#propose

I don't order laws, I propose them. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#laws #order #propose #them

We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can only refuse a law of parliament once, then he has to sign it - if the same law is then supported by a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#both #constitution #constitutional #houses #i

Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#choices #choosing #far #often #proposes

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#anyone #calmly #even #expect #few

At this time, it's all still proposed. ↗

— Howard Scott

#still #time

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity. ↗

— William Howard Taft

#adequate #basis #effort #enlightened #enterprise

I went to the bank and proposed that they lend money to the poor people. The bankers almost fell over. ↗

— Muhammad Yunus

#bank #bankers #fell #i #lend

I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman. ↗

— Vince Gill

#gentleman #good #i #proposed #southern

Just this week, my husband proposed a plan for schools and libraries to develop their own plans to keep children from finding indecent material on the Internet as an alternative to a Congressional proposal that would require a federally mandated solution. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#children #congressional #develop #federally #finding

In Count Julian I simply proposed to create a text which would allow for diverse levels of reading. ↗

— Juan Goytisolo

#count #create #diverse #i #julian