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Balances Quotes

No single side left unchecked.

These balances quotes center on checks and balances as a design meant to keep any one branch of Government from overreaching, a duty lawmakers describe as their oversight role.

We deploy a full arsenal of tools against voter fraud, including long prison terms, heavy fines and deportation. We have checks and balances at all levels of the system. And we have the Department of Justice prosecutors backing us up.

Quotes by Kate Brown

I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this company can withstand a very honest and critical look at itself.

Quotes by Julia Hartz

There are certain people within the new government who have a slightly disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism, but there are so many checks and balances that in that way their noises are just noises.

Quotes by Jonathan Shapiro

For whatever reason, the films I gravitate towards do have these strange sort of tonal balances to them... I kind of realized on '50/ 50' why I liked these blending of tones, because I think it's kind of what life...

Quotes by Jonathan Levine

I work mostly during the week, and on the weekend I get to hang out with friends, so it balances out pretty well.

Quotes by Jimmy Bennett

Being able to go home to my kid is such a relief because he's such a happy kid. He balances my life out in such a good way.

Quotes by Jessica McDonald

Capitalism does millions of things better than the alternatives. It balances supply and demand in an elegant way that central planning has never come close to.

Quotes by Jeremy Grantham

I think most of us in America want our security. There're so many people out there that are fearful and now with this realization of immigration, with the terrorists, we need to have better checks and balances in regards to...

Quotes by Jan Brewer

I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord...

Quotes by James Cameron

I'll always understand the Schadenfreude aspect to short-selling. I get that no one will always like it. I'm also convinced to the deepest part of my bones that short-selling plays the role of real-time financial watchdog. It's one of the...

Quotes by James Chanos

I think there are periods in this country when behavior is abhorrent: McCarthy, Watergate, Bill Clinton. It's just a question of how the checks and balances in the American system work and how leaders stand up to it or don't...

Quotes by Jake Tapper

We never thought 'Say Something' would be a holiday song. I'm still surprised that it's resonating at this time of year. Maybe that's why it's working so well - it balances out all the joy.

Quotes by Ian Axel

You need basically some accountability rules, which means democratic checks and balances at the euro zone level, and definitely, you have to increase convergence in terms of taxes, in terms of social affairs and so on.

Quotes by Emmanuel Macron

I believe in our country. Fiercely. And our institutions are the bones that keep us upright. We can and must restore decency to our system - and that requires the exercise of the checks and balances intended by our Founders.

Quotes by Elissa Slotkin

Is it harder having kids and working? It definitely is, but the payoff is you get to go home to your kids, and it all balances out. And I know I'm a better mother when I'm engaged in something outside...

Quotes by Edie Falco

The framers hated the tyranny of King George, but they were also afraid of the mob. That's why they put so many checks and balances into our system, to guard against the excesses of a government that might be inflamed...

Quotes by David Ignatius

I am running to fix the economy, restore the constitutional system of checks and balances and to end this game of crony capitalism by the ruling class in Washington.

Quotes by Dave Brat

I feel like it does get busier professionally, but personally, I think I choose how I spend my time more carefully, so it balances it out in that sense.

Quotes by Danielle Panabaker

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if...

Quotes by Chuck Schumer

Balance is a good thing - checks and balances are a good thing.

Quotes by Charlie Baker

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these balances quotes mostly discuss?
They mostly discuss the balance of power across government, describing it as essential to keeping any single branch from overreaching.
Is there a quote about congressional oversight?
Yes, one describes Congress as a coequal branch meant to hold the executive in check, with oversight described as a lawmaker's duty.
Does any quote reference the founders directly?
Yes, one cites the founders' belief that people are not angels, making a system of mutual checks critical to protecting lawful, accountable government.
Is balances used outside of government here?
Yes, one references maintaining ethnic balances as an idea that no longer works the way it traditionally did.
What page connects to balances and government structure?
Our Government quotes collection covers closely related ground on institutional power.

One line quotes the founders' own reasoning, that people are not angels, so checks and balances remain critical for a Better, more accountable rule of law.