Authority Quotes · Page 16

At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure.

— Seamus Heaney

Authority is God ordained, but authoritarianism and raw power, in almost all forms, is dangerous.

— James Dobson

Where Example keeps pace with Authority, Power hardly fails to be obey'd.

— William Penn

All I'm being offered now are parts that are authority figures. I've done that. And that's not what I want. I want…

— Yaphet Kotto

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

This is the darkest hour before dawn and we should never underestimate monetary authorities' ability to deal with the adversity.

— Gideon Gono

Whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that is sin to you, however, innocent it may be…

— Robert Southey

Anyone who takes responsibility for getting something done is welcome to ask for the authority to do it.

— Seth

“The lesson I learned is that when you give someone authority, you must be conscious you are doing so and continue to…

— Margie Warrell

That you cannot have Christian principles without Christ is becoming increasingly clear, because their validity as principles depends on Christ's authority.

— Dorothy L. Sayers

Communism and fascism or nazism, although poles apart in their intellectual content, are similar in this, that both have emotional appeal to…

— James A.C. Brown

“How to win in life: 1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow 5 don't let people…

— Germany Kent

“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power…

— James Madison

There is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances and situations that are beyond…

— Anonymous

If you achieve a voice that will be heard, you should use it to speak up for the voiceless and oppressed. If…

— Craig Murray

Self-trust is the first secret of success, the belief that if you are here the authorities of the universe put you here,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not…

— Mike Love

Jorge Luis Borges had the soapbox and the authority to complain about this myopic understanding of the duty of Latin American writers,…

— Adam Morris

That instability is inherent in the nature of popular governments, I think very disputable … A representative democracy, where the right of…

— Alexander Hamilton

The leaders of the Pahlavi regime, in an attempt to forestall the rising tide of the Islamic revolutionary movement, were hard at…

— Yousef Saanei

During our long period of slumber the United States government has lost its moral authority. It is owned, operated, and controlled by…

— Thomas Naylor

We, hijras, are not hypocrites. We live our sexuality openly, being truthful to our souls and our bodies. Science and doctors assigned…

— Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

When you’re not fully trusting in the Lord you’re concerned mostly about rescue. “I’m a Christian, get me out of here!” And…

— Graham Cooke

Money is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act. Even the sanction of political…

— Carl Menger

We should understand the source of our authority and something of the keys that control its power.

— Russell M. Nelson

Influence is not the same as authority. Authority can be abused by influence gives.

— Johnny Hunt

One thing is clear - demons know they must submit to the superior authority in the name of Jesus Christ!

— T. B. Joshua

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

— Ahmed Chalabi

Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.

— William P. Young

To be sure, the vast majority of people who are untrained can accept the results of science only on authority.

— Morris Raphael Cohen

There must be an authority, and we believe that the most qualified authority in a household is the man's.

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

All children find chaos congenial. Any unruliness, even by nature, advances the child's program of subverting authority.

— George Will

Everywhere in life people are in authority to make decisions and you have to abide by them, whether right or wrong.

— Nasser Hussain

I'm afraid Sadiq Khan is completely wrong. The European Court of Justice is the supreme legal authority in our country.

— Boris Johnson

America has no real idea of the extent to which it abuses its authority and power.

— Anohni

“Fit yourself where you are before you fix yourself where you can be!”

— Israelmore Ayivor

There's no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.

— Henry Cloud

The economic and social upheaval the CDC caused by abusing their authority is nothing short of unprecedented.

— Anna Paulina Luna

Some will say that I have an issue with authority, but I just like to question things.

— Scarlett Moffatt

What we need is a government with authority but without authoritarianism.

— Jair Bolsonaro