Governing Quotations

Part of what is wrong with the view of American imperialism is that it is antithetical to our interests. We are better off when people are governing themselves. I'm sure there is some guy that will tell you that philosophy is no different from the Roman Empire's. Well, it is fundamentally different.

In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the governance.

Rules governing defecation, hygiene, and pollution exist in every culture at every period in history. It may in fact be the foundation of civilization: What is toilet training if not the first attempt to turn a child into an acceptable member of society?

Africa is not fulfilling people's hopes and aspirations. African leaders have not had an agenda that included governing Africa so that people would find their careers, their life, dreams and visions fulfilled here.

The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists' personal opinions or judgments be left out of factual reporting.

There is no governing structure for a pandemic, and little more than vague political pressure to ensure limited access to life-sparing tools and medicines for more than half the world population.

This implies that the laws governing organic cohesion, the organization leading from the part to the whole, represent a biological uncertainty, indeed an uncertainty of the first order.

The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin.

The Chief Whip's job is trying to make sure that the Government - and MPs elected as part of the governing party - deliver the promises that they were elected on. That's a healthy part of the democratic process.

Men, once enemies, are now jointly governing in Northern Ireland. And although there have been several hitches, by and large it's working well.

The time frame is very small to disarm the militia, to bring about a security situation in which the governing council, the 24 Iraqis or however many others they appoint, can govern the country.

In 2008, Putin's message was, 'We aren't like a Central Asian republic, we aren't going to build a personalistic regime, we will have institutions.' This is all abolished now. The very idea of a governing party and party career, as you have in China, that didn't work.

The media thinks that only the cutting edge of science, the very latest controversies, are worth reporting on. How often do you see headlines like 'General Relativity still governing planetary orbits' or 'Phlogiston theory remains false'? By the time anything is solid science, it is no longer a breaking headline.

I'm someone who believes in centrist governing philosophy.

There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster.

To me, governing is communicating. That facilitates the whole job because I can listen, I can hear what people have to say, and at the same time I can let them know what are we working on, what is our strategic line, and where are we going.

The Orthodox hierarchy doesn't have the kind of power that high-ranking clergy do in other churches. There isn't even a worldwide governing board to hold all the various Orthodox bodies together.

The year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out the less desirable strains. Then man's new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. As a result, we continue to keep alive and to breed the unfit.

You can see the absence of women in governing bodies from Congress to state legislators, on corporate boards, in tenured positions in academia, and as forepeople in factories.

The so-called Arab Spring has proved that the fall of a Mubarak-like presidency does not mean the immediate rise of democracy. In spite of this, I am confident that Egypt will not return to an authoritarian governing system again, and that, with some time, it will achieve its democratic goals.

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

In every age in which books have been produced, the governing class, the respectable, have been opposed to the works of real genius.

When you've got this many people maneuvering, it eliminates the period of governing that used to be guaranteed between elections.

Whether this has any long-term impact depends on whether a party or presidential candidate seizes the opportunity to elevate political reform as a campaign and governing issue.

Watch the governor of Massachusetts, very attractive, ... He's getting very high marks for governing and he's an overnight top-tier candidate in the neighboring state of New Hampshire. Romney is someone to watch, he's gotten way out on the gay marriage issue -- being against it --which helps him with social conservatives, which is the base of the Republican Party.

Web-services technology is complicated stuff. You've got all sorts of standards governing security , reliability, and message bundling, and there are 30 or 40 major specifications and standards involved as well as a couple hundred slightly more minor ones. In a considerable number of cases, you will have to learn many of these dialects and it's a bewildering array to learn indeed.

We removed it because by the time we got around to doing it, we figured the city of Sandy Springs would be in business. We figured we'd let the governing authority see if they wanted red-light cameras.

We're hopeful that the deadline will be met. The Governing Council has given us every indication that it will.

There are some universal rules governing human travel and they can be used to develop a new class of model for the spread of infectious disease.

We deeply regret the 1998 conduct, which has resulted in a federal misdemeanor charge. We take seriously our responsibilities to abide by all the laws governing our business practices and are committed to ensuring our employees' actions reflect the highest legal and ethical standards of conduct. Although the government has not charged Lilly with any unlawful intent, we will continue to take steps designed to assure that Lilly's promotional activities remain fully compliant.

The problem with many people of such resolute and unbending attitudes is that the only facts that they can seem to grasp are the facts governing the lives of the Palestinians and Israelis now.

