Governing Quotes

228 Governing quotes by 192 unique authors

The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just. — Thomas Jefferson
A fair day's wage for a fair day's work": it is as just a demand as governed men ever made of governing. It is the… — Thomas Carlyle
We love the blather and boast, the charge and counter-charge of campaigning. Governing is a tougher deal. — Hugh Sidey
It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive of… — James F. Cooper
Ministers must not be able to set rules governing solicitors on a whim, to suit their own requirements. — Kevin Martin
We have arrived at the point where the public are right in thinking that John Prescott no longer serves a purpose in governing the country,… — Andrew Lansley
As self-governing entities, artists have a profound interest in change. Embracing change, we embrace growth and we embrace our future. — Robert Genn
The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs. — Napoleon Bonaparte
In the history of mankind many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost… — Theodore Roosevelt
The apostles and their successors are God's vicars in governing the Church which is built on faith and the sacraments of faith. Wherefore, just as… — Thomas Aquinas
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

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