Command Quotes

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Noah heeded Godâ€™s command to build an arkâ€¦that they might be saved from the floodwaters. Yet there was no evidence of rain and flood. His… — Thomas S. Monson
A conductor should guide rather than command. — Riccardo Muti
Contrary to what many skeptics had earlier believed, the Soviet economy is proof that a socialist command economy can function and even thrive. — Paul Samuelson
The Bible says that when we obey Godâ€™s commands, we benefit.Â I think we naturally assume that if we look out for our own interests… — Francis Chan
The command to the Twelve to go out and proclaim the Good News is also valid for all Christians, though in a different wayâ€¦. the… — Pope Paul VI
Mathematics and art are quite different. We could not publish so many papers that used, repeatedly, the same idea and still command the respect of… — Antoni Zygmund
The most potent and sacred command which can be laid upon any artist is the command: wait. — Iris Murdoch
Thou seest how few be the things, the which if a man has at his command his life flows gently on and is divine. — Marcus Aurelius
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
Just imagine the banner headlines if a marine biologist were to discover a species of dolphin that wove large, intricately meshed fishing nets, twenty dolphin-lengths… — Richard Dawkins
There is not a command God gives to His children for which He does not provide the enablement for obedience. — A B Simpson
Jesus has not given us options to consider. He has given us commands to obey. — David Platt
I think that itâ€™s premature to call Libya a democracy because political order is still so fragile there and the command by the state over… — Larry Diamond
Objectives are not commands; they are commitments. — Peter Drucker
The only way to become authentically powerful is to create authentic power. You cannot wish, want, or command authentic power into your life, although you… — Gary Zukav
Exegetical commentaries on the books of the Bible come in all shapes and sizes. Harold Hoehner's new volume on Ephesians has both a distinctive shape… — Ralph P. Martin
American Psalms challenges Christian patriots to put aside personal agendas, prejudices and partisanship, and pray for our leaders as God commands. — Mike Huckabee
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and… — Petrarch
I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your… — Viktor E. Frankl
Sex contains all, Bodies, Souls, meanings, proofs, purities, delicacies, results, promulgations, Songs, commands, health, pride, the maternal mystery, the seminal milk; All hopes, benefactions, bestowals,… — Walt Whitman

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