We shall stick to the policies of 'Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong,' 'Macau people governing Macau' and a high degree of autonomy.

We shall stick to the policies of ' Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong,' ' Macao people governing Macao' and a high degree of autonomy.

This process is a clear violation of the most basic elements governing democratic processes,

This process has to be entirely in the hands of Iraqis, and it has to be done by a constitutional convention that is completely free of all other institutions in Iraq, including the governing council.

Had I been a dictator, I would still be governing.

Olmert made a proposal on the governing of Jerusalem that I do not believe his cabinet or the Knesset would have accepted.

should be in prison paying for the crime of sedition and overthrowing the legitimate government of Lucio Gutierrez, and Lucio Gutierrez should continue governing honestly.

My intent in drafting this bill is to provide Native Hawaiians with the opportunity to reorganize their governing entity for the purposes of a federally recognized government-to-government relationship with the United States, ... This is important because it provides parity in the way the federal government deals with the indigenous peoples who inhabited the lands which have become the United States.

No county commissioners have been contacted about this. ... It was not discussed by either of the governing bodies involved, and it does not represent their position.

Muscat has a way to go in crafting a team that, along with new blood that could come along through the next general election, could take up the task of governing the country with confidence

Personally, I still think the idea of holding such a high-profile opening event is a good one. FIFA has not taken the decision to cancel the event at such a late stage lightly, but as world football's governing body, we must put sporting considerations first.

I am concerned that it appears that the governor may be stalling popular legislation until the session before his re-election. The benefits to the people of Utah are clear. It is not responsible governing to wait.

I am sure that next time we will be the governing party.

I don't think we're ever going to get it corrected until middle schools get a governing body.

If the transfer of power were to be made to an expanded Governing Council, which would be more representative than it is at present, provided that elections would be held, in that case ... that's a possibility,

If the function of this Court is to be essentially no different from that of a legislature, if the considerations governing constitutional construction are to be substantially those that underlie legislation, then indeed judges should not have life

He finds the practices that have been publicized aberrant like everyone else does and is deeply opposed to using torture as an interrogation technique. He was concerned that the amendment, however, would put at risk some of our undercover officers by making them subject to two sets of laws governing their conduct.

Having had more than 1 million fans in attendance at the Amgen Tour of California in the last week is one of the many reasons we can declare this inaugural event a success. With such positive feedback from the cycling governing body, the cyclists themselves, the cities we rode through, and the dedicated fans, we are now committed more than ever to being even bigger and better in 2007.

Whatever they do politically, clearly I have full confidence in the fact that they are going to stick to the European Union rules which are governing economic business in the European Union.

History will not be kind to the chicanery that passes for governing in the Bush II administration.

It certainly goes along with the leadership position to be a critic of the governing party; the term we use is the 'loyal opposition' and the loyal opposition while being loyal also opposes, ... That's why we want a minority party to speak out.

It is clear that this illegal program violates our Constitution and laws governing surveillance. The president's false choice between securing our nation and preserving our Constitution must be rejected. Congress has an obligation to determine the truth, especially since the administration is unwilling to check itself. Hearings like this help ensure steps are taken so the rule of law is respected by all, even the president.

I think we're going to again surprise the world with how the U.S. does. They view our performance in Salt Lake as an aberration. I think our athletes and our national governing bodies, both individually and collectively, are out to prove that their performance wasn't an aberration that we are collectively a winter sports power in the world.

It isn't uncommon for governing bodies to downplay or hide problems when trying to attract candidates for a headship,

It is important, of course, that controversies be settled right, but there are many civil questions which arise between individuals in which it is not so important the controversy be settled one way or another as that it be settled. Of course a settlement of a controversy on a fundamentally wrong principle of law is greatly to be deplored, but there must of necessity be many rules governing the relations between members of the same society that are more important in that their establishment creates a known rule of action than that they proceed on one principle or another. Delay works always for the man with the longest purse.

I will fulfill my mandate and focus entirely on governing from now until February 2004 -- at which time my work will be done and at which time my successor will be chosen,

I said after 2006 that Republicans didn't just lose our majority, we lost our way. I mean, our party walked away from the principles that men in our national governing majority first in 1980 and again in 1994, and the American people walked away from us.

Our honest partners have asked us to intervene to help protect those who abide by laws and rules governing software use and distribution. We want to protect the business of honest resellers and try to ensure a level playing field for our partners.

