Trust - Brennan Manning)
Brennan Manning
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In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that dinner date never came to be.
Haruki Murakami
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The promises we break are usually such as we are most forward in making.
Norm MacDonald
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So many dreams, so many disappointments, so many promises. And in the end, they all just vanish.
Haruki Murakami
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
John Calvin
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If you have lost your life, remember that He promises that you will find it.
Elisabeth Elliot
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Please," Kendra said. "Think of all the lives that will be destroyed." "I have," Mark said. "Believe me, darling, I grasp all aspects of this, I really do. But how much has the public I'm protecting worried about me? My sanity, my happiness, my right to find peace?" "They made no promises," Bracken said. "They are not preventing the end of the world. Those who know about your sacrifice appreciate you immeasurably. Your life may not be fair, but it is absolutely necessary.
Brandon Mull
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Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.
Jerry Bridges
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Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.
Jonathan Swift
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But life, if nothing else, had taught her promises weren't always to be counted on, and what appeared at first a shining chance might end in bitter disappointment.
Susanna Kearsley