Petitions Quotes
94 Petitions quotes by 82 unique authors
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I've always been a big supporter of the Constitutional right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition government for redress of grievances. It's just…
— Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
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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
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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
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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
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I believe God has heard my prayers. He will make it manifest in His own good time that He has heard me. I have recorded…
— George Muller
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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
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The quest for this unwearied peace is constant and universal. Probe deeply into the teaching of Buddha, Maimonides, or a Kempis, and you will discover…
— Joshua L. Liebman
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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
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Too many of us dissipate our energy by being 'for all good causes,' attending meetings and passing resolutions, organizing and presenting petitions — all this…
— Ammon Hennacy
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No one can hate petitions worse than I, and no one has less faith in them than I. But for my champion I am willing…
— Voltairine de Cleyre
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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
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And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to receive and hear the petitions of the People, then I…
— Caleb Cushing
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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
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Prayer is not an act of worship merely, the bending of the knee on set occasions, and offering petitions in need. It is an attitude…
— Hugh Black
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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
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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
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The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England, which runs in our veins.
— Caleb Cushing
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The prayer life does not consist of perpetual repetition of petitions. The prayer life consists of life that is always upward and onward and Godward
— G. Campbell Morgan
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If you feel that Heavenly Father is not listening to your petitions, ask yourself if you are listening to the cries of the poor, the…
— Joseph B. Wirthlin
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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
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Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters,…
— Roger Ebert
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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
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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
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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
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Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains…
— Matthew Henry
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