Stephanie Coontz Quotes

We do have promises to keep. And my dad and Barack Obama are keeping them.

I will be the president of the nation who keeps pledges.

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never do less.

There is no debt more lawful than the word of a just man nor anything which binds our actions more than a promise.

Yes, I promised, but did I promise to keep my promise?

When this country makes a commitment, we see it through.

When you commit to something, you don't want to let your fellow people and yourself down.

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?

I try to keep my promises.

I kept my promises.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.

Some people still make promises and keep those they make. When they do, they help make life around them more stably human.

Your life works to the degree you keep your agreements.

If being recalled is the price for keeping one's promises, then so be it.

Promise little and do much.

Once something is agreed upon, it should be followed.

If you make a promise, the thing is still uncertain and depends on a future day .. but if you refuse, you alienate people to a certainty and immediately.

I will never break the word of a prince spoken in a public place, for my honor's sake.

I will make the further pledge now that if I find that I cannot keep my pledges I will resign.

Our government should not make promises we cannot keep. And we must keep the promises we have already made.

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance.

Promise everything to anyone, unless clear obligation prevents it. Only live up to those promises which are of advantage to you.