Authority Quotes

2019 Authority quotes by 1321 unique authors

Whether it is seen in personal terms or trans-personal terms, whether it is Heaven or Nirvana or Happy Hunting Ground or the Garden of Paradise,… — John Smith
Do not believe what you have heard Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations Do not believe in anything that… — Gautama Buddha
The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life. It's between the… — Unknown Author
The easiest and quickest path into the esteem of traditional military authorities is by the appeal to the eye, rather than to the mind. The… — B. H. Liddell Hart
There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing. — James M. Kouzes
Nothing overshadows truth so much as authority. — Leon Battista Alberti
All appeals to Scripture are appeals to interpretations of Scripture. The only real question is: whose interpretation? People with differing interpretations of Scripture cannot set… — Keith Mathison
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children… — Socrates
So many of the models of courage we've had, ones that are still taught to boys and girls, are about going out to slay the… — Riane Eisler
The number one piece of advice I would share is to recruit a mentor. Find someone you admire who is at least one generation older,… — Bing Gordon
A strong new presence in poetry . . . Kei Miller's is a voice we will hear much more of, for it speaks and sings… — Lorna Goodison
For nothing ought to be posited without a reason given, unless it is self-evident (literally, known through itself) or known by experience or proved by… — William of Ockham
Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetuated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as inherently… — Edgar Friedenberg
Authority is just and faithful in all matters of promise-keeping; it is also considerate, and that is why a good mother is the best home-ruler. — Charlotte Mason
The accretion of dangerous power does not come in a day. It does come, however slowly, from the generative force of unchecked disregard of the… — Felix Frankfurter
This government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine, and recognition has been requested by the provisional government thereof. The… — Harry S. Truman
We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God. — George H. W. Bush
I believe in the separation of church and state and would not use my authority to violate this principle in any way. — Jimmy Carter
In republican government the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this . . . is to divide the legislature into different branches; and to… — James Madison
The spirit of philosophy is one of free inquiry. It suspects all authority. Its function is to trace the uncritical assumptions of human thought to… — Muhammad Iqbal
Monarchy is an outrage which even the blind of an entire people cannot justify... all men hold from nature the secret mission to destroy wherever… — Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
From 1789, perhaps even before that, it had been the willingness of politicians to exploit either the threat or the fact of violence that had… — Simon Schama
All things and all people in life have to sink or swim on their own merits, not their reputation; that just as a wise man… — Vincent Bugliosi
The pressure to conform to an authority figure or peer group can cause people to behave in shocking ways. — Mike Lofgren
Give us the grace - When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the… — Pope John Paul II

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