I once dated a woman who was great with promises but short on actions.  When she knew that I sometimes hurt from the death of my wife, she promised to cover my back side.  When my father in law was sick, she promised to be there for me.  When my birthday rolled around, she promise to take me to a play.

Well, she never covered my back side when I was hurting, was not there for me when my father in law was sick, and never took me to the play that she had promised. In short, actions talk and bullshit walks. But, I guess it sounded good to her.