We must never say, even in fun, that we are disheartened, because someone might take us at our word.
He didn't know whether we created God in our own image or whether God created us without quite knowing what he was doing. He believed that God, or whatever brought us here, lives in each of our deeds, in each of our words, and manifests himself in all those things that show us to be more than mere figures of clay.
The hope is what America represents to the world and has always represented - the hope for a better life and a better world. We have a duty to protect and support that hope with not just our words, but with our deeds.
We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor. [Lat., In pertusum ingerimus dicta dolium, operam ludimus.]
Remember our words, then, and whatever is your aim let virtue be the condition of the attainment of your aim, and know that without this all possessions and pursuits are dishonourable and evil.
When we make a pledge, we mean it. We keep our word, and what we begin, we will finish.
If we break promises to God, shouldn't we be allowed an occasional violation of our word to our friends and superiors?
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
We move but our words stand become responsible for more than we intended and this is verbal privilege
The ultimate step in taking responsibility is making sure our actions line up with our words.