No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
In theology we must consider the predominance of authority; in philosophy the predominance of reason. — Johannes Kepler Copy Share Image
I remember somebody came in with Chicago Transit Authority, and we listened to it one time. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
The authority of government . . . can have no pure right over my person and property but what I concede to it. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The confession of the authority of the Word of God can never be isolated from the saving content of the Word of… — G. C. Berkouwer Copy Share Image
My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a… — Abbie Hoffman Copy Share Image
You're the only authority over your own life, never let anyone decide for you. — Wandini Copy Share Image
Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions. — Antony Jay Copy Share Image
“(Patrick Henry) He understood that the home was the foundation of a stable society and that the authority a man "exercised within… — David J. Vaughan Copy Share Image
I will not nullify, I will not secede, but I will under sovereign State authority fight in the Union another revolutionary conflict… — Henry A. Wise Copy Share Image
Civilization means, above all, an unwillingness to inflict unnecessary pain ... those of us who heedlessly accept the commands of authority cannot… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think, early on, I was very distrustful of authority yet needed a lot of approval from it. I was in that… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practicing shaman. Without doubt (since the recent death of Mircea Eliade)… — Nevill Drury Copy Share Image
When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
I call that church free which enters into the covenant with the ultimate source of existence. It binds together families and generations,… — James Luther Adams Copy Share Image
To me art is a form of manifest revolt, total and complete... with Dada I also have in common a certain mistrust… — Jean Tinguely Copy Share Image
The thing the British hate more than anything else is people who are getting above themselves. There are a hundred different expressions… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Just remember, you must know everything well before you can know what to discard. You must cover pages with material you will… — Dorothy Bryant Copy Share Image
While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We now live in a 'post-Christian' America . The Judeo-Christian ethic no longer guides our social institutions. Christian ideals and values no… — Harvey Cox Copy Share Image
Could you please explain to me exactly what the staff is that you carry?" Cronus proudly held the symbol of his power… — Stuart Hill Copy Share Image
Iran has a young population, and the desire to get out from under conservative religious social restrictions and to be able to… — Lourdes Garcia-Navarro Copy Share Image
Children have a remarkable talent for not taking the adult world with the kind of respect we are so confident it ought… — Conrad Hyers Copy Share Image
Understand that all battles are waged on an unconscious level before they are begun on the conscious one, and this battle is… — Teresa Stover Copy Share Image
