If the Republicans get control back of the United States Senate, we will no longer have a check and balance on the White House, on the Republican Congress. (Quote by - Patty Murray)

Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen. (Quote by - John Ralston Saul)

The balance of nature is reached when heating the house costs as much as going south for the winter. (Quote by - James H. McGavran)

The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. (Quote by - Max Beerbohm)

Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use. (Quote by - Peter Latham)

Real adulthood is the result of two qualities: self-discipline and self-reliance. The process of developing them together in balance is called maturing. (Quote by - J. W. Jepson)

In a perfect world, I could be doing some bigger films and balance that with some independent films because they seem to be the most challenging and unique. (Quote by - Sherilyn Fenn)

The truth is balance. However the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie. (Quote by - Susan Sontag)

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned. (Quote by - Beryl Markham)

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cosy up to power: We're supposed to be the check and balance on government. (Quote by - Amy Goodman)

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession. (Quote by - Julia Ward Howe)

Even in modern art, artists have used methods based on calculation, inasmuch as these elements, alongside those of a more personal and emotional nature, give balance and harmony to any work of art. (Quote by - Max Bill)

Now, Tim has been really, really busy, and it's been my job now to kind of deal with everything. And trying to figure out how we balance that, logistically it's a nightmare. But these little jobs make it much easier. (Quote by - Susan Sarandon)

Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil. (Quote by - Laurell K. Hamilton)

The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with. (Quote by - Giacomo Casanova)

It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them. (Quote by - Patricia Richardson)

Our oil problems are only going to get worse. Our trade balance is only going to get worse. So we have to slow the growth of U.S. oil consumption, particularly imported oil consumption. (Quote by - Sherwood Boehlert)

The minute I forget to balance reality with the fantasy, I'm going back to Virginia. (Quote by - Schuyler Fisk)

The chief concern of the French Impressionists was the discovery of balance between light and dark. (Quote by - Stephen Gardiner)

For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time. (Quote by - John Frusciante)

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. (Quote by - Thomas Merton)

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking. (Quote by - James Baldwin)

Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable. (Quote by - Donna Karan)

In business a reputation for keeping absolutely to the letter and spirit of an agreement, even when it is unfavorable, is the most precious of assets, although it is not entered in the balance sheet. (Quote by - Lord Chandos)

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark. (Quote by - Carter Burwell)