Authority Quotes

2019 Authority quotes by 1321 unique authors

Priesthood is the means whereby the Lord acts through men to save souls. One of the defining features of the Church of Jesus Christ, both… — David A. Bednar
Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but… — David A. Bednar
The spirit of revelation is available to every person who receives by proper priesthood authority the saving ordinances of baptism by immersion for the remission… — David A. Bednar
You can look at Bad Religion, and, really, almost everything I've ever done was an exercise in creativity. I've always had a desire to challenge… — Greg Graffin
If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public - the authorities show up and arrest everyone. — Evgeny Morozov
I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show', I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of… — John Oliver
I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer. — Philip Pullman
As for what it's against - the story is against those who pervert and misuse religion, or any other kind of doctrine with a holy… — Philip Pullman
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. — Mark Twain
Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable… — Albert Einstein
To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like… — Thomas Paine
What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth. — Albert Einstein
In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves… — Mark Twain
Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and it… — Joe Strummer
The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals would not only load himself with most… — Adam Smith
The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art. They degrade the… — Oscar Wilde
Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society envisioned by the… — Ron Paul
How sweet is the assurance, how comforting is the peace that come from the knowledge that if we marry right and live right, our relationship… — Gordon B. Hinckley
I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge… — Noam Chomsky
Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history, mankind has been bullied by scum. Those who lord it over… — P.J. O'Rourke
There are few ways in which good people do more harm to those who take them seriously than to defend the gospel with arguments that… — Henry B. Eyring
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. — Benjamin Franklin
In the first century CE, Roman authorities punished St. Apollonia by crushing her teeth one by one with pliers. Colin often thought about this in… — John Green
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself. — Albert Einstein

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