Quotes by Branches The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights. Herb Kohl branchesrightssides All roads lead to Rome, and there were times when it might have struck us that almost every branch of study or subject of conversation skirted forbidden ground. Henry James romebranchesmight Out of the trunk, the branches grow; out of them, the twigs. So, in productive subjects, grow the chapters. Herman Melville chapterstwigsbranches I'm like a monkey. You don't let go of one branch until you get a hold of the other. Ice T monkeysbranchesletting-go The nice men in periwigs who came up with the Fourth Amendment were recklessly naive to imagine that branches of a government, each of whose power is enhanced when the power of the other branches grows, would serve to check one another. Ilana Mercer branchesnicemen A son is like a lopped off branch. As a falcon he comes when he wills and goes where he lists. Ivan Turgenev brancheschildrenson Futures not achieved are only branches of the past: dead branches. Italo Calvino branchespast Fiction is a branch of neurology J. G. Ballard neurologybranchesfiction We avoid the gravest difficulties when, giving up the attempt to frame hypotheses concerning the constitution of matter, we pursue statistical inquiries as a branch of rational mechanics. J. Willard Gibbs inquirybranchesgiving-up Kuwait is an origin, and her regulations are branches, so be devoted to the origin, the roots will be insured. Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah kuwaitbranchesroots If you want to do other things, you have to leave soap operas, otherwise you'll be there forever, which is not bad, you know. Some people have made a great living off of being on soap operas. But if you want to branch out you have to leave early, otherwise you'll never get the shot. Jackee Harry branchesforeverpeople The faults and shortcomings we see in the members of our own ward or branch are of less consequence to us than one of the smallest in ourselves. Jacob de Jager faultsbranchesjudging In every branch of knowledge the progress is proportional to the amount of facts on which to build, and therefore to the facility of obtaining data. James Clerk Maxwell progressdatabranches The Theory of Groups is a branch of mathematics in which one does something to something and then compares the result with the result obtained from doing the same thing to something else, or something else to the same thing. James R Newman groupsbranchesmath What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed? James Madison hazardsbranchesmay As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived, it seems strictly consonant to the republican theory, to recur to the same original authority, not only whenever it may be necessary to enlarge, diminish, or new-model the powers of the government, but also whenever any one of the departments may commit encroachments on the chartered authorities of the others. James Madison branchesgovernmentpeople Everything is about accountability to the American people, accountability of the executive branch ... [and] accountability of the oversight of the Congress. Jay Rockefeller accountabilitybranchespeople All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so. Jeremy Bentham branches-of-governmentbranchesgovernment Little kids shoot marbles where the branches break the sun into graceful shafts of light… I just want to be pure. Jim Carroll brancheslightkids Poetry is a tree with very deep roots and while there may be excitement about this or that new little branch, you're not going to make anything original by just doing whatever's being rewarded at the moment. Joan Larkin branchesrootstree«1234567891011»
