#fairs

The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed by federal law. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#authorizing #consent #derive #exercised #federal

If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine, we are not going to get paragons of virtue running our affairs. We will get the very rich, who contract out the messy things in life the very dull, who have nothing to hide and nothing to show and the very devious, expert at covering their tracks and ambitious enough to risk their discovery. ↗

— Charles Krauthammer

#ambitious #contract #covering #devious #discovery

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. ↗

— Thucydides

#brilliant #charge #expect #frequently #men

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history. ↗

— Alphonse de Lamartine

#becomes #conceals #details #generalities #history

It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either. ↗

— Golda Meir

#accuse #affairs #conducting #either #head

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art. ↗

— Paul Klee

#art #begins #concern #itself #science

I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#career #handle #i #long #music

Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

#affairs #business #daily #obscene #papers

God says he will never be satisfied with the infidels. In terms of worldly affairs, America is very strong. Even if it were twice as strong or twice that, it could not be strong enough to defeat us. We are confident that no one can harm us if God is with us. ↗

— Mohammed Omar

#america #be strong #confident #could #defeat

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#granted #hang #healthy #healthy thing #long