--- title: "Best Clauses Quotations" description: "Browse 149 Clauses quotes by 130 authors. Discover the best Clauses sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/ralph-fiennes-7066_clauses_we-re-in-a-world-of-truncated-sentences_2142415.jpg" --- > [ We're in a world of truncated sentences, soundbites and Twitter... \[Language\] is being eroded -- it's changing. Our expressiveness and our ease… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/we-re-in-a-world-of-truncated-sentences-soundbites-and-twitter/) [Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/ralph-fiennes-7066_clauses_we-re-in-a-world-of-truncated-sentences_2142415.jpg) > [The research reading I did for Fascination and Liberation included some Jung, and I noticed that he had a similar impression of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-s-crisp/the-research-reading-i-did-for-fascination-and-liberation-included/) [Quentin S. Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-s-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/quentin-s-crisp-4149_buddhism_the-research-reading-i-did-for-fascinati_1979262.jpg) > [The Establishment Clause stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders of our Constitution that religion is too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-establishment-clause-stands-as-an-expression-of-principle-on-the/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/hugo-black-10272_church_the-establishment-clause-stands-as-an-ex_1440263.png) > [The Establishment Clause . . . stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders . . . that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-establishment-clause-stands-as-an-expression-of-principle-on-the-2/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d1/hugo-black-10272_church_the-establishment-clause-stands-as-an-ex_1858382.png) > [The word "essay" means to try out, test, probe. In the essay style, successive clauses and sentences are not produced by an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-fish/the-word-essay-means-to-try-out-test-probe-in-the-essay-style/) [Stanley Fish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-fish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/stanley-fish-17633_association_the-word-essay-means-to-try-out-test-pro_2778650.jpg) > [A profession that we are a nation "under God" is identical, for establishment clause purposes, to a profession that we are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-goodwin/a-profession-that-we-are-a-nation-under-god-is-identical-for/) Alfred Goodwin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/alfred-goodwin-80860_atheism_a-profession-that-we-are-a-nation-under_2527020.jpg) > [Give your main clause a little space. Prose is not like boxing; the skilled writer deliberately telegraphs his punch, knowing that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-safire/give-your-main-clause-a-little-space-prose-is-not-like-boxing-the/) [William Safire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-safire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/william-safire-5116_boxing_give-your-main-clause-a-little-space-pro_971877.png) > [The Free Exercise Clause protects the individual from any coercive measure that encourages him toward one faith or creed, discourages him from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/the-free-exercise-clause-protects-the-individual-from-any-coercive/) [William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/william-o-douglas-2931_atheism_the-free-exercise-clause-protects-the-in_2461481.jpg) > [If I were inclined to worry that the United States was veering in a dangerously theocratic direction, here's a short list of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-posner/if-i-were-inclined-to-worry-that-the-united-states-was-veering-in-a/) Sarah Posner [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/sarah-posner-76825_arise_if-i-were-inclined-to-worry-that-the-uni_3051652.jpg) > [Charles Williams has said of the Lord's Prayer, "No word in English carries a greater possibility of terror than the little word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/charles-williams-has-said-of-the-lord-s-prayer-no-word-in-english/) [Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/philip-yancey-840_carrie_charles-williams-has-said-of-the-lord-s_1321316.jpg) > [Of the six men who have done most to make America the wonder and the joy she is to all of us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-chadwick/of-the-six-men-who-have-done-most-to-make-america-the-wonder-and-the/) John Chadwick [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/john-chadwick-88095_amendments_of-the-six-men-who-have-done-most-to-mak_1003879.jpg) > [The men who wrote the First Amendment religion clause did not view paid legislative chaplains and opening prayers as a violation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-e-burger/the-men-who-wrote-the-first-amendment-religion-clause-did-not-view/) [Warren E. Burger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-e-burger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/warren-e-burger-20339_acceptable_the-men-who-wrote-the-first-amendment-re_238034.jpg) > [The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rawle/the-prohibition-is-general-no-clause-in-the-constitution-could-by-any/) [William Rawle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rawle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/william-rawle-63652_2-amendment_the-prohibition-is-general-no-clause-in_2922717.jpg) > [The Free Exercise Clause at the very least was designed to guarantee freedom of conscience by prohibiting any degree of compulsion in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-a-blackmun/the-free-exercise-clause-at-the-very-least-was-designed-to-guarantee/) [Harry A. Blackmun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-a-blackmun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/harry-a-blackmun-19399_advancement_the-free-exercise-clause-at-the-very-lea_2562770.jpg) > [“The