Authority Quotes

2019 Authority quotes by 1321 unique authors

Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about… — Ralph Steadman
Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil. — Leigh Steinberg
The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin. — Gloria Steinem
I was interested by the idea that artists working in a totalitarian dictatorship or tsarist autocracy are secretly and slightly shamefully envied by artists who… — Tom Stoppard
The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on… — Tom Stoppard
A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power. — Thomas Szasz
2008 was to the American economy what 9/11 was to national security. Yet while 9/11 prompted the U.S. government to tear up half the Constitution… — Matt Taibbi
Authority forgets a dying king. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing. — Linus Torvalds
Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory. — Miguel de Unamuno
Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let… — Sid Vicious
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. — Leonardo da Vinci
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. — Leonardo da Vinci
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. — Voltaire
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. — Voltaire
I think people have to recognise that the traditional modes of authority weren't that great. — Jimmy Wales
Authority must be respected and chosen wisely. — Lech Walesa
What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have won the right to association in trade unions independent from… — Lech Walesa
When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value,… — Simone Weil
China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest,… — Ai Weiwei
There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad. — Oscar Wilde
Republicans: steely, rational, paternalistic, respectful of authority, easy to herd, the party of No. Democrats: sugary, emotional, idealistic, yearning for novelty, hard to marshal, the… — James Wolcott
The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason. — Mary Wollstonecraft
Philosophy has to be enquiring; it can take nothing on faith, and its methods are based not on the blind acceptance of authority, but on… — Julian Baggini
Ordinary men are given the authority of the priesthood. Worthiness and willingness - not experience, expertise, or education - are the qualifications for priesthood ordination. — David A. Bednar

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