Gayle Forman Quotes

There's nothing worse than breaking a promise to someone who cares about you.

Anger, and the self-righteousness that is both the cause and consequence of anger, tends to be easier on the psyche than personal responsibility.

At the same time I know that it’s not really their fault, at least not completely. I did my part too. I did it on a hundred different days and in a thousand different ways, and I know it. But this makes the anger worse, not better.

You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again!

I'm pretty good at taking accountability now, and I never did anything to deserve that. It was a really lousy thing for her to do.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

You promised you would protect her Nico said. He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger.It would've hurt less than reminding me of my promise.

Growing up, I was taught a man's word is his bond.

Your word is your bond.

I tend to be a person who starts with the presumption that I should trust you until you abuse the privilege, and then our relationship is forever changed. That's a very big line, and chances are it's not going to work if it's crossed. I warn people that this is how I'm going to deal with it.

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

A promise must never be broken.

I honored my commitments, and as president, I will honor every commitment that I make to the men and women of this country.

Honor your commitments with integrity.

I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me.

My commitment is my commitment.

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

You can blame the other guy for saying it, or you can look at yourself and say, 'I must have contributed to this.'

Commitment is an act, not a word.

I let some people down, like Triple H, who had a lot of faith in me and took me under his wing. Ric Flair would never say it, but he loved me like I was his kid, and he was like a dad to me on the road. I'm sure I let him down somewhere along the way. These guys really invested a lot of time, faith, and energy in me.

I'm the type of guy if you say something right now, whenever I see you, I'm going to hold you to that.

Trust takes time, especially when you've done a lot of things for people not to trust you.

Everybody has the prerogative for their own career in this business, and I firmly believe that to this day. But if you and I give each other our word - call me corny - I think you have an obligation to uphold that.

The value of a promise is the cost to you of keeping your word.

Commitment is not letting people down. That's very important in life.