It is agreed, in this country, that if a man can arrange his religion so that it perfectly satisfies his conscience, it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The reason the U.S. lags so badly is that we have obsolete rules that favor big over small, supply over efficiency, and… — Amory Lovins Copy Share Image
You don’t get to mis-define a thing, and then on the basis of that mis-definition, say that that thing is bad …… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Listen, Al Gore is a very tough opponent. He is the incumbent. He represents the incumbency. And a challenger is somebody who… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Men neglect the duties incumbent on man, yet are treated like demi-gods; religion is also separated from morality by a ceremonial veil,… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
We hence acquire this sublime and interesting idea; that all the calcareous mountains in the world, and all the strata of clay,… — Erasmus Darwin Copy Share Image
Incumbents rarely face major primary challengers. Those who even get one do so because they're not beloved within at least part of… — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
Everyone, including the Athenians [...] are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that… — Protagoras Copy Share Image
I think it is time we learned the lesson of our century: that the progress of the human spirit must keep pace… — Leonard Bernstein Copy Share Image
In any case, open-seat presidential elections like 2008 just are different in character from incumbent reelects, and I think that's the most… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
This is the Day in which God's most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most… — Bahá'u'lláh Copy Share Image
We are the most illusioned society on the planet. We have to become adults. And it's hard; it's painful. I struggle with… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
The reapportionment of 2002 designed congressional districts that favored incumbents of both parties, leaving virtually no room for challengers to be elected.… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
Hundreds of these companies I've seen since the beginning stages - including Dropbox and Airbnb - one of them has actually been… — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
Every individual who participated in the redistricting process knew that incumbency protection was a critical factor in producing the bizarre lines. ...… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
In order not to be misunderstood, I want it perfectly clear that I believe it is incumbent on us to conduct our… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
The relations which exist between man and his Maker, and the duties resulting from those relations, are the most interesting and important… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It's incumbent on the President to entertain. Clinton did a better job of it - and was forgiven for the scandals, incidentally.… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
There is no way to create wealth without ideas. Most new ideas are created by newcomers. So anyone who thinks the world… — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
Nothing is more incumbent on the old than to know when they should get out of the way and relinquish to younger… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It is remarkable that almost all speakers and writers feel it to be incumbent on them, sooner or later, to prove or… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Who can guarantee that he [Alexander Milinkevich, a Belarussian opposition presidential candidate] is the most promising candidate capable of competing with the… — Alexander Lukashenko Copy Share Image
I think the whole dynamic is different. Whereas in [Barack] Obama's case, even though there was no incumbent, he was able to… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
If you're running far behind in the polls and you decide to use comparative advertising, you have to be able to explain… — Roger Ailes Copy Share Image
It's just a lot safer to be an incumbent. So I think they have used the campaign finance reforms. They have passed… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Iran’s President openly talks about wiping Israel off the map. The Iranian nuclear program is a threat, not just to my country,… — Mark Regev Copy Share Image
It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornamant of… — Bahá'u'lláh Copy Share Image
It's really incumbent upon us as life's agents to extend life to another planet. I think that being a multi-planet species will… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
As for being a voice in politics, I feel whether you are famous or not, busy or not, it's incumbent upon every… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the… — Jay Samit Copy Share Image
When someone who wields political power does something you dislike or disagree with, it's incumbent upon you to object, criticize, and demand… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
As has been emphasized vigorously by foreign allies and by responsible leaders of former administrations and incumbent officeholders, there is no current… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The incumbents just have a ton more money because they have rigged the system to help themselves, because they have these networks… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
It is easier to disrupt consumer finance. It is much harder to disrupt institutional finance, Wall Street. It is very heavily regulated,… — Brad Katsuyama Copy Share Image
Running for governor of Texas against a very popular governor [incumbent Ann Richards] was deemed to be risky. Everybody thought I would… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Could there possibly have been an incumbent more easy to knock-off than George W. Bush? A real-life opposition party would have been… — Marc Cooper Copy Share Image
George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States, became the first incumbent president to increase his majority in both the Senate… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
When I became thoroughly acquainted with the Greek and Roman authors, I thought it incumbent upon me to do something towards the… — John Arbuthnot Copy Share Image
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