It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
Never trust a man when he's in love, drunk, or running for office.
Thou oughtest to be nice, even to Superstition, in keeping thy Promises; and therefore thou shouldst be equally cautious in making them.
Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.
It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.
Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you.
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.
I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family’s premium by up to $2,500 a year.
Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office.
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.
If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.
Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.
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