George Mason Quotes

Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community.

George Mason

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 11, 1725 - October 7, 1792

Topics

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I've seen bands split up for five years and do nothing. That sounds great to me, but it just hasn't worked out that way.

Joe Perry

GreatMeNothingWayOutUp

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

MirrorBehaviorEveryoneImageShows

You don't have to leave the world to be holy and grow closer to the Holy One.

Johannes Tauler

WorldGrowYouLeaveHolyCloser

I didn't want to spend my life behind a desk.

John Gilpin

LifeMy LifeDeskWantBehindSpend

In general, people are administered drugs too readily.

John McEnroe

PeopleGeneralTooReadily

We think we know what it's all about; we think that disability is a really simple thing, and we don't expect to see disabled people in our daily lives.

Stella Young

DailySimplePeopleThinkKnowSee

I always aspire to that, where it feels like the film was made by the characters as opposed to the filmmakers. I try to be invisible.

Spike Jonze

TryInvisibleAlwaysAspireFilm

The institution of the presidency was profoundly affected by Watergate.

Robert Dallek

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I can't really picture a time when she won't be on tour with me. Mom has always been my best friend. But, yes, eventually she might get sick of it.

Mikaela Shiffrin

FriendTimeBestMeMomSick

The hardest one, the thing that made the greatest demand on me, was The Mamas & the Papas.

Michelle Phillips

MeGreatestHardestDemandMade

My philosophy is to eat as healthy as I can whenever I can, but not to beat myself up when I don't.

Miriam Shor

MyselfPhilosophyI CanHealthyEat

Being beyond politics, I am able to examine the role of the media without worrying about the indignant harrumphing that emanates from many journalists and commentators when you do so.

Julia Gillard

PoliticsI AmMediaYouBeyondRole

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