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Quotes About Charge

For people of a certain age in this country, culture comes free of charge. It is thought they are too old to misuse it.
~ Jean Baudrillard
There is an implied warranty that a commissioned work should last a lifetime. There is to be no charge.
~ Maxfield Parrish
I'm proud to be a Democrat, and I feel pretty strongly that the country would be better off with Democrats in charge.
~ Jason Kander
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
~ Mencius
We designed a car that is for daily commutes and that you charge every day. The less you use the gasoline engine, the better mpg. Essentially, the Karma can achieve dramatic savings and low CO2 output when used as intended, as a daily commuter.
~ Henrik Fisker
The feeling of fear in the stadium was electric: it was a static charge building up in the jolting, clanking crowd of robots, threatening to earth itself in a runaway crackle of panic.
~ Unknown
Much more interesting news than that, sir," said Boar. As the Invincible Lord scowled, he hurried on. "There was an incident in Valor, my lord. The Dragonslayer is no longer in charge. In fact, he admitted in front of the entire town that he never killed that dragon after all.
~ Tui T. Sutherland
Cyrus Pembridge, the Never Land's captain, was widely regarded as the most incompetent man to comman a ship since the formation of water. "Who in the name of common sense would put to sea on that ship with that man in charge?" wondered Mack. "Well," Alf answered, "we are." "True," Mack said.
~ Dave Barry
On initial investment, investors frequently pay a load, or sales charge, to acquire shares. Loads range up to 8.5 percent, sometimes varying with the size of investment and length of holding period. Funds without sales charges carry the no-load designation.
~ David F. Swensen
Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence, or why Upon this blasted heath you stop our way With such prophetic greeting. Speak, I charge you.
~ William Shakespeare
The love of a foster mother for her charge appears absolutely irrational.
~ Winston Churchill
The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law and particularly to deny him the judgement of his peers is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist.
~ Winston S. Churchill
In one respect a cavalry charge is very like ordinary life. So long as you are all right, firmly in your saddle, your horse in hand, and well armed, lots of enemies will give you a wide berth. But as soon as you have lost a stirrup, have a rein cut, have dropped your weapon, are wounded, or your horse is wounded, then is the moment when from all quarters enemies rush upon you. Such
~ Winston S. Churchill
No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion.
~ Cicero
The end is just another beginning when a Mother is in charge of the world.
~ Unknown
As the dragon charged it released huge clouds of hissing steam through its nostrils. It was almost as if a gigantic teapot had gone mad.
~ Heywood Broun
So you're saying that while my father and I were asleep, you found the reliquary—all by yourself—and then single-handedly subdued Lady Nore?" He laughs. "You might have woken me. I could have done something, surely. Applauded at the right moments? Held your bag?" I am flattered into a small smile. "So," he asks, "what orders ought I to give the guards, now that you're in charge?
~ Holly Black
fucked her when she was too out of it to consent, but that was before consent got fashionable. Those kinds of incidents used to be considered "funny." Even "hilarious." The worse you felt, the louder you laughed. The laughter was necessary because it put you back in charge. You didn't remember, so you created a memory you hoped was the truth.
~ Liane Moriarty
I should start charging uncomfortable thoughts rent. Except what would they pay me in? Probably something even worse.
~ Lilith Saintcrow
Judge Douglas has again, for, I believe, the fifth time, if not the seventh, in my presence, reiterated his charge of a conspiracy or combination between the National Democrats and Republicans. What evidence Judge Douglas has upon this subject I know not, inasmuch as he never favors us with any.
~ Unknown
Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.
~ Zebulon Pike
Today, January 23, 2019, I swear to formally assume the powers of the national executive as president in charge of Venezuela.
~ Juan Guaido
If there is one thing that I take pride in, it is the fact that I never, ever make a charge without offering a substantial amount of support for it. You may ultimately end up not agreeing with me, but you will have to concede that I offered much evidence in support of my position, something that people frequently do not do.
~ Vincent Bugliosi
It is this active relationship between the subject and the objects that are charged with meanings which creates the association and not the association which creates this relationship" (OI, p. 131).
~ Unknown