Representative Quotes

267 quotes by 240 authors

If you ask any ordinary reader which of Dickens's proletarian characters he can remember, the three he is almost certain to mention are Bill Sykes,… — George Orwell
The government being the peoples business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view. Publicity is therefore… — William Jennings Bryan
When the people are too much attached to savage independence, to be tolerant of the amount of power to which it is for their good… — John Stuart Mill
There is apparently nowhere a workable majority in the representative assemblies for making the specific cuts in expenditure which could bring down the taxes, and… — Gunnar Myrdal
A Mantra is composed of certain letters arranged in definite sequence of sounds, of which the letters are the representative signs. To produce the designed… — Sir John Woodroffe
In 'The General Strike,' we celebrate those who bring a new vision for the world to the table. People who stand for workers rights, human… — Justin Sane
If you aren't taking a representative sample, you won't get a representative snapshot. — Nate Silver
Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation… — Don Tapscott
I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques. — Aasif Mandvi
A newly elected representative quickly discovers that his job in government-aside from making new laws-is to act as a broker, middleman, special pleader and finagler. — William Greider
To judge a man means nothing more than to ask: What content does he give to the form of humanity? What concept should we have… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
I think e-mail is representative of our fast food mentality in the United States, where everything has gotten faster and faster, and we're required to… — Alan Lightman
For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament. — Bob Brown
I am extremely excited to develop and design a brand representative of my life, experiences and style. Working closely with Cherokee will help establish a… — Alessandra Ambrosio
I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected… — John Bercow
I'm not sure blogs are necessarily the best place to get a pulse on anything. People want to blog for a variety of reasons, and… — Steve Ballmer
I've always made music that was representative of real life. — Eric Church
I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative. — Catherine Ashton
When I finally gave up any hope of doing anything representative of the American family, I actually seemed to have tapped into other people's weirdness… — Jonathan Franzen
If I can't negotiate something that gets more than four Republicans, I'm not a very good representative of my party. — Chuck Grassley

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