Petition Quotes

79 quotes by 68 authors

The problems of our day loom ominously before us. Surrounded by the sophistication of modern living, we look heavenward for that unfailing sense of direction,… — Thomas S. Monson
Daily simple, sincere, and mighty prayers lift our lives to a higher spiritual altitude. In our prayers we praise God, give thanks to Him, confess… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health,… — Nathan Deal
The CONCEPT is though that you have to get an AGREEMENT BY CONTRACT and you KNOW that they are NOT going to respond. So the… — Jack Smith
I beseech those whose piety will permit them reverently to petition, that they will pray for this union, and ask that He who buildeth up… — Sam Houston
Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House… — Caleb Cushing
It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by some general order, and the… — Caleb Cushing
Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business. To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk; And this our… — Henry Fielding
Too bad when I was a kid there wasn't a guy in our class that everybody called the "Cricket Boy", because I would have liked… — Jack Handey
The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England, which runs in our veins. — Caleb Cushing
He invited people to sign a petition that demanded either strict control of, or a total ban on, dihydrogen monoxide.... Yes, 86 percent of the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Let no man deceive you with vain words or vain hopes or false notions of a slight and sudden repentance. As if heaven were a… — John Tillotson
A petition to have Justin Bieber deported got over 100,000 signatures, which means the White House now has to legally rule on it. So finally… — Jay Leno
Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the importunity of the… — Lorenzo Scupoli
God extends his grace to his people (and mankind in general) when he destroys the wicked, because in destroying the wicked, he is averting their… — Andrew Sandlin
Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they… — Hernando Cortes
There's more to being an environmentalist than occasionally signing an online petition and mailing your check to the Sierra Club. Really the most effective environmental… — Alex Steffen
When the Negro cries with pain from his deep hurt and lays his petition for elemental justice before the nation, he is calling upon the… — Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
Liberals and leftists have been dismissing inconvenient facts by attacking motives for generations. In the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, Soviet spies and abettors attacked the… — Jonah Goldberg
A [Jewish] woman could not divorce her husband, but she could petition for divorce, and the religious courts could force him to grant the divorce… — Israel Shenker

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