In the Catholic Church, there are many other things which most justly keep me in her bosom. The consent of peoples and… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
During our long period of slumber the United States government has lost its moral authority. It is owned, operated, and controlled by… — Thomas Naylor Copy Share Image
“Jesus doesn't come asking if He can hang out with us. He commands us to follow Him. He has total authority and… — Justin Buzzard Copy Share Image
Our father has an even more important function than modeling manhood for us. He is also the authority to let us relax… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
I hold it a blasphemy to say that a man ought not to fight against authority: there is no great religion and… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“And you are going to close the gates, because I told you to close the gates.” — Hilari Bell Copy Share Image
I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
Anarchy is no guarantee that some people won't kill, injure, kidnap, defraud, or steal from others. Government is a guarantee that some… — Gustave de Molinari Copy Share Image
Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
I like writing flawed women, and being one, its something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
“Why spend your life working on defense when no defense can be made truly impenetrable? Take the offensive – learn the vulnerabilities… — A.J. Darkholme Copy Share Image
I think teenagers at any time are testing to see how far they can go and where authority comes in. — Emily Meade Copy Share Image
A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason-I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Government is necessary, but the only rights we can delegate to government are the ones we possess. For example, we all have… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
The security of the Nation is not at the ramparts alone, Security also lies in the value of our free institutions. A… — Murray Gurfein Copy Share Image
The emperor of the East was no longer guided by the wisdom and authority of his elder brother, whose death happened towards… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
After forty years, with whatever authority comes from lived experience, I can say: You, too, can create something. You can nurture it… — Sy Safransky Copy Share Image
Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The key to the missionary's work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. We are inclined to… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
If the modern spirit, whatever that may be, is disinclined towards taking the Lord's word at its face value (as I hear… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Do what is right, and the reward will be immediate and multitudinous. Think what is right, and your authority will grow. — John Kremer Copy Share Image
By learning to yield to the loving authority... of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which… — James Dobson Copy Share Image
There are questions of real power and then there are questions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authority… — Karen Nussbaum Copy Share Image
The word "concluded" is a trick word. It's designed to attach authority and ontological certitude to whatever follows, when it's just another… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I say I'm not a control freak and I don't like to be in charge. But on the other hand, I really… — Maura Tierney Copy Share Image
“He was one of those characters who felt that a weak handshake could somehow damage his authority, which meant that every handshake… — Adrian McKinty Copy Share Image
There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
To hinder, besides, the farmer from selling his goods at all times to the best market, is evidently to sacrifice the ordinary… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The accretion of dangerous power does not come in a day. It does come, however slowly, from the generative force of unchecked… — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
The word of God has provided nine explanatory designations of the heavenly beings... the first group is forever around God and is… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
Our own unresolved authority problems from our youth sometimes get transferred to our youthful patients, because we are still "covert adolescent rebels."… — Virgil Miller Newton Copy Share Image
[Science] is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
As I've gotten older, I've felt I have more authority on that subject. I think the conversation needs to be reframed. What… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
The parent-child relationship in the home usually reflects the objective cultural conditions of the surrounding social structure. If the conditions which penetrate… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
![“[Science] is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything. It has two rules. First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless…” quote by Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0b3/carl-sagan-160_argument_science-is-not-perfect-it-can-be-misused_2558360.jpg)