Republicans believed that their job was not governing but blocking any idea coming from President Obama and the Democrats, and wiping out Democrats in the 2012 election.

Recognize the existence of the Moral Law as governing results. Then unswervingly follow this Law.

I think he's capable of governing and giving a smooth transition over to the next governor,

It is difficult -- if not impossible -- in certain areas to achieve what we consider the appropriate level of accountability and enforcement unless the charter school governing body agrees with the proposed terms,

The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.

Most of the elements are from the text of the resolution adopted by the governing board, which we already voted for.

Mexico established a unique three-part governing system shared by the government, the information commission and civil society organisations.

We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government.

Well, it is true that they did - the Pentagon did impose rules for governing the handling of the Koran in January of 2003, after there had been complaints about the handling of the Koran from detainees, from the International Red Cross.

Voters would like to keep Schroeder but they consider the SPD incapable of governing the country.

Today, the people are governing the governments. And when they begin to talk to each other, they are surprised, they can be friends. Why should we hate each other?

Unilateral operations will return to be part of the governing paradigm for the CIA,

We're not running scared at all. What you're going to see over the next days and weeks is an agenda that's in the House--opposition parties can decide whether they want to support the agenda or not. This government will be putting things into the House to demonstrate that we're governing and ultimately the opposition parties will, I hope, participate in that and look to deliver things on behalf of Canadians.

We are really hungry to play international cricket. We have had very little opportunities to play international games since our commendable performance in the last World Cup. We are hoping that our lack of exposure would be taken under consideration by the world cricket governing body.

We are confident that the authorities will fully comply with the regulations and standards of treaties governing cross border investment activities in Korea and the investigations will be conducted in a professional manner befitting the 10th largest economy in the world.

No one is innocent after the experience of governing. But not everyone is guilty.

We had absolute military superiority but they had absolute political supremacy. That led to a stalemate - and that became the governing issue.

We at the USOC, along with our national governing bodies, their coaches and their athletes, have a goal in mind of being the best in the world. That doesn't necessarily come with a solid, quantifiable number.

The question of whether or not Congress has the authority to federally recognize a Native Hawaiian governing entity is an issue that has yet to be ruled on by the courts,

We love the blather and boast, the charge and countercharge of campaigning. Governing is a tougher deal.

There have always been tournament issues that needed to be addressed, but they were always handled on an individual basis. We want to address these issues as a governing body.

The government will go on supporting Hong Kong's economic development by firmly implementing the policies of 'one country, two systems' and 'Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong,'

The Governing Board has been entrusted by the states with the protection and restoration of Lake Tahoe. The states should continue to help further that goal.

We know that governing in a minority is not going to be easy. But we have our legislative and governmental priorities and we will work together with others to find shared goals and common ideas.

There is also a real danger that providers will create structures for artificial reasons to get around arcane rules governing market entry, rather than creating partnerships that add public value.

to abandon their isolation and agree, as the Albanians have done, to join the consulting governing bodies of the province which work with the international administration.

TV and film were always governing passions of mine, and that first wave of great HBO shows in the early years of the millennium was feeding my desire for fiction more than the books I was reading.

You have a direct role in that. Governing is not just the government making policy.

What the governor is doing is going about the business of governing today. He has done that with great grace and skill, and many people in Maine know that.

What is the U.S. government looking for? And the elite governing this country? They're looking for oil.

The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority.

We should be concerned when somebody's politicking and campaigning gets in the way of doing their job of governing - and it's certainly not the first time it's happened with Jim Davis.

We have entered an era of great change and Japan is struggling, ... We must change the system governing this country.

We have done everything we can possibly do to preserve a fair election in accordance to the laws governing homeowners' associations and to protect the privacy of the members of the association.

As the governing party in China, the CPC welcomes supervision from non-Communist parties. We try to explore ways to curb corruption.

At some point, we have to speak to the blatant disrespect to (this) governing body.

At the margin, the change may be perceived as a small, dovish shift for the ECB governing council.

As I have said all along, we must rely on Florida's highest court to interpret Florida state laws governing its elections, ... With the Florida Supreme Court justices' decision now in hand, I hope a recount will be concluded in time to meet the federal deadline to select electors.

The responsible approach to governing is working well for us and too well for us to start veering off track.

There's other ways of doing it other than having your own. It just depends what the state or governing body sets as an acceptable level.

There's a few people who are discontented -- this happens even in governing parties,