You have to be up-front from the very beginning about what your expectations of the other person are, and you can't make any promises you don't intend to keep.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
It is easy to make promises - it is hard work to keep them.
When you make a promise, keep it.
You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own.
Keep every promise you make and only make promises you can keep.
I have promised on many occasions that I will build a consistent, predictable and sustainable cross-strait relationship.
Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.
Have you ever found any logical reason why mutual promises are sufficient consideration for one another (like the two lean horses of a Calcutta hack who can only just stand together)? I have not.
As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as 'one of the faithful,' one of those people who can say, 'Well, look, something's going to happen! Let's just keep trying. Let's not give up.
Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.