Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lord Acton

Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.

Lord Acton

A government does not desire its powers to be strictly defined, but the subjects require the line to be drawn with increasing precision.

John Coleman

A majority of American citizens are now becoming skeptical of the claim that our carbon footprints, resulting from our use of fossil fuels, are going to lead to climatic calamities. But governments are not yet listening to the citizens.

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

John Boyd Orr

In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants.

John Bolton

Well, you could take several stories off the buildings of most U.S. government agencies and we'd all probably be better for it too.

John Boehner

Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile neighboring governments.

John Anderson

Well they have an input into policy but in the end governments are elected to put together policy but the good thing about the Wentworth Group is that you know you've got 11 pretty capable people with a lot of good ideas.

David Hare

You can't get a contemporary story about what is going on inside government, and how society sees itself, on American TV.

Charles Kennedy

Useful lessons can be learned from our more successful local authorities - as you move into government, it is even more imperative to communicate speedily and persuasively with your members and your voters.

Jim Jordan

You get married and have kids, and you get sick of having the government take your money and tell you what to do. I'm just a conservative guy.

Robert Kiyosaki

A network marketing business is based upon the leaders pulling people up, while a traditional corporate or government business is based upon only promoting a few and keeping the masses of employees content with a steady paycheck.

Mike Quigley

I've seen it with my own eyes: When government takes money from the poor and the middle class, everyone suffers.

Peter Hambleton

With Will Shakespeare writing your government's propaganda, you can't go wrong, can you?

You should always be questioning your government, but do not become cynical.

Martin Van Creveld

In Tunisia, the so-called Yasmin revolution has led to the installation of a relatively moderate Islamic government. Whether or not that means democracy will, however, only be put to the test if and when the time comes for another election, which the opposition may win.

Scott Walker

One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around.

The Maoists are striking at the government with impunity now,

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The Iranian government will pursue the nation's rights through patience and wisdom,

Nicola Sturgeon

The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments.

Roscoe Bartlett

These are not government dollars, ... These are your dollars.

Lynne Stewart

It's hard to be zealous when you are looking over your shoulder and thinking, 'Could the government indict me for this?'

This is the first time in 20 some years that the government has filed a major monopolization case.

This is not a government contract. This is something we're just doing ourselves.

This isn't a clear-cut liberal-conservative issue. Libertarians, gun owners are worried about the government looking over their shoulder.

Nancy Pelosi

This isn't about small government. This is about small-minded, petty government that does not meet the needs of the American people.

Michael Newdow

This is not supposed to be there. The government is supposed to stay out of the religion business.

Michael Newdow

This issue is whether or not our government should be infusing religion into (schools).

This is still a legal matter and I think it would be the wrong time for the governor to weigh in. Let's let the legal system work.

This is obviously a very important decision. The appointment will be made in a timely fashion, but the governor will give the process the time it needs.

This is part of a troubling pattern by the government of spying on peaceful groups.

The U.S. support for the Djukanovic government is strong and unwavering.

Ed Royce

The U.S. should support the Nigerian government to stay in Sierra Leone under the ECOMOG umbrella. The U.S. should also support other countries, including Ghana, in ECOMOG until stability is established.