12 quotes about governs follow in order of popularity. Be sure to bookmark and share your favorites!

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.

Dr. Thomas Fuller

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

Thomas Jefferson

Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

Benjamin Franklin

There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans.

Greta Garbo

If he governs by really carrying out his agenda, which is quite a radical agenda, I think it's going to be very difficult for him.

Michael Shifter

There's no statute that governs me on how I investigate my cases, ... We're all trained to conduct investigations.

John Hobbs

The Mexican legislation that governs foreigners is much more discriminatory than the United States.

Sergio Sarmiento

Politics governs everything we do - the games we play, the way we play them, who we play.

John Arlott

It governs their lives. They worry about how long they'll be out.

Aniela Orr

I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.

Stephen Colbert

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

Plato

The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern me; your son governs you.

Themistocles