“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” — Anne Bradstreet Copy Share Image
We do not sit in authority over the Scripture, the Scripture sits in authority over us. — Steven J Lawson Copy Share Image
Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone. — Michelle Lujan Grisham Copy Share Image
My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight. — Stendhal Copy Share Image
I am convinced that people are open to the Christian message if it is seasoned with authority and proclaimed as God's own… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
The Fed has neither the clear statutory authority nor the mandate to anticipate and deal with risks across our entire financial system. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
If you live your life and don't confess your sins to God Almighty through the authority of Christ and His blood, I'm… — John Hagee Copy Share Image
If people base their identity on identifying with authority, freedom causes anxiety. They must then conceal the victim in themselves by resorting… — Arno Gruen Copy Share Image
I have made it quite clear that a unified Ireland was one solution that is out. A second solution was a confederation… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The voice is a human sound which nothing inanimate can perfectly imitate. It has an authority and an insinuating property which writing… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whether the proposed constitution is approved or rejected . . . it is a process and a text largely crafted and imposed… — Phyllis Bennis Copy Share Image
California is, in many respects, best understood as a nation-state. In the environmental-energy realm, California possesses far-reaching legal authorities that other states… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through… — Ed Crane 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
The happiness of being envied is glamour. Being envied is a solitary form of reassurance. It depends precisely upon not sharing your… — John Berger Copy Share Image
Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man… — Gouverneur Morris Copy Share Image
“Virtue? A fig! 'Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Quality is better seen up at the timberline than here obscured by smoky windows and oceans of words, and he sees that… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
What concerned me was that [James Mattis] played not only a critical role as a battlefield commander in Fallujah, but also, afterwards,… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
The fake healers make you dependent. They aggrandize their personality cult and finances. They increase their stature with titles like Doctor, Bishop,… — Richard Rossi Copy Share Image
If you see someone taking responsibility, give that person authority. If you see someone looking for authority, watch out! — Loren Cunningham Copy Share Image
“Knowledge imparts a sense of authority. It will help you stand out and give you an edge over your competition.” — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
We have to hate our immediate predecessors to get free of their authority. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
I don't know how we will ever have the moral authority to deal with social welfare if we can't deal with corporate… — Jeb Hensarling Copy Share Image
The Authority has the power to turn everyone against me, and they have. — Nikki Bella Copy Share Image
It's true that most people find it far more comfortable to trust an authority than to have their faith questioned. — Daniel Ellsberg Copy Share Image
God speaks with authority on every subject including marriage and His advice trumps Oprah's every time. — Kirk Cameron Copy Share Image
Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you. — Zebulon Pike Copy Share Image
How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen. — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
“Gimme eat, I said,” he ordered loudly in harsh tones that rumbled ominously through the silent tent like claps of distant thunder.” — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures. — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
The nice thing about citing god as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“meaning and authority. For no matter what our will says, we can always make it say something else.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
In my day, the president ruled with authority before the law, but now all that is lost. — Kim Young-sam Copy Share Image
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