Governed Quotes

422 Governed quotes by 322 unique authors

My belief is that no human being or society composed of human beings ever did or ever will come to much unless their conduct was… — Thomas Huxley
As we become civilized we are governed less by persons and more by principles. . . . The best of all leaders is the man… — Robert Green Ingersoll
"All men are created equal." "Government by consent of the governed." "Give me liberty or give me death." And those are not just clever words,… — Lyndon B. Johnson
We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical… — Edward Bernays
All too often a family’s spending is governed more by their yearning than by their earning. They somehow believe that their life will be better… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states. It is… — Kwame Nkrumah
Religion humanizes this universe, makes us feel important and loved. We are not animals governed by uncontrollable drives, animals that die for no apparent reason,… — Robert Greene
Who can endure a doctrine which would allow only dentists to say whether our teeth were aching, only cobblers to say whether our shoes hurt… — C.S. Lewis
The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not… — Nikola Tesla
To the shepherds alone was given all power to teach, to judge, to direct; on the faithful was imposed the duty of following their teaching,… — Pope Leo XIII
Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences. — Stephen Covey
Art is a creation of a higher order than a copy of nature which is governed by chance.... By the elimination of all muddy colors,… — Paul Signac
Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. — Adrian Cronauer
Everything is governed by one law. A human being is a microcosmos, i.e. the laws prevailing in the cosmos also operate in the minutest space… — Viktor Schauberger
Wars are not all evil, they are part of the grand machinery by which this world is governed. — William Tecumseh Sherman
I have very little experience of self-government. In fact, I am one of the most governed people in the world. — Prince Philip
In a universe governed by God there are no chance events. Indeed, there is no such thing as chance. Chance does not exist. It is… — R C Sproul
He had been to see Mrs. Erlich just before starting home for the holidays, and found her making German Christmas cakes. She took him into… — Willa Cather
Socialism's results have ranged between the merely shabby and the truly catastrophic - poverty, strife, oppression and, on the killing fields of communism, the deaths… — Margaret Thatcher
What? What am I 'bound to be feeling?' People don’t think anymore. They feel. 'How are you feeling? No, I don’t feel comfortable. I’m sorry,… — Margaret Thatcher
Socially, Philadelphia was still a fairly provincial city, its business community governed by the mores of the Main Line. Politically, it was a cauldron of… — Andrea Mitchell
It would be well for those interested to reflect whether there now exists, or ever has existed, a wealthy and civilized community in which one… — John C. Calhoun
Either you set your goals and, in doing so, have your life governed by choice or you do nothing and have your life governed by… — Robin Sharma
The church that is man-managed instead of God-governed is doomed to failure. A ministry that is college-trained but not Spirit-filled works no miracles. — Leonard Ravenhill
Civilization and the life of nations are governed by the same laws as prevail throughout nature and organic life. — Ernst Haeckel

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