Authority Quotes · Page 22

It is so human a book that I don't see how belief in its divine authority can survive the reading of it.

— William James

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

— Miguel de Unamuno

Anyone at any age is able to tell the story of his or her life with authority.

— E. L. Doctorow

The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.

— Hannah Arendt

There's definitely a fascination with crime stories and stories of characters acting out against authority.

— Joel Edgerton

Being assertive means you are communicating your mind with authority.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.

— Mikhail Bakunin

The authority of Scripture is greater than the comprehension of the whole of man's reason.

— Martin Luther

Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and…

— John Stossel

In the late 19th century, the Populists - a protest movement of mainly disaffected farmers and workers - threatened to overturn established…

— Robert Dallek

Democrats believe we must have comprehensive health care reform that includes giving the federal government authority to negotiate lower prices with drug…

— Jim Clyburn

Now, we can't stop the devil from coming against us, but we can overcome him each time - if we exercise the…

— Joyce Meyer

Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that…

— Ben Salmon

We have no more thought of using our own powers to escape the arm of authorities than had the Apostles of old.…

— Martin Niemoller

I gave him my hard stare. “You're a control freak and I fight all authority. And you want us to mate?” A…

— Anonymous

The dictator is also the scapegoat; in assuming absolute authority, he assumes absolute guilt; and the oppressed masses, groaning under the yoke,…

— Mary McCarthy

Evil exists because of the disobedience of Satan. God gave Satan, and the angels, and man free will. Satan used his free…

— Stephen Colbert

As we are concerned with what others think of us, so we are anxious to know all about them; and from this…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Young people increasingly have become subject to an oppressive disciplinary machine that teaches them to define citizenship through the exchange practices of…

— Henry Giroux

Molecular evolution is not based on scientific authority. . . . There are assertions that such evolution occurred, but absolutely none are…

— Michael Behe

My only role in the opening of the schools has been to suggest and encourage opening them. But it is impossible for…

— Fethullah Gulen

If you establish a democracy, you must in due time reap the fruits of a democracy. You will in due season have…

— Benjamin Disraeli

Government, not the oil industry, is the biggest 'profiteer' from oil. And it uses the tax revenue to expand its own authority…

— Mark Levin

Now to avoid any collision of armed forces, and perhaps the loss of life, I do this under protest and impelled by…

— Liliʻuokalani

My mom was a social worker. I had a pretty good idea of what the authorities can do when a parent's not…

— Leigh Newman

You need those people to also have power and authority, and in a way that has been the story of my career.

— Alden Ehrenreich

In the eyes of authority - and maybe rightly so - nothing looks more like a terrorist than the ordinary man.

— Giorgio Agamben

“When your authority comes straight from God, shit always turns ugly.”

— Matthew Stover

We know, on the authority of Moses, that longer than six thousand years the world did not exist.

— Martin Luther

Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of…

— Mikhail Bakunin

Listen to authority figures because of their position, but only believe them if they can explain why.

— Tucker Max

Spiritual growth requires the development of inner knowing and inner authority. It requires the heart, not the intellect.

— Gary Zukav

“Obligation is a more effective weapon against the Will than any penalty, threat or act of force.”

— Ashim Shanker

I want to tell the vice president and everybody else that when I'm president there will be a controlling legal authority.

— John McCain

The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem.

— Arthur Keith

“With discipline, you can lose weight, you can excel in work, you can win the war.”

— Amit Kalantri

I was always taught by punk to think for yourself and to question authority. That's what I've always tried to do.

— Laura Jane Grace

I believe that all human beings are equal. I believe that no one has the right to authority over anyone else.

— Marilyn French

Congress has the authority to authorize spending and investment to historically neglected and marginalized communities.

— Jamaal Bowman

The New Testament is of full authority and open to the understanding of simple men as to the points most needful to…

— John Wycliffe