G Quotes
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“Governments, existing primarily to protect and enhance capitalism, maintain their power through the use of technologies that control the populace - by bread or circuses, by war or schooling, by armies and police, all of which are enabled and empowered by technology. That is what we might call the stick part of capitalism, while the riches-for-the-few is the carrot.”
“Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class -- whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy.”
Source: Children of Dune
“Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn.”
Source: Memoirs of the private and public life of William Penn: who settled the state of Pennsylvania, and founded the city of Philadelphia
“Governments, political parties, pressure groups, and the bureaucrats of the educational hierarchy think they can avoid the inevitable consequences of unsuitable measures by boycotting and silencing the independent economists. But truth persists and works, even if nobody is left to utter it.”
“Governments, systems, ideologies come and go, but it is humanity which remains.”
“Governments, whatever their pretensions otherwise, try to preserve themselves by holding the individual down ... Government itself, indeed, may be reasonably defined as a conspiracy against him. Its one permanent aim, whatever its form, is to hobble him sufficiently to maintain itself.”
“Governor Bush will not stand for the subsidation of failure.”
“Governor Cameroon of Tanganyika in the 1920s was known as a "progressive" governor. But when he was attacked for trying to preserve the African personality in the educational system, he denied the charge and declared that his intention was that the African should cease to think as an African and instead should become "a fair minded Englishman".”
Source: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
“Governor Chris Christie says if he's president, he will crack down on the sale of marijuana. However, that was before he was told it also comes in a brownie.”
“Governor Christie's decision today violates the individual drive of men and women who no longer want to be tormented by unwanted homosexual desires. They are adults and should be free to seek out help for themselves with government interference.”
“Governor Dean has no policy on Iraq evidently, except 'no.' 'No' is not a policy.”
“Governor Ford is sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and also of this State Illinois, and these constitutions guarantee religious as well as civil liberty to all religious societies whatever.”
“Governor Gray Davis has asked the California state Supreme Court to delay the October recall vote because he says that's not enough time to put on a fair election. Hey, let me tell you something. If we didn't need a fair election to pick the president of the United States, we don't need a fair election to pick the governor of California.”
“Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa.”
“Governor is the only office I've ever run for, and I did so in the first place because I felt that there was a contribution I could make right now in governing for the long term and by leading by values. I ran for a second term to finish the work we started. I'll finish this out and return to the private sector, which I enjoy and miss in some ways.”
“Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated.”
“Governor LePage tells Obama to go to hell.”
“Governor Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama.”
“Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done.”
“Governor Romney has been a great success in business. He has been a great success as executive, as governor of Massachusetts. I think that's the kind of guy we want in the White House.”
“Governor Romney has been successful. I think, that's what we want in a President of the United States.”
“Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires.”
“Governor Romney is a good debater.”
“Governor Romney is suffering from political amnesia.”
“Governor Romney may be running for CEO, I'm running for President”
“Governor Romney says he's against same-sex marriage because every child deserves a mother and a father. I think every child deserves a family as loving and committed as mine... Mr. Romney, my family is just as real as yours.”
“Governor Romney supported the bailout of Wall Street and decided not to support the bailout of Detroit.”
“Governor Sanders showed true leadership and character by supporting civil rights for all during a time when many were not, His lasting positive impact on our state will be felt by many future generations of Georgians.”
“Governor Scott Walker didn't know who he was messing with when he picked a fight with the hard-working union folks of Wisconsin. He must have forgotten that Wisconsin is the Badger State. And badgers are scrappy little creatures. We may look cute, warm and fuzzy, but we have a fighting spirit.”
“Governor Tinubu’s criminal case is of international dimension.”
“Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?”
“Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by indiscriminate negligence, and presently forget the request when they lose sight of the petitioner.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius
“Governors have to balance budgets. And they have to make decisions. And they have to do things that sometimes aren't popular. And they also have to bring people together to try to solve problems.”
“Governors should be defined not just by what they do and say, but who they surround themselves with.”
“Govina knew: he [Siddhartha] would not become a common Brahman, not a lazy official in charge of offerings; not a greedy merchant with magic spells; not a vain, vacuous speaker; not a mean, deceitful priest; and also not a decent, stupid sheep in the herd of the many.”
Source: Siddhartha
“Govina knew: [Siddhartha] would not become a common Brahman, not a lazy official in charge of offerings; not a greedy merchant with magic spells; not a vain, vacuous speaker; not a mean, deceitful priest; and also not a decent, stupid sheep in the herd of the many.”
Source: Siddhartha
“Govinda was standing in front of him, dressed in the yellow robe of an ascetic. Sad was how Govinda looked like, sadly he asked: Why have you forsaken me? At this, he embraced Govinda, wrapped his arms around him, and as he was pulling him close to his chest and kissed him, it was not Govinda any more, but a woman, and a full breast popped out of the woman's dress, at which Siddhartha lay and drank, sweetly and strongly tasted the milk from this breast.”
