State Quotes

7915 State quotes by 4102 unique authors

How can you work with someone if you went into their state to campaign against them? — Angus King
Before the rise of the nation-state, between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, the world was mostly tribal. Tribes were united by language, religion, blood, and… — Robert Reich
Jesus said that we should render to the state what properly belongs to the state, and though he had taxes in mind, we might reasonably… — Lewis B. Smedes
I increasingly wonder whether most humans are in a constant state of unconsciously fearing each other. Perhaps they fear how intimately different other people might… — Michael Leunig
Musicals are famous for being in a constant state of flux. — Tim Curry
When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee. — Lamar Alexander
South Carolina, as a matter of compromise, displays the Confederate flag on a flagpole in front of the state capitol. Because I grew up in… — John Edwards
No one heard about Bill Clinton on his first trip to New Hampshire. I showed Mike Huckabee around the state years before he ran, and… — Bob Ehrlich
In 1972, Texaco Oil Company, in partnership with PetroEcuador, the state-run oil company of Ecuador, began to drill for oil in the jungles of the… — Peter Coyote
The state of Alabama is serious about economic development, and we have shown that the Mobile region has a skilled workforce that is developing every… — Bradley Byrne
How to strike the right balance between our privacy and our expectation that the state will protect us and facilitate our freedom is one of… — David Blunkett
The democratic state can sometimes abuse its power as much as those who seek to destroy it abuse fundamental rights and democratic practices. — David Blunkett
To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you… — John Updike
The Islamic State is a threat to both the moderate Islam headed by Mr. Saad al-Hariri and, of course, for Hezbollah. There is a convergence,… — Walid Jumblatt
The ultimate good in a liberal state is liberty. — Michael Ignatieff
I am asking the state of Israel to revoke my citizenship. This wish for revocation of citizenship is neither new nor recent. Now, however, it… — Mordechai Vanunu
Being an American is a state of mind, and to be in a family is to feel the power of belonging, the power of your… — Esai Morales
The culmination of a long struggle was 2013, which could clearly be labeled the Year of the Gay. State after state had legalized gay marriage,… — Edmund White
Being silent and doing nothing is never the right answer. What happens in one state can happen in another. — Alan Wilson
First ladies, you know, we look at Michelle Obama, and we look at most first ladies, and they seem like they have it all. You… — Jodi Kantor
I lived in a state of rage from 12 to 20. Until college, I was beyond an outsider. I was a voyeur of life. — Thom Mayne
When I traveled as secretary of state, I was deluged with thick briefing books full of information about the politics, economy, and culture of each… — Hillary Clinton
When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world. — Hillary Clinton
The United States, to state the obvious, is greatly concerned by the startling number of unaccompanied minors that - children and teenagers who are making… — Joe Biden
The Common Core State Standards are more rigorous standards than the great majority of states had in place previously. — Jeb Bush

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