“When your authority comes straight from God, shit always turns ugly.” — Matthew Stover Copy Share Image
With authority comes the ability to victimize; with power comes choice — Kalyani Rajalingham Copy Share Image
This imperiousness which aids us in all things is merely a fitting authority which comes from superior spirit. — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“You may be a royal, and a monarch, but you know the High Council supplants your authority when it comes to the… — Tricia Copeland 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
No one can depute authority. It comes too much from personal accidents, and too little from reason or law to be handed… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“Leadership does not come from being in a position of authority; it comes from exhibiting the qualities of a leader. The ability… — Chris Kennedy Copy Share Image
Rulers who destroy men's freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms. ... They cherish the illusion that they can combine… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Blanche is written with a terrible authority, the authority that comes from artistic necessity when the writer is compelled to write by… — Paul Bailey Copy Share Image
In a culture of technique, we often confuse authority with power, but the two are not the same. Power works from the… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
True gospel authority, the authority to heal and renew things and people, is not finally found in a hierarchical office, a theological… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
The president and the executive branch are always going to have greater latitude and greater authority when it comes to protecting America… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
