Command Quotes

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Being the owner of Dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor. Every sentence is a riot. Some day,… — Elwyn Brooks White
Every issue of the paper presents an opportunity and a duty to say something courageous and true; to rise above the mediocre and conventional; to… — Joseph Pulitzer
Hitler's dictatorship was the first of an industrial estate in this age of modern technology, a dictatorship which employed to perfection the instruments of technology… — Albert Speer
Rejoice in liberating moments of victory when conflicts, trials, and adversity fall momentarily under your command. — Wes Fesler
A very common symptom in maniacal conditions is erotic excitement. This varies from mere coquetry, a somewhat extended application of the command "love one another",… — Daniel Hack Tuke
Butler is branded a felon, an outlaw, an enemy of Mankind, and so ordered that in the event of his capture, the officer in command… — Jefferson Davis
We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to… — Robert E. Lee
What call thou solitude? Is not the earth with various living creatures, and the air replenished, and all these at thy command to come and… — John Milton
Keep cool and you will command everyone. — Justinian I
She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions. — John C. Maxwell
Peace is something tangible. It silences the outgoing energy of the mind and feeds the aspiring heart. Peace is not merely the absence of quarreling… — Sri Chinmoy
There are many men who would have done better than I did under the circumstances in which I found myself. If I had never held… — Ulysses S. Grant
Ideally, nothing should be embraced by a consumer firmly, nothing should command a commitment till death do us part, no needs should be seen as… — Zygmunt Bauman
He who commands an Apollo flight will not command a second one — Wally Schirra
When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd… — Wally Schirra
As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makes plain the pathway. — Anne Hutchinson
I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I… — Lynn Abbey
In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
`Tis May, the elfish maiden, the daughter of the Spring, Upon whose birthday morning the birds delight to sing. They would not sing one note… — Robert Fuller Murray
Whenever you see, in an official lectionary, the command to omit two or three verses, you can normally be sure that they contain words of… — N. T. Wright

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