Governed Quotes

422 Governed quotes by 322 unique authors

We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. — Edward Bernays
Government governed least is government governed best. — Thomas Jefferson
When his veering gait And every motion of his starry train Seem governed by a strain Of music, audible to him alone. — William Wordsworth
Today, everything I do from morning meditation on - eating breakfast, going for a walk, writing, reading, even recreation - is governed by one purpose… — Eknath Easwaran
Let men say we be men of good government, being governed, as the sea is, by our noble and chaste mistress the moon, under whose… — William Shakespeare
It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else — Kwame Nkrumah
I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile. — Lupita Nyong'o
We've tended in our cosmologies to make things familiar. Despite all our best efforts, we've not been very inventive. In the West, Heaven is placid… — Carl Sagan
Any long work in which poetry is persistent, be it epic or drama or narrative, is really a succession of separate poetic experiences governed into… — John Drinkwater
Those are governed best who are governed least. — Thomas Jefferson
Government by idea tends to take in everything, to make the whole of society obedient to the idea. Spaces not so governed are unconquered, beyond… — Lord Acton
There never did, there never will, and there never can exist a parliament, or any description of men, or any generation of men, in any… — Thomas Paine
[N]o country can be well governed unless its citizens as a body keep religiously before their minds that they are the guardians of the law… — Mark Twain
For the mind and the imagination, bookstores aren't enough, college courses aren't enough, the Internet isn't enough. Those resources are all governed by the tastes… — Helen Vendler
If any form of government is capable of making a nation happy, ours I think bids fair now for producing that effect. But after all… — Benjamin Franklin
Man is either governed by his own laws - freedom - or the laws of another - slavery. Are you willing to become slaves? Will… — Alexander Hamilton
Organizations endure, however, in proportion to the breadth of the morality by which they are governed. Thus the endurance of organization depends upon the quality… — Chester Barnard
I have inherited this burden of superstition and nonsense. I govern innumerable men but must acknowledge that I am governed by birds and thunderclaps — Thornton Wilder
Human beings seem to be far more autonomous and self-governed than modern psychological theory allows for. — Abraham Maslow
Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed. — John Calvin
To be governed is, under pretext of public utility and in the name of the general interest, to be laid under contribution, drilled, fleeced, exploited,… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles! — Stephen Covey
If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers… — Calvin Coolidge
But what is now encompassed by the one word (“school”) are two very different kinds of institutions that, in function, finance and intention, serve entirely… — Jonathan Kozol
As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed. — Josiah Strong

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