Assembly Quotes

262 quotes by 225 authors

Silences enter the process of historical production at four crucial moments: the moment of fact creation (the making of sources); the moment of fact assembly… — Michel-Rolph Trouillot
For when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people I felt a secret power among them which touched my heart; and as I… — Robert Barclay
For far too long, the people of Northern Ireland have been denied an equal voice and equal representation in government. It is time for the… — James T. Walsh
If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of… — Harri Holkeri
There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the President of the General Assembly must keep… — Harri Holkeri
Canada has made a strong commitment as a partner in the International Space Station and, like the other partners, wishes to see the assembly of… — Marc Garneau
Wherever the title of streets and parks may rest, they have immemorially been held in trust for the use of the public and, time out… — Jason Epstein
The big missing part of the jig-saw is to get the assembly back up and running here in Northern Ireland, to get shared government back… — Peter Hain
We now have a political process, we've had a period of parties that have been fighting each other quite literally with bombs and bullets, talking… — Peter Hain
There is nothing antithetical in American history, culture, or traditions to teamwork. Teams were important in America's history - wagon trains conquered the West, men… — Lester Thurow
Looking at a first assembly is kind of like looking at an overgrown garden. You can't just wade in with a weed whacker; you don't… — Walter Murch
To see the dull indifference, the negligent and thoughtless air that sits upon the faces of a whole assembly, while the psalm is upon their… — Isaac Watts
It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but… — Benjamin Franklin
I would tell myself that I was about to address the largest mass assembly of idiots ever gathered in the history of mankind. — Winston Churchill
My colleagues have expressed confidence in my ability to articulate our conservative message and to provide new focus to our efforts in the General Assembly. — Philip E. Berger
The fact that lately some circles, not less powerful by their small size, have been actively promoting certain theories, as dangerous as they are illusory,… — Alfonso Garcia Robles
Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. — Joseph Rotblat
Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present incidents or characters… — Samuel Johnson
It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of temperate… — William O. Douglas
In general, democracy and individualism have advanced in spite of and often against specific economic interest. Both democracy and individualism have been based upon financial… — John Ralston Saul

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