Les Brown Quotes

For me, politics is giving your word, standing by it, and abiding by it no matter what.

Your word is your bond.

Be true to your word. It’s very important.

Loyalty and honesty, those are important.

If you break little promises, you'll break big ones.

And the people I have been accountable to every single day in the Senate are the 27 million Texans who I represent and I made a promise to them that I make to you today, which is, if I am elected, every single day I will do two things: tell the truth, and do what I said I would do.

A promise made should be a promise kept.

I never promise anything. I don't promise anything to my mum. I don't promise anything to the supporters.

I am a person who sticks to her word.

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.

I kept my promises.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

My dad just imprinted in my mind from a very young age that you always do what you say you're gonna do when you say you're gonna do it.

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

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.

He was a man, he always performed his promises.

Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own.

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

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they are different.

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

I have been public on this, and I firmly, firmly believe that this notion of accountability for what you promise as a leader is as important as your integrity.

If I made a commitment, I stood by that commitment - and try to make it real. Because when you become leaders, the most important thing you have is your word, your trust. That's where respect comes from.