Governing Quotes

228 quotes by 192 authors

It seems to me that, as it is usually presented, the current orthodoxy about the cosmic order is the product of governing assumptions that are… — Thomas Nagel
There are considerable mysteries surrounding the strange values that Nature's actual particles have for their mass and charge. For example, there is the unexplained 'fine… — Roger Penrose
Occam's razor suggests that, if some event is physically plausible, we don't need recourse to more extraordinary claims for its being. Surely the requirement of… — Lawrence M. Krauss
There's probably more history now preserved underwater than in all the museums of the world combined. And there's no law governing that history. It's finders… — Robert Ballard
The real art of governing consists, so far as possible, in doing nothing. — Laozi
If there is any law governing the distribution of income between classes, it still remains to be discovered. — Joan Robinson
Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard. — Genghis Khan
O world, world when I was younger I thought there was some order governing you and your deeds. But now you seem to be a… — Fernando de Rojas
An axiomatic system comprises axioms and theorems and requires a certain amount of hand-eye coordination before it works. A formal system comprises an explicit list… — David Berlinski
The burnt odor in Washington is from the disintegrating authority of the governing classes. — William Greider
Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The national security state… — Garry Wills
You must begin to live in harmony with the laws governing the universe. — Wallace D. Wattles
We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we're surrendering it all at the same… — Paul Hawken
However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies, we remain at the bottom convinced that in human… — Eric Hoffer
Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change. — Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley
First, it is necessary to study the facts, to multiply the number of observations, and then later to search for formulas that connect them so… — Augustin-Louis Cauchy
He [Freud] often said three things were impossible to fulfill completely; healing, education, governing. He limited his goals in analytic treatment to brining the patient… — Theodor Reik
There is, in fact, no reason to believe that any given natural phenomenon, however marvelous it may seem today, will remain forever inexplicable. Soon or… — H. L. Mencken
Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe. — Bill Frist
When the governing representatives of the people legalize the shedding of innocent blood (as a for-profit business, nonetheless) then they have placed themselves, and those… — Tony Evans

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