Governing Quotes

228 quotes by 192 authors

The weakling and the coward are out of place in a strong and free community. In a republic like ours the governing class is composed… — Theodore Roosevelt
Journalism is the closest thing I have to a religion, because I believe deeply in the role and responsibility the journalists have to the people… — Bill Kovach
Plato long ago pointed out the importance of being governed by men with sufficient sense of responsibility and comprehension of public duties to be very… — George Bernard Shaw
Almost all men are born with every passion to some extent, but there is hardly a man who has not a dominant passion to which… — Lord Chesterfield
My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a spiritual discernment that… — Pope Francis
Governing was always difficult for conservatives, but as they return to the opposition, they are rediscovering their skill at blame evasion. — Thomas Frank
Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why… — Thomas Frank
There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind… — Mahatma Gandhi
No enterprise, small or large, public or private, can remain self-governing, let alone successful, so deeply in hock to others as we are about to… — Mitch Daniels
Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in… — Barbara Jordan
Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing. — Vladimir Lenin
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. — Michel de Montaigne
There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business, but are essential to governing, like keeping… — Dee Dee Myers
Distracting a politician from governing is like distracting a bear from eating your baby. — P.J. O'Rourke
Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it's much more partisan and much more… — Leon Panetta
I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else;… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The President didn't offer any clarity in his latest speech about what he would do to tackle our nation's debt before it tackles us and… — Paul Ryan
Every now and then, President Obama sorta drops his veil. He's less coy about his philosophy, he sort of reveals his true governing philosophy, what… — Paul Ryan
The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin. — Gloria Steinem
I think that Minnesota is different because we are proving that tri-partisan government could work, that you do not need to necessarily be a Democrat… — Jesse Ventura

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