idea of forming people out of grammatical clauses seems so fantastical at the start that you hide your terror in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/the-idea-of-forming-people-out-of-grammatical-clauses-seems-so/) [Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/zadie-smith-584_clauses_the-idea-of-forming-people-out-of-gramma_1945464.png) > [The other General Welfare Clause is in the first of the authorities given to the Congress and it's not a grant, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-napolitano/the-other-general-welfare-clause-is-in-the-first-of-the-authorities/) [Andrew Napolitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-napolitano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/andrew-napolitano-37145_america_the-other-general-welfare-clause-is-in-t_1104686.png) > [Every president since George Washington has respected this clause in the Constitution. We want to avoid that Constitutional potential crisis. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/every-president-since-george-washington-has-respected-this-clause-in/) [Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/240/chuck-todd-2739_clause_every-president-since-george-washington_2251677.jpg) > [I do feel I was overshadowed by some of those guys (who took steroids) . . . I had a diminished-skills clause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-do-feel-i-was-overshadowed-by-some-of-those-guys-who-took-steroids/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/frank-thomas-22178_baseball_i-do-feel-i-was-overshadowed-by-some-of_394205.jpg) > [Today, the law is a crazy quilt of provisions and clauses that very often have little to do with securing general happiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-miller/today-the-law-is-a-crazy-quilt-of-provisions-and-clauses-that-very/) [Joel Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/joel-miller-26704_advocacy_today-the-law-is-a-crazy-quilt-of-provis_2300758.jpg) > [If I were in Congress in 1996, I would have voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which used Congress's constitutional authority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/if-i-were-in-congress-in-1996-i-would-have-voted-for-the-defense-of/) [Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/ron-paul-686_authority_if-i-were-in-congress-in-1996-i-would-ha_1270495.png) > [The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/the-logic-is-often-far-fetched-how-does-medical-marijuana-affect/) [Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8e/michael-kinsley-18523_business_the-logic-is-often-far-fetched-how-does_3066718.png) > [The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredric-jameson/the-united-states-has-made-a-massive-effort-since-the-end-of-the/) [Fredric Jameson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredric-jameson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/fredric-jameson-26342_achievement_the-united-states-has-made-a-massive-eff_304337.jpg) > [It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/it-wouldn-t-be-fair-to-say-that-conservatives-cherish-property-the/) [Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/michael-kinsley-18523_activism_it-wouldn-t-be-fair-to-say-that-conserva_908710.jpg) > [ It is very certain that \[the commerce clause\] grew out of the abuse of the power by the importing States in taxing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/it-is-very-certain-that-the-commerce-clause-grew-out-of-the-abuse-of/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6a/james-madison-373_abuse_it-is-very-certain-that-the-commerce-cla_2618720.png) > [Nonbelievers are protected by the religion clauses of the Constitution not because secular humanism is a religion, which it is not, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-dorsen/nonbelievers-are-protected-by-the-religion-clauses-of-the/) Norman Dorsen [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/norman-dorsen-67505_atheism_nonbelievers-are-protected-by-the-religi_1022510.jpg) > [There is between sleep and us something like a pact, a treaty with no secret clauses, and according to this convention it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-blanchot/there-is-between-sleep-and-us-something-like-a-pact-a-treaty-with-no/) [Maurice Blanchot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-blanchot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/maurice-blanchot-12571_clauses_there-is-between-sleep-and-us-something_3008394.jpg) > [The prospect of his future life stretched before him like a sentence; not a prison sentence but a long-winded sentence with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/the-prospect-of-his-future-life-stretched-before-him-like-a-sentence/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54c/margaret-atwood-40_bars_the-prospect-of-his-future-life-stretche_499725.jpg) > [But did the Founding Fathers ever intend for the federal government to involve itself in education, health care or retirement benefits? The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend-for-the-federal-government/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/larry-elder-16548_answers_but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend_539236.png) > [Must you write complete sentences each time, every time? Perish the thought. If your work consists only of fragments and floating clauses,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/must-you-write-complete-sentences-each-time-every-time-perish-the/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8b/stephen-king-13_add_must-you-write-complete-sentences-each-t_663662.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clauses/#itemlist", "name": "Clauses Quotes", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're in a world of truncated sentences, soundbites and Twitter... [Language] is being eroded -- it's changing. 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