quotes about Broken Promises
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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
-- Abigail Adams -
Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
-- Ali ibn Abi Talib -
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
-- Buffalo BillSource : Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Historical Center (1996). “Buffalo Bill Museum”, Buffalo Bill Historical Center
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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
-- Chief Joseph -
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Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible.
-- Hannah Arendt -
At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.
-- Henry Adams -
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
-- Quintilian -
Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them.
-- Sarah McLachlan -
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In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.
-- William Osler -
It's easy to be led astray when you're so broken. People take advantage of you.
-- Willie Aames -
The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
-- XunziSource : Xunzi, John Knoblock (1988). “Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works”, p.137, Stanford University Press
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Don't make promises you can't keep.
-- Howard BryantSource : "Steve Ballmer, Serena Williams Headline The Week In Sports". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. May 31, 2014.
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