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title: "11 Think State Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Think State quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Think State sayings and thoughts."
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> [Love is not something you think about, it is a state in which you dwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-moore/love-is-not-something-you-think-about-it-is-a-state-in-which-you-dwell/)

[Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-moore/)

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> [We have a group of people now who think they own the state. Its disgusting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-davis/we-have-a-group-of-people-now-who-think-they-own-the-state-its/)

[Jim Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-davis/)

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> [I think the state of the NFL has a very positive outlook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-goodell/i-think-the-state-of-the-nfl-has-a-very-positive-outlook/)

[Roger Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-goodell/)

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> [I think that every state in the union should recognize same-sex marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-think-that-every-state-in-the-union-should-recognize-same-sex/)

[Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/)

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> [I think a state should not be in the capacity of killing anyone with the exception of warfare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/werner-herzog/i-think-a-state-should-not-be-in-the-capacity-of-killing-anyone-with/)

[Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/werner-herzog/)

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> [Certainly I think the state is more than willing to not only attempt to change the consciousness of people, but to employ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/certainly-i-think-the-state-is-more-than-willing-to-not-only-attempt/)

[Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/)

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> [I think that the more we, as a state, yield and cede decisions to the federal government, the lesser we'll be for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pruitt/i-think-that-the-more-we-as-a-state-yield-and-cede-decisions-to-the/)

[Scott Pruitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pruitt/)

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> [When you think of power, you think the state has power. When you look at it in terms of revolution, in terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-lee-boggs/when-you-think-of-power-you-think-the-state-has-power-when-you-look/)

[Grace Lee Boggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-lee-boggs/)

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> [I think the state should be as small as possible and only there to pick up where people need help, such as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heidi-allen/i-think-the-state-should-be-as-small-as-possible-and-only-there-to/)

[Heidi Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heidi-allen/)

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> [“But now I understand something more fully that I once only understood abstractly. I see how utterly ridiculous it is to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-tucker/but-now-i-understand-something-more-fully-that-i-once-only-understood/)

[Jeffrey Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-tucker/)

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> [When you think of power, you think the state has power. When you look at it in terms of revolution, in terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-lee-boggs/when-you-think-of-power-you-think-the-state-has-power-when-you-look-2/)

[Grace Lee Boggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-lee-boggs/)

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