Existing libraries, in their very being, seem to question the authority of those in power. — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority... — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
All appeals to Scripture are appeals to interpretations of Scripture. The only real question is: whose interpretation? People with differing interpretations of… — Keith Mathison Copy Share Image
“Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein as granting authority to others: It is basically saying, 'Maybe I need… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I am often tempted to think of success in terms that are defined by others: records sold, popularity gained, album reviews, etc.… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
The two principles referred to are Authority and Liberty, and the names of the two schools of Socialistic thought which fully and… — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Literally minutes before the Senate cast its vote, the administration sought to add the words 'in the United States and' after 'appropriate… — Tom Daschle Copy Share Image
It was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing but a bit of strutting jackassery. — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
“ She discovered in a series of beautifully executed researches the fundamental distinction between carbons that turned on heating into graphite and… — J.D. Bernal Copy Share Image
Fame doesn't redeem you. It takes a long time to get there, and when you're finally there, you realise you still have… — Cyndi Lauper Copy Share Image
Leaders must display their humanness. Those under their authority must be empowered & have the courage to engage in honest dialogue. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“...people quote proverbs without realizing they're really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
You should not put too much trust in any unproved conjecture, even if it has been propounded by a great authority, even… — George Polya Copy Share Image
Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of… — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and… — Ralph Steadman Copy Share Image
As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Death is the sanction of everything that the storyteller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death. — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
Authority exercised with humility, and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
The idea of a hell that involves some kind of eternal punishment at the hands of a just and holy God is… — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Never lose your self-respect, nor be too familiar with yourself when you are alone. Let your integrity itself be your own standard… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
For openers, marriage is neither a matter of politics, nor is it a matter of social policy. Marriage is defined by the… — Lance B. Wickman Copy Share Image
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause.… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
What is new in our time is the increased power of the authorities to enforce their prejudices. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
To live coram Deo is to live one’s entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
The nature of the economic system should be a matter for public choice, and free market capitalism should not be accepted without… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
After all, when you're talking about an authority figure oppressing against people, it's the people that hold that authority figure up. If… — Keith Stanfield Copy Share Image
Mum said, "It is the thought that counts." And I said, "I know, which is why I am ringing the authorities right… — Louise Rennison Copy Share Image
God created the first pair equal in rights, possessions, and authority. He bequeathed the earth to them as a joint inheritance; gave… — Antoinette Brown Blackwell Copy Share Image
“But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as strongly as one… — Richard A. Posner Copy Share Image
As Cuba's leader, Castro answered to no one and allowed no challenge to his authority. — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
The ambiguous, gray areas of authority and responsibility between parents and teachers exacerbate the distrust between them. The distrust is further complicated… — Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Copy Share Image
In talking with people that have experienced it, I learned that PTSD is something that a person in a position of authority… — Stana Katic Copy Share Image
Whether they are raised in indigenous or modern culture, there are two things that people crave: the full realization of their innate… — Malidoma Patrice Some Copy Share Image