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Vernin Quotes

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present Picture Quote #1

Instead of the function of governing, for which it is radically unfit, the proper office of a representative assembly is to watch and control the government Picture Quote #1

In the opinion of all men he would have been regarded as capable of governing, if he had never governed Picture Quote #1

Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation Picture Quote #1

More than a code of manners in war and love, chivalry was a moral system, governing the whole of noble life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it’s much more partisan and much more divided Picture Quote #1

We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I feel it’s a person’s duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives Picture Quote #1

If you look at the themes that he struck from the minute he started running for president through today, there is a very high level of consistency, and there is a sense that he is who he is. Obama’s governing is completely consistent with the way he campaigned and the themes on which he campaigned, the issues he highlighted, the vision he shared Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the principles that we know our party has succeeded on Picture Quote #1

Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us Picture Quote #1

If there is any law governing the distribution of income between classes, it still remains to be discovered Picture Quote #1

We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property... Today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see and nobody calls the cops Picture Quote #1

He was uniformly of an opinion which, though not a popular one, he was ready to aver, that the right of governing was not property, but a trust Picture Quote #1

Governing was always difficult for conservatives, but as they return to the opposition, they are rediscovering their skill at blame evasion Picture Quote #1

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There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business, but are essential to governing, like keeping a kid in school or helping someone get and hold a job. The value of those skills can’t easily be measured against a bottom line Picture Quote #1

The animal kingdom exhibits a series of mental developments which may be regarded as antecedents to the mental development of man, for the mental life of animals shows itself to be throughout, in its elements and in the general laws governing the combination of the elements, the same as the mental life of man Picture Quote #1

Tariffs, government contracts, naval and military spending, nationalized industries, tax policy, social welfare, the legal privileging of labor unions were among the means at the disposal of the governing class to exploit the public at large for the benefits of its various clienteles Picture Quote #1

Global climate change is real and we have a limited time to change our behavior or live with the consequences. We can all help by making small changes in our lives to letting our voice be heard by our governing bodies. As has always been the case in this country, if the people demand change, it will come Picture Quote #1

Climate change is the biggest governing challenge we face. It’s the biggest governing challenge I think we’ve ever faced Picture Quote #1

In taking stock of a politician, the first question is not whether he was a good man who used righteous means, but whether he was successful in gaining power, in keeping it, and in governing; whether, in short, he was skilful at his particular craft or a bungler Picture Quote #1

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Whoever would not remain in complete ignorance of the resources which cause him to act; whoever would seize, at a single philosophical glance, the nature of man and animals, and their relations to external objects; whoever would establish, on the intellectual and moral functions, a solid doctrine of mental diseases, of the general and governing influence of the brain in the states of health and disease, should know, that it is indispensable, that the study of the organization of the brain should march side by side with that of its functions Picture Quote #1

We are the planet, fully as much as water, earth, fire and air are the planet, and if the planet survives, it will only be through heroism. Not occasional heroism, a remarkable instance of it here and there, but constant heroism, systematic heroism, heroism as governing principle Picture Quote #1

In the first place, most princes apply themselves to the arts of war, in which I have neither ability nor interest, instead of to the good arts of peace. They are generally more set on acquiring new kingdoms by hook or by crook than on governing well those that they already have Picture Quote #1

It seems to me that, as it is usually presented, the current orthodoxy about the cosmic order is the product of governing assumptions that are unsupported, and that it flies in the face of common sense Picture Quote #1

There’s probably more history now preserved underwater than in all the museums of the world combined. And there’s no law governing that history. It’s finders keepers Picture Quote #1

O world, world when I was younger I thought there was some order governing you and your deeds. But now you seem to be a labyrinth of errors, a frightful desert, a den of wild beasts, a game in which men move in circles…a stony field, a meadow full of serpents, a flowering but barren orchard, a spring of cares, a river of tears, a sea of suffering, a vain hope Picture Quote #1

