Governing Quotes
Governing Quote of the day
Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.
I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.
Independence, the freedom of a self-governing nation, is in my estimation the highest political good, for which any disadvantage, if need be, and any sacrifice are a cheap price.
The Philippines are ours forever. They are not capable of self-government. How could they be? They are not a self-governing race.
It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary: the best citizen is the one who least needs governing.
An osteopath is only a human engineer, who should understand all the laws governing his engine and thereby master disease.
All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.
There are too many governing bodies. They're all corrupt. I think they have replaced the old Mobsters with the kind of 'corporate rule' of boxing.
More than a code of manners in war and love, Chivalry was a moral system, governing the whole of noble life.
And now let me give the sentiment which has been, and ever will be, the governing passion of my soul: 'Liberty for each, for all, and forever!'
If you don't have a moral question governing your society, then you don't have a society that is going to survive.
Do we really think that a government-dominated education is going to produce citizens capable of dominating their government, as the education of a truly vigilant self-governing people requires?
In reality the workings of your governing system are opaque and covert, while hiding in the chattering spotlight of an ostensible transparency, even though the ultimate objective is clear.
Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing.
It's not the people in the South who create racial problems - it's the people who are governing.
The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
History clearly demonstrates that governing is a task that exceeds man's ability.
I think it's just natural when you're governing, that it's not always easy to remain as pure in principle as you'd like to be.
Executive power is exercised by the President of the Governing Board who, with the title of President of the Republic of Chile, administers the state and is the Supreme Chief of the Nation.
The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia.
Fiscal responsibility and government reform are going to be good themes for governing, well at any time, but particularly coming out of a recovery.
Opinion, whether well or ill-founded, is the governing principle of human affairs
It is a thoroughly anti-Christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life and governing power of the Church, resides in the ministry, to the exclusion of the people.
Would you make men better - set them an example. The millenium will never come until governments cease from governing, and the meddler is at rest.
This isn't about fans, greed or money. It's about being morally right or wrong. Nobody is governing the way music gets from artists to fans. It's all running amok.
The Church, however, is a self-governing society, distinct from the State, having its officers and laws, and, therefore, an administrative government of its own.
God should be the object of all our desires, the end of all our actions, the principle of all our affections, and the governing power of our whole souls.
A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.
The alcoholic and the drug addict harm only themselves by their behavior; the person who violates the rules of morality governing mans life in society harms not only himself, but everyone.
Economics and politics are the governing powers of life today, and that's why everything is so screwy.
The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.
My personal influence in the Revolutionary Governing Council is such that the dictatorship of the proletariat is firmly established, since the masses are backing me.
Democracy means the power of the people and the possibility of influencing the governing parties. Russia had had enough experience with a one-party-system - we will not go back there.
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
What is the U.S. government looking for? And the elite governing this country? They're looking for oil.
Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved - commitment to a scenario.
The governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness ; that of Hebraism, strictness of conscience .
If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?
Careerism: the self-centered philosophy of governing to win the next election above all else.
We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we're surrendering it all at the same time.