Govern Quotes

513 Govern quotes by 381 unique authors

Here then is the origin and rise of government; namely, a mode rendered necessary by the inability of moral virtue to govern the world; here… — Thomas Paine
Mere opinions, in fact, were as likely to govern people's actions as hard evidence, and were subject to sudden reversals as hard evidence could never… — Kurt Vonnegut
I am sincerely trying now to create a dance technique based entirely upon corrective exercises, created with a knowledge of human anatomy; a technique which… — Unknown Author
Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters. — Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say,… — Jeremy Bentham
All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to govern the people,… — Laozi
No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern. — Plato
Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and… — Plato
Strength, Courage, Mastery, and Honor are the alpha virtues of men all over the world. They are the fundamental virtues of men because without them,… — Jack Donovan
The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be… — Howard Fineman
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not… — Publilius Syrus
We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst men;… — William Henry Harrison
A government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover, the individual must be independent and… — Calvin Coolidge
Today, a politician does not just need public support to win elections; he needs it to govern. — Dick Morris
The true essence of reconciliation is more than making friends with nonindigenous people. Our motto is united Australia, one that respects the land and the… — Jackie Huggins
As an engineer, I understood that the natural world operated according to fixed laws. Through my studies, I came to realize that there were, likewise,… — Charles Koch
The mind is divided, like a rider on an elephant, and the riderâ€™s job is to serve the elephant. The rider is our conscious reasoning-the… — Jonathan Haidt
Once you the forces that govern behavior,it's harder to blame the behaver — Robert Wright
A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular war, and who has lost the trust of the country, simply can no longer govern.… — Glenn Greenwald
We don't have to expect everything from those who govern us; that would be juvenile. — Pope Francis

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