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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present (Vernin Quotes) Instead of the function of governing, for which it is radically unfit, the proper office of a representative assembly is to watch and control the government (Vernin Quotes) In the opinion of all men he would have been regarded as capable of governing, if he had never governed (Vernin Quotes) Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation (Vernin Quotes) More than a code of manners in war and love, chivalry was a moral system, governing the whole of noble life (Vernin Quotes) 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 (Vernin Quotes) Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it’s much more partisan and much more divided (Vernin Quotes) We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed (Vernin Quotes) 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 (Vernin Quotes) I feel it’s a person’s duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives (Vernin Quotes) If you look at the themes that he struck from the minute he started running for president through today, there is a very high level of consistency, and there is a sense that he is who he is. Obama’s governing is completely consistent with the way he campaigned and the themes on which he campaigned, the issues he highlighted, the vision he shared (Vernin Quotes) 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 (Vernin Quotes) The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the principles that we know our party has succeeded on (Vernin Quotes) Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us (Vernin Quotes) If there is any law governing the distribution of income between classes, it still remains to be discovered (Vernin Quotes) We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property... Today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see and nobody calls the cops (Vernin Quotes) He was uniformly of an opinion which, though not a popular one, he was ready to aver, that the right of governing was not property, but a trust (Vernin Quotes) Governing was always difficult for conservatives, but as they return to the opposition, they are rediscovering their skill at blame evasion (Vernin Quotes) There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business, but are essential to governing, like keeping a kid in school or helping someone get and hold a job. The value of those skills can’t easily be measured against a bottom line (Vernin Quotes) The animal kingdom exhibits a series of mental developments which may be regarded as antecedents to the mental development of man, for the mental life of animals shows itself to be throughout, in its elements and in the general laws governing the combination of the elements, the same as the mental life of man (Vernin Quotes) Tariffs, government contracts, naval and military spending, nationalized industries, tax policy, social welfare, the legal privileging of labor unions were among the means at the disposal of the governing class to exploit the public at large for the benefits of its various clienteles (Vernin Quotes) Global climate change is real and we have a limited time to change our behavior or live with the consequences. We can all help by making small changes in our lives to letting our voice be heard by our governing bodies. As has always been the case in this country, if the people demand change, it will come (Vernin Quotes) Climate change is the biggest governing challenge we face. It’s the biggest governing challenge I think we’ve ever faced (Vernin Quotes) In taking stock of a politician, the first question is not whether he was a good man who used righteous means, but whether he was successful in gaining power, in keeping it, and in governing; whether, in short, he was skilful at his particular craft or a bungler (Vernin Quotes) Whoever would not remain in complete ignorance of the resources which cause him to act; whoever would seize, at a single philosophical glance, the nature of man and animals, and their relations to external objects; whoever would establish, on the intellectual and moral functions, a solid doctrine of mental diseases, of the general and governing influence of the brain in the states of health and disease, should know, that it is indispensable, that the study of the organization of the brain should march side by side with that of its functions (Vernin Quotes) We are the planet, fully as much as water, earth, fire and air are the planet, and if the planet survives, it will only be through heroism. Not occasional heroism, a remarkable instance of it here and there, but constant heroism, systematic heroism, heroism as governing principle (Vernin Quotes) In the first place, most princes apply themselves to the arts of war, in which I have neither ability nor interest, instead of to the good arts of peace. They are generally more set on acquiring new kingdoms by hook or by crook than on governing well those that they already have (Vernin Quotes) It seems to me that, as it is usually presented, the current orthodoxy about the cosmic order is the product of governing assumptions that are unsupported, and that it flies in the face of common sense (Vernin Quotes) There’s probably more history now preserved underwater than in all the museums of the world combined. And there’s no law governing that history. It’s finders keepers (Vernin Quotes) O world, world when I was younger I thought there was some order governing you and your deeds. But now you seem to be a labyrinth of errors, a frightful desert, a den of wild beasts, a game in which men move in circles…a stony field, a meadow full of serpents, a flowering but barren orchard, a spring of cares, a river of tears, a sea of suffering, a vain hope (Vernin Quotes)

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