Source: Siddhartha
“Govor je izgovor nesporazuma.”
Source: Mali Princ / The Little Prince
“Govore mi da sam mlada i da ću događanja prihvatiti kad odrastem.”
Source: Bizarij
“Govorio je da čovjek od svog života mora nešto napraviti, neće biti da nas je Stvoritelj postavio u Svoj svijet da bismo ga ukrasili, jer ima, ruku na srce, i ljepših stvari i pojava od čovjeka. Jasno je da nas je On pozvao s nekim zadatkom, radi neke svrhe koju moramo ispuniti, i to svakog od nas pojedinačno. Zato se pitaj za šta si i koja bi to mogla biti tvoja svrha. Blago tebi ako na ovom svijetu možeš boraviti kao da si već umro, miran i sabran, sav posvećen onom važnom i neprolaznom. Ali je malo takvih, čak ni njima ne polazi baš uvijek za rukom da skrenu pogled s pojava ovog svijeta na ono neprolazno. Ako ne možeš kao oni, a ne možeš, jer nisi ti princ Sejdi, ti se posveti ljudima s kojima ti je živjeti i zarađuj sevape na njima, širi ljubav svijetom, pravi se da služiš bližnjem svome. Ako ne možeš ni to, a ne možeš, jer nisi ti dovoljno pametan da bi shvatio kako sebi služiš šta god da radiš, ti se odaj fukarskim radostima pa skupljaj i štedi novac. Zarađuj i skupljaj blaga ovog svijeta, brate moj Sali, sabiri bogatstva i troši ih na dobro, i to je neka svrha. A ako ni to ne možeš, ti samo zarađuj i skupljaj, naći će se već neko da to potroši na dobro ili na zlo; skupljaj, gomilaj i štedi: koliko god da je fukarska, i to je neka radost i svrha, pa se ti zato posveti tome da je ostvariš. Napravi nešto od svog života, posveti se tome, ali se zaista posveti.”
Source: Sjeme smrti
“Gowachin Law made a special distinction between prejudgment and bias.
McKie considered this.
The interpretation of bias was: “If I can rule for a particular side I will do so.”
For prejudgment: “No matter what happens in the arena I will rule for a particular side.”
Bias was permitted, but not prejudgment.”
Source: The Dosadi Experiment
“Gowdy had a love affair with the microphone and the fans had a love affair with him. American sports fans truly lost an icon, a legend who never felt he was bigger than anyone else. He had that humility that made him special, and he made everyone feel like they were so important.”
“Gowen finally gave up on December 13, 1889. He secluded himself in a Washington hotel room, pulled out a gun and, in morbid imitation of his old enemies, killed a mine official—himself.”
Source: The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War
“Goyim kill goyim and the Jews are blamed.”
“Goyim were born only to serve us. Without that, they have no place in the world - only to serve the People of Israel,. Why are gentiles needed? They will work, they will plow, they will reap. We will sit like an effendi and eat. That is why gentiles were created.”
“Gozamos con el espectáculo de nuestra propias destrucción porque pensamos que somos inmortales. En nuestro delirio, destruimos a los otros creyendo que así seremos por fin eternos.
Así es como iniciará el colapso.
Mientras tanto, tú y yo seguiremos leyendo.”
Source: Orfeo
“Gozar de las cosas bellas le basta; acepta el lujo y la vida fácil, le gusta la felicidad. Yo necesito una vida devoradora. Necesito obrar, gastarme, realizarme, necesito un fin que alcanzar, dificultades que vencer, una obra que cumplir. No estoy hecha para el lujo. Nunca podrá satisfacerme lo que le satisface.”
Source: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
“Gozo I
Linho dos ombros
ao tacto
já tecido
Túnica branda
cingida sobre as
espáduas
Os rins despidos
no fato já subido:
as tuas mãos abrindo a madrugada
Linho dos seios
na roca dos sentidos
a seda lenta sedenta na garganta
a lã da boca
cardada
no gemido
e nos joelhos a sede
que os abranda
Linho das ancas
bordado
de torpor
a boca espessa
o fuso da garganta”
Source: Poesia Reunida
“Gozo remained an utterly private place, an island in petto - within the breast - and lucky the man who could find the key, turn the lock, and vanish inside.”
“Gozo V
Vigilante a crueldade
no meu ventre
A fenda atenta
e voraz
que devora o que é
dormente
a febre que a boca
empresta
a vela que empurra o vento
a vara que fende
a carne
a crueldade que entende
o grito sobre o orgasmo
que me prende e me desprende”
Source: Poesia Reunida