All men prefer a false promise to a flat refusal.
What glitters may not be gold; and even wolves may smile; and fools will be led by promises to their deaths.
The worst situations in the world always start with the words, 'trust me.'
We are deceived by promises and time disappoints us.
I made the miscalculation of taking Mr. Rubio at his word that he wouldn't seek re-election if he lost the presidential primary.
I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.
The most consequential falsehood in modern American political history was the promise that under ObamaCare if you liked your health plan you could keep it.
It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't.
