The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches.
John Witherspoon
Related Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such grea... SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such grea... SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR His belief in the Founding Fathers' vision of judicial restraint, federalism, and deference to the l... BOYDEN GRAY His belief in the Founding Fathers' vision of judicial restraint, federalism, and deference to the l... C. BOYDEN GRAY It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judici... J. REUBEN CLARK Although the executive and legislative branches have significant differences of opinion regarding va... ATTORNEY GENERAL TERRY GODDARD Only legislative, judicial, and executive action can completely guarantee the victory of the free wo... ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR. We're not presuming that this is the policy of the judicial branch or the legislative branch, althou... KEVIN HALL She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority. ALEXANDER HAMILTON Congratulations, to the people which made gotham series, still need some more and extra work! DEYTH BANGER Dive into the river of the present, but don't thrash about, go with the flow. JIM GENOVESE She's really quite an expert on dealing with the realities of the struggles between the executive br... ANDY CARD We all learn in school that the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government must chec... ALAN DERSHOWITZ I don't think we've done enough here on our continuity-of-government plan, ... It isn't enough to ju... DICK GEPHARDT One must simply take the days of their lives as they happen. If you spend time worrying over what is... R.J. GONZALES The executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative bran... LYN NOFZIGER Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... Now is everything Now is the essence Now is the focus Focus on the now For that ... KAREN HACKEL Given the religious nature of the Middle Eastern culture, how might a Middle Eastern democracy [be] ... ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI It is extremely important that a commission independent of the executive and legislative branches an... KATHLEEN TIERNEY Smiling at death seems like a pretty bold act. And so I smile like a damned fool. EMM COLE We need to embrace every day and enjoy it as much as we can. KAREN TODD SCARPULLA The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL In the beginning, there was nothing and from nothing came our species then behold the dawn of music.... GARY F EVANS... Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON Beautify your breath – beautify your life. AMIT RAY Creativity is not just thinking outside the box but living outside it. VICTOR SHAMAS Is it still cool to go to the mall?' she asked. 'I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what's c... JOHN GREEN I imagined the Augustus Waters analysis of that comment: If I am playing basketball in heaven, does ... JOHN GREEN All salvation is temporary," Augustus shot back. "I bought them a minute. Maybe that's the minute th... JOHN GREEN That's why I like you. Do you realize how rare it is to come across a hot girl who creates a adjecti... JOHN GREEN We’re as likely to hurt the universe as we are to help it, and we’re not likely to do either. JOHN GREEN It's just that most really good-looking people are stupid, so I exceed expectations.' 'Right, i... JOHN GREEN It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the ... JOHN GREEN I'm on a rollercoaster that only goes up JOHN GREEN I want to see you again tonight, but I'm willing to wait all night and much of tomorrow - Augustus W... JOHN GREEN I fear oblivion. I fear it like the proverbial blind man who's afraid of the dark. JOHN GREEN I just held her hand and tried to imagine the world without us and for about one second I was a good... JOHN GREEN Girls think they’re only allowed to wear dresses on formal occasions, but I like a woman who says,... JOHN GREEN I am in the midst of a soliloquy! I wrote this out and memorized it and if you interrupt me I will c... JOHN GREEN you gave me a forever within the numbered days and i can't tell you how thankful i am for our little... JOHN GREEN I’ve stopped thinking about it. I don’t have time to have a girlfriend. I have like a full-time ... JOHN GREEN My parents were my two best friends. My third best friend was an author who did not know I existed. JOHN GREEN I pulled the oxygen tubes from my nostrils and raised the tube up over my head, handing it to Dad. I... JOHN GREEN He took a long drink, then grimaced. “I do not have a drinking problem,” he announced, his voice... JOHN GREEN Thank you for wearing that dress which is like whoa. JOHN GREEN I want to minimize the deaths I am responsible for. JOHN GREEN The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE But I believe in true love, you know? I don’t believe that everybody gets to keep their eyes or no... JOHN GREEN I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is improbably biased toward conscio... JOHN GREEN Even though I was in bed and he was in his basement, it really felt like we were back in that uncrea... 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AMIT RAY To have the cognitive abilities to do research and development is vital to a forever expanding world... GARY F EVANS... The first and foremost human right or fundamental right is the right to exist. APURVA GAGLANI If we ever put research into what the subconscious is we could probably come to the conclusion that ... GARY F EVANS... i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL I believe that in a case such as this, the legislative branch, the executive branch, ought to err on... JEB BUSH Civilised life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willing... J.G. BALLARD Clay in the hands of a good potter suffers so many good turns, but in the end, we see its real and t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY Wake every morning with the same feeling. Live up high and fly on top of the ceiling. I just know th... ANA CLAUDIA ANTUNES To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you r... MANDY HALE When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself. MANDY HALE Not everyone has the time to be normal. LJUPKA CVETANOVA I have always wished the present to resemble memory: because the present can be flat at times, and b... LYDIA MILLET Nothing defines the quality of life in a community more clearly than people who regard themselves, ... RENATA ADLER Nothing defines the quality of life in a community more clearly than people who regard themselves, o... RENATA ADLER There is no such thing as objectivity. We are all just interpreting signals from the universe and tr... BONES THE DOCTOR IN THE PHOTO Then you've made the only choice. But there's a penalty attached, as there is to most things you wan... MARGARET MITCHELL There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happ... SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) I have better understanding how difficult and complex life can be, fortunately I know when not to ta... SHELLIE PALMER Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the St... JOHN GREEN A day after I got my eye cut out, Gus showed up at the hospital. I was blind and heart-broken and di... JOHN GREEN As the tide washed in, the Dutch Tulip Man faced the Ocean: "Conjoiner rejoinder poisoner conce... JOHN GREEN And then the line was quite but not dead. I almost felt like he was there in my room with me, but in... JOHN GREEN I wanted to know that he would be okay if I died. I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevole... JOHN GREEN I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the con... 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ELLEN HOPKINS A perfectly decent fellow may be driven by circumstances to commit a crime and if he's found out he'... W.SOMERSET MAUGHAM Let me repeat. I have not read all the work of this present generation of writing. I have not had ti... WILLIAM FAULKNER I hate saying corny things like "traveling incognito." But when I'm with somebody that's corny, I al... J.D. SALINGER
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