Authority Quotes · Page 23

“When Jesus tells us to give all we have...we don't have authority to decline. We are not our own; we have no…

— Chris Tiegreen

The price of maintaining membership in the establishment is unquestioning acceptance of authority.

— Neil Postman

In mathematics we do not appeal to authority, but rather you are responsible for what you believe.

— Richard Hamming

The less people know about what is really going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.

— Prince Charles

The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every…

— Erich Fromm

The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment... not authority.

— Thomas Huxley

The Nobel Prize confers on an individual an authority which in economics no man ought to possess.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

“If the force of arms is considered the only means of authority, it is not an auspicious instrument.”

— Lao Tzu

The practice of all ages and all countries (whether Christian or heathen, polite or barbarous) hath been ... to do honour to…

— Francis Atterbury

A crook is a crook, and there's something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But any guy who pretends he is…

— Al Capone

There are two things that are suited to humble the souls of men, and they are, first, a due consideration of God,…

— John Owen

“A stronghold is any way the devil tries to presume authority in our lives. If we belong to Christ, Satan has no…

— Beth Moore

Social media has exacerbated a trend whereby people speak with complete authority on every subject, regardless of how informed they are.

— Romesh Ranganathan

“man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give…

— Brandon Sanderson

I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with…

— Gail Simmons

For thousands of years, humans believed that authority came from the gods. Then, during the modern era, humanism gradually shifted authority from…

— Yuval Noah Harari

The great soul of power extends far beyond states, to every domain of life, from families to international affairs. And throughout, every…

— Noam Chomsky

Canon law pertains to Catholics. Jewish law pertains only to Jews. But the sharia dictates every basic aspect of human life, asserts…

— Pamela Geller

“Liberalism is a creation of the seventeenth century, fathered by British philosopher John Locke (1632–1704). For Locke, liberalism means limited government, the…

— Peter Boghossian

When I was a kid, my parents smartly raised us to keep quiet, be respectful to older people, and generally not question…

— Mindy Kaling

Learn to love humility, for it will cover all your sins. All sins are repulsive before God, but the most repulsive of…

— Anthony of Padua

People will give you the responsibility, even the authority, to go after the big things, the visionary things, the reaching for incredible…

— Eric Garcetti

Photographs have the kind of authority over imagination to-day, which the printed word had yesterday, and the spoken word before that. They…

— Walter Lippmann

True leadership is moral authority, not formal authority. Leadership is a choice, not a position. The choice is to follow universal timeless…

— Stephen Covey

“Give little people a little power, and it goes straight to their ugly, little heads. -Foot talks about authority”

— Ray Palla

There is no reliable way for American authorities to distinguish jihadists and potential jihadists from peaceful Muslims.

— Robert Spencer

When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]

— Tacitus

I have never changed my message. I preach the Bible, and I preach it with authority.

— Billy Graham

The Palestinian Authority refuses on an ongoing basis to take the necessary steps to prevent terrorists from getting into Israel.

— David Baker

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.

— Lord Acton

I don't tend to think in terms of a moral authority - be a good boy, do good things - more in…

— John Cusack

Crackdown, the video, interpreted and reflected a sense of authority and austerity and a sense of slight, impending doom.

— Stephen Mallinder

I'm a fan or naysayer like everyone else, not an authority of any kind.

— Paul Fry

“Science will always be the source of authority for those who wish to remove God from their thinking.”

— Curtis A. Chamberlain

In their nomination to office they will not appoint to the exercise of authority as to a pitiful job, but as to…

— Edmund Burke

“But even I know that in your line of work, there's a difference between being a volunteer and being volun-told.”

— T.J. Klune

I don't like authority, at least I don't like other people's authority.

— A. C. Benson

I wasn't good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn't like the fact that there was no autonomy.

— Nigella Lawson

Crack-brained meddling by the authorities [can] aggravate an existing crisis.

— Karl Marx

Individuals who attempt to please and individuals who become angry both have authority issues.

— Gary Zukav