Council Quotes

345 quotes by 279 authors

They're all so much afraid of the Council that they're not afraid of anything else. — Richard Adams
Spiritual leaders are not made by man, nor any combination of men. Neither conferences, nor synods, nor councils can make them, but only God. — Samuel Logan Brengle
I was well brought up, my parents are still together. I lived in a council estate, but I don't anymore; I saw my parents buy… — Tinie Tempah
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and… — Petrarch
As soon as we lay ourselves entirely at His feet, we have enough light given to us to guide our own steps. We are like… — George Eliot
Many have justice in their hearts, but slowly it is let fly, for it comes not without council to the bow. — Dante Alighieri
All wars are planned by old men in council rooms apart. — Grantland Rice
At Vatican Council II, one dissenting Roman Catholic theologian declared: "Yes, the Bible says "Be fruitful and multiply," but that was when the population was… — Israel Shenker
I feel that when the reforms in UN take place and the Security Council will be expanded in the permanent membership category, India will have… — Pranab Mukherjee
The U.N. Security Council did not to condemn the Qana massacre, due to the U.S. veto. — Hassan Nasrallah
The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what… — David Petraeus
Only under conditions of revolutionary crises do you have the highest level of self-organization; this is the Soviet type of organization, which is to say,… — Ernest Mandel
Office of the Vice President... The Council on Competativeness. — Dan Quayle
I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced… — Tibor Fischer
I think to a certain extent, Clinton may have expected as the senior president that Obama would've reached out to him and asked for his… — Ed Rollins
Councils of war breed timidity and defeatism. — Jack Kemp
The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to… — James F. Byrnes
World Affairs Councils are great organizations. They help keep people throughout our country alive to important developments in world affairs and underscore that, in the… — George P. Shultz
India seeks to be a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council... things like this don't happen automatically, you need constant dialogue and discussion with… — Pratibha Patil
It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security… — Jonathan Franzen

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