Authority Quotes

2019 Authority quotes by 1321 unique authors

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
My problem has always been with authority, and I'm sure if anybody understands that, it's people in uniform. — Lewis Black
The man whose authority is recent is always stern. — Aeschylus
Rock gives children, on a silver platter, with all the public authority of the entertainment industry, everything their parents always used to tell them they… — Allan Bloom
I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from the sheer weight of 28… — Anthony Bourdain
Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority. — Lakhdar Brahimi
We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence gathering… — John O. Brennan
The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he… — Mel Brooks
I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority. — Rita Mae Brown
The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant. — Sherrod Brown
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. — Arleigh Burke
I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it. — Nicolas Cage
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures. — Sherman Alexie
I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it. — George Carlin
I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I… — Jimmy Carter
As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup. — Nick Cave
I don't have any authority to talk about the domestic policies of America. But as an outsider, I am mystified by the fact that you… — Nick Cave
I get criticized for a lot of what I write about, but as far as I'm concerned I'm actually standing up and having a look… — Nick Cave
A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why. — Amy Chua
Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little. — Amy Chua
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires. — Emile M. Cioran
I believe I'm a better authority than anybody else in America on my own wife. I have never known a person with a stronger sense… — William J. Clinton
Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral… — Henri Frederic Amiel
I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am… — Julie Andrews

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