Authority Quotes

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PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters. — Ambrose Bierce
I talk with the authority of failure - Ernest with the authority of success. We could never sit across the same table again. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wherefore, by the authority of Apostolic power, We declare inventors of novel notions, which as the Apostle Paul has said are of no edification, but… — Pope Innocent I
Within our whole universe the story only has the authority to answer that cry of heart of its characters, that one cry of heart of… — Isak Dinesen
The authority of example and considerations of character, unlike pudding, are not whipped up in an instant. — Neal A. Maxwell
We need to change the system. We need to overthrow, not the government, as the authorities are always accusing the Communists 'of conspiring to teach… — Dorothy Day
It has become increasingly clear that Hungarian authorities are encouraging the whitewashing of tragic and criminal episodes in Hungary's past, namely the wartime Hungarian governments'… — Elie Wiesel
I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the War is being deliberately prolonged by… — Siegfried Sassoon
I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one… — Chief Joseph
Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of… — Toby Young
Culture is not created by command. It creates itself, arising spontaneously from the necessities of men and their social cooperative activity. No ruler could ever… — Rudolf Rocker
If you ask me what I believe in today, I believe in feminism. I believe that all human beings are equal. I believe that no… — Marilyn French
In PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein set out to showcase, in sometimes startling ways, the continuing relevance of a classic philosopher. But what's… — Michael Dirda
The score must govern the music. It must have authority, and not merely be an arbitrary jumping-off point for improvisation. — Cornelius Cardew
I wouldn't want to be anyone to usurp the authority of the WWE. — Shawn Michaels
I have taken your advice, and the names used are anode cathode anions cations and ions; the last I shall have but little occasion for.… — Michael Faraday
Why should not we, who have renounced the king's authority, have our national preserves, where no villages need be destroyed, in which the bear and… — Henry David Thoreau
A western buckaroo, I share his scorn for people who go camping by the book, relying on the authority of some half-assed assistant scoutmaster whose… — Wallace Stegner
We've gone all the way from foolishly accepting authority to foolishly rejecting all authority. — Eric Metaxas
I think when judges are in the position of authority, they really get bent out of shape when someone tells them they acted inappropriately. — Matt Gonzalez
There are lots of concerns facing English football but for me the major one is the way in which football clubs are run by owners,… — Gary Neville
The sovereignty of the States is the language of the Confederacy and not the language of the Constitution. The latter contains the emphatic words. This… — Andrew Johnson
I think that it’s premature to call Libya a democracy because political order is still so fragile there and the command by the state over… — Larry Diamond
If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. — Carl Sagan
Spiritual growth requires the development of inner knowing and inner authority. It requires the heart, not the intellect. — Gary Zukav

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