Authority Quotes · Page 19

I must lay down the law as I understand it, and as I read it in books of authority.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“When am I going to learn to stop questioning authority and just eat the Soylent Green?”

— Red Tash

Where riches hold the dominion of the heart, God has lost His authority.

— John Calvin

No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.

— Mahmoud Abbas

Authority in science exists to be questioned, since heresy is the spring from which new ideas flow.

— Anonymous

There is great joy in leading with authority, which is serving others by meeting their legitimate needs.

— James Hunter

It's time for a new Reformation in the Church--to call the Church back to the authority of the Word of God, beginning…

— Ken Ham

Becoming an authority in your industry can be a great way to promote your business and help you better serve your clients.

— Lewis Howes

Never before had I recognized the ring of majesty that was in Billy Black's voice, though I realized now that this authority…

— Stephenie Meyer

If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is of no more authority than any other uninspired volume, how…

— J. C. Ryle

A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the…

— Gary Hamel

“Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Gandhi held no formal position of authority. Nor was there an organized army standing behind him. What he did have were his…

— Punit Renjen

If I were in authority in Singapore indefinitely without having to ask those who are governed whether they like what is being…

— Lee Kuan Yew

The phrase "may you live in interesting times" is the lowest in a trilogy of Chinese curses that continue "may you come…

— Terry Pratchett

As an exercise of raw judicial power, the Court perhaps has authority to do what it does today; but, in my view,…

— Byron White

The American founders, when framing their governments, looked to the Bible for insights into human nature, civic virtue, social order, political authority…

— Daniel L Dreisbach

We will end the sanctuary cities that have resulted in so many needless deaths. Cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities…

— Donald Trump

I would say to bishops, and to all men in authority, we should have an interest in carrying on this work. We…

— Wilford Woodruff

For the Second Amendment to do its job, the other side must become much better informed. I watched an action-adventure program last…

— L. Neil Smith

The ideas of individual supremacy and the right of free expression, when carried to excess, have not worked. They have made it…

— Lee Kuan Yew

Tracing the progress of mankind in the ascending path of civilization, and moral and intellectual culture, our fathers found that the divine…

— William M. Evarts

A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more devotion, a little more love; with less bowing down…

— Elbert Hubbard

“I said that any sort of power is coercion of the people, and that the time will come when there will be…

— Mikhail Bulgakov

Nearly all the evils in the Church have arisen from bishops desiring power more than light. They want authority, not outlook.

— John Ruskin

Satan is always looking for legal right and authority to torment and attack people. Whatever he has the right to do, the…

— Bob Larson

Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority.

— Mahatma Gandhi

If you think someone committed a crime, you should turn them in to whomever you perceive authority to be.

— Marcia Gay Harden

(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.

— Joyce Meyer

The only authority I respect is the one that causes butterflies to fly south in fall and north in springtime.

— Tom Robbins

[Satan] has been thoroughly defeated and only holds people by usurped authority and power.

— Chuck Smith

Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership.

— Rick Warren

The express authority of the people alone could give validity to the Constitution.

— James Madison

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

— Voltaire

We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank…

— George H. W. Bush

“When your family is twice as weird as normal, you have to be twice as polite to authority, because authority hates weird.”

— Rosemary Clement-Moore

Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

— Antony Jay

The Hamas organization is unwilling to honor the obligations that the Palestinian Authority has signed.

— Moshe Katsav

In theology we must consider the predominance of authority; in philosophy the predominance of reason.

— Johannes Kepler

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

— Lord Acton