Govern Quotes
513 Govern quotes by 381 unique authors
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I know General Grant better than any other person in the country can know him. It was my duty to study him, and I did…
— Edwin M. Stanton
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Tolerance is not a spiritual gift; it is the distinguishing mark of postmodernism; and sadly, it has permeated the very fiber of Christianity. Why is…
— John Stott
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Physiology is the science which treats of the properties of organic bodies, animal and vegetable, of the phenomena they present, and of the laws which…
— Johannes Peter Muller
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Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end...liberty is the only object which benefits all alike,…
— Lord Acton
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Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves
— Francois Fenelon
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It's a product of the fractal laws that govern the world at an informational level. There is no deeper truth.
— Terence McKenna
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None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not…
— Mary Astell
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There are some who lack confidence in the integrity and capacity of the people to govern themselves. To all who entertain such fears I will…
— Andrew Johnson
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Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing…
— Andrew Johnson
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Community connectedness is not just about warm fuzzy tales of civic triumph. In measurable and well-documented ways, social capital makes an enormous difference in our…
— Robert D. Putnam
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I say an hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour out of the entire system. I say an hour saved at a non-bottleneck is…
— Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not…
— Roger Goodell
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No man can control Wall Street. Wall Street is like the ocean. No man can govern it. It is too vast. Wall Street is full…
— Jay Gould
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Govern wisely, and as little as possible
— Sam Houston
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Observations of the sickening effect of programmed environments show that people in them become indolent, impotent, narcissistic and apolitical. The political process breaks down, because…
— Ivan Illich
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Those who seem to despise half of America will never be trusted to govern any of it. Those who cherish only the country's past will…
— David Frum
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Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.
— Charles James Fox
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Republicans should simply focus on first principles and give the American people what they want - an honest party dedicated to common sense, fiscal responsibility…
— Tom Coburn
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The media challenged me. `You're not going to bring atheists into the government? How dare you maintain that those who believe the Judeo-Christian values are…
— Pat Roberts
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All of us have our own inner fears, beliefs, opinions. These inner assumptions rule and govern our lives. A suggestion has no power in and…
— Joseph Murphy
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