Incumbent Quotes

90 quotes by 84 authors

Well, the common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50 a barrel so we have to… — Dan Aykroyd
The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once many party bigwigs… — Michele Bachmann
Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole. — Baruch Spinoza
Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
This is the Day in which God's most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay men… — Pope Benedict XVI
It is incumbent upon us to understand our greatness and believe in it so that we do not cheapen and profane ourselves. — Meir Kahane
It is agreed, in this country, that if a man can arrange his religion so that it perfectly satisfies his conscience, it is not incumbent… — Mark Twain
Technically, the city of Ankh-Morpork is a Tyranny, which is not always the same thing as a monarchy, and in fact even the post of… — Terry Pratchett
Ambition, and Covetousnesse are Passions that are perpetually incumbent, and pressing. — Thomas Hobbes
France must not be the only country to have a high level of welfare protection and few obligations incumbent on those who receive benefits. — Nicolas Sarkozy
For all their talk about the virtues of democracy, many incumbent politicians really don't like it when voters have a voice-not if that voice is… — Paul Jacob
Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from… — Jon Krakauer
When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought… — George Washington
It is incumbent upon all of us to build communities with the educational opportunities and support systems in place to help our youth become successful… — Ruben Hinojosa
One of the first, and most important of those duties which are incumbent upon us, is fervent and united prayer. — William Carey
God Almighty (swt) says: My love is incumbent for those who love each other for Me; who sit together for Me; who visit each other… — Muadh ibn Jabal
A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any… — Alice Stone Blackwell
The Internet provides the access to resources, so it's incumbent upon the people who control those resources to make sure that the economic engine stays… — Michael Nesmith

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