Authority Quotes · Page 18

I believed in God when cancer come to me. Now when I speak, I speak with authority because I've been there.

— Mr. T

We are not final because we are infallible, but infallible only because we are final.

— Robert H. Jackson

I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution.

— John Engler

Authority's for sharing only when the sharer is sure of his (or hers).

— Malcolm Forbes

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt.

— Anonymous

Being yielded to God's authority keeps us pliable and open-minded to a possible change of plans.

— Beth Moore

Cameras in classrooms are no substitute for greater authority by parents and teachers.

— Paul Weyrich

God only promises to bless the nation that recognizes His authority.

— Tony Evans

Of all the opportunities my priesthood authority affords, there is none grander than the privilege of being in one of our temples…

— M. Russell Ballard

Love’? What do you know about love?” "It’s at the heart of every story,” Rollo said with authority. “If humans could avoid…

— Jessica Day George

We all live inside the terrible engine of authority, and it grinds and shrieks and burns so that no one will say:…

— Catherynne M. Valente

I have very little hope that any permission can be gained for your organization. However, I shall place it in a special…

— Anna Louise Strong

The Word of truth teaches in the clearest and most positive terms that all of the dead will be raised. No doctrine…

— C. I. Scofield

“Who will venture to place the authority of Copernicus above that of the Holy Spirit? [Lutheran theologian Abraham Calovius illustrating his objection…

— Abraham Calovius

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and…

— Henry Steele Commager

You could become internationally famous - you're Gemini, and according to antique authority have a literary talent, which of course your letters…

— Ted Hughes

One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put…

— Earl Nightingale

And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves…

— Abraham Lincoln

There have been lots and lots of fatwas against violence. But it is an interesting question. A Mufti is the person that…

— Sadakat Kadri

Never had I understood that I command, with absolute authority, the ship of my life! I decide its mission and rules and…

— Richard Bach

The truth is, the whole administration under Roosevelt was demoralized by the system of dealing directly with subordinates. It wasobviated in the…

— William Howard Taft

Some sort of belief in all-powerful supernatural beings is common, if not universal. A tendency to obey authority, perhaps especially in children,…

— Richard Dawkins

Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why…

— Suzanne Fields

I am technically "boss" of the family which I am carrying along-but I am grateful to know that it is only technically…

— Mark Twain

We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being in office, holding office.

— James Hillman

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

— John Adams

I had the greatest respect for the authorities of my day--until I studied things for myself, and came to my own conclusions.

— Sigmund Freud

My counsel advises me that there is no controlling legal authority or case that says there was any violation of law whatsoever.

— Al Gore

And truly Philosophy is but sophisticated poetry. Whence do those ancient writers derive all their authority but from the poets?

— Michel de Montaigne

For many immigrant groups, lack of trust in authority is something they actually bring from the countries they come from.

— Kemi Badenoch

It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.

— Alexander Hamilton

Remember: you are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.

— Louise Hay

Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves.

— William Shakespeare

Common sense is the foundation of all authorities, of the laws themselves, and of their construction.

— Thomas Jefferson

No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.

— Keith O'Brien

You can always speak with great authority on how well you played today, but never on how you'll play tomorrow.

— Gary Player

The decision makers face each other. No safety screen stands between the issues and the highest authorities.

— George P. Bush

I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.

— Tupac Shakur

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

— Tavis Smiley

Almost all the opinions we have are taken on authority and on credit.

— Michel de Montaigne