Command Quotes

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If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me to suffer, I will let it take its course unresistingly. — Angelina Grimke
Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and… — David Brainerd
It always impresses me when a person of small stature has command. — Ned Beatty
To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the command of a… — Randa Abdel-Fattah
I always tell the adults at my dance school, 'Men, you are going to have to do something that you are absolutely not used to:… — Len Goodman
In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room? Who… — Jeff Greenfield
The younger generation is essentially idealistic. This applies to the Iranian youth as well. In addition, the youth in Iran face certain difficulties... the Iranian… — Shirin Ebadi
The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle… — Merle Haggard
Take a stand and command to demand what's grand. — Big Daddy Kane
Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, 'Amen, Amen'. — John William Strutt
The words of Jesus, including those Jefferson and the Jesus Seminar have blue-pencilled, have a unique permanence. They don't merely survive as aphoristic wisdom; they… — Joseph Sobran
Civilization - and by this I do not mean talking cinemas and tinned food, nor even surgery and hygienic houses, but the whole moral and… — Evelyn Waugh
Should the research worker of the future discover some means of releasing this [atomic] energy in a form which could be employed, the human race… — Francis William Aston
In a military operation, the command and control elements are a legitimate target. — Stephen Hadley
In a peer network, no one is officially in charge. It doesn't have a command hierarchy. It doesn't have a boss. So, all the decisions… — Steven Johnson
It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command. — Mike Jackson
Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces. — Mike Jackson
You might be a rock and roll addict prancing on the stage. You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage. — Bob Dylan
What you of the CHOAM directorate seem unable to understand is that you seldom find real loyalties in commerce ... Men must want to do… — Frank Herbert
I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization as well. And… — John F. Kennedy

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