Balances Quotes

119 Balances quotes by 111 unique authors

Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period,… — Barbara Tuchman
A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. — Frank Herbert
It is not possible to be 'incidentally a Christian.' The fact of Christianity must be overwhelmingly first or nothing. This suggests a reason for the… — Sheldon Vanauken
Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terror, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them. — Anais Nin
Atrocity is recognized as such by victim and predator alike, by all who learn about it at whatever remove. Atrocity has no excuses, no mitigating… — Frank Herbert
Oh, why does compassion weaken us?' It doesn't, really...Somewhere where it all balances out-don't the philosophers have a name for it, the perfect place, the… — Robin McKinley
But to do its noticing and judging, poetry balances itself on the pinprick of the moment. Slowing down, stopping yourself completely, to read and understand… — Ian Mcewan
Youâ€™ve got to be kidding me. I thought you were the most powerful of beings. Even the gods fear you. (Stryker) We all have predators.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Do you not see how strange and wonderful that is? That all history balances on an affair of the human heart? — Robin Hobb
It's important to have as much fun as possible while we're here. It balances out the times when the minefield of life explodes. — Jimmy Buffett
April's air stirs in Willow-leaves...a butterfly Floats and balances — Matsuo Basho
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men. The fundamental threat to freedom is power to coerce, be it… — Milton Friedman
No. There is no balance, and no retribution, and no rules. The rules and balances you blather about are hopeful creations of a man fearing… — Dave Eggers
With more than half the population now checking their account balances more often as a direct result of the downturn, and with more of us… — Joe Staton
When the Kundalini rises, automatically you develop your own balances and that balanced life manifests outside. Now this ecological problem can be solved as soon… — Nirmala Srivastava
Capitalism does millions of things better than the alternatives. It balances supply and demand in an elegant way that central planning has never come close… — Jeremy Grantham
I work mostly during the week, and on the weekend I get to hang out with friends, so it balances out pretty well. — Jimmy Bennett
The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality. — Beau Willimon
The founders had a strong distrust for centralized power in a federal government. So they created a government with checks and balances. This was to… — Ezra Taft Benson
As a member of Congress, I believe Congress must provide oversight of actions by the Executive Branch as our system of checks and balances requires. — Charles B. Rangel

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