Command Quotes

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that your power of command with simple language was one of the magnificent things of our century. (from the poem: result) — Charles Bukowski
A leader must be ready to send the soldiers under his command to their deaths — Eric S. Nylund
Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing. — Mark Twain
A knife!" I yelled, still brandishing my pillow. "Jim, I command you to get me a gelding knife. If this guy wants to be a… — Katie MacAlister
Iâ€™m going to make the wildly unfounded assumption that Sataraâ€™s dead by your hand and not Toryâ€™s. Now, stay with me on this, Cajun. My… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
O my God, since thou art with me, and i must now, in obedience to thy commands, apply my mind to these outward things, i… — Brother Lawrence
You know, Mr. Webb, you have two commands you use with irritating frequency. 'Move' and 'Let's go. — Robert Ludlum
I am the man you've needed all you life. I can give you whatever you wish before you even realize you are wishing for it.… — Karen Marie Moning
But the question to precede all others, which finally determines the course of our lives is What do I really want? Was it to love… — Elisabeth Elliot
You seem to think you have a choice," Cam said. "But you have it backwards. Love chooses you. The shadow moves as the sun commands. — Lisa Kleypas
There was much to put out of his mind. Why was it difficult to forget Chekov's astonished delight which greeted him at the command airlock… — Gene Roddenberry
Yes, O Great One, I shall do as you command. Then when we come back empty-pawed, you'll admit I was right." - Squirrelflight to Brambleclaw — Erin Hunter
I shall choose friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters. And I shall choose only such as please me, and them I shall love… — Ayn Rand
Suddenly Faramir stirred, and he opened his eyes, and he looked on Aragorn who bent over him; and a light of knowledge and love was… — J.R.R. Tolkien
He possessed the power. He held it in his hand. A power stronger than the power of money or the power of terror or the… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
Steven, I know I phrased that as a question, but it was really a command. Yes, but mine isâ€¦ummmâ€¦private. Private, Steven? Yes, Miss Palma. PRIVATE… — Jordan Sonnenblick
When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances… — Francis Chan
...when we love God, we naturally run to Him-frequently and zealously. Jesus didn't command that we have a regular time with Him each day. Rather,… — Francis Chan
Many aspects of our screen-bound lives are bad for our social skills simply because we get accustomed to controlling the information that comes in, managing… — Lynne Truss
So it may well be believed that when I found him taking a complete holiday, with a vast supply of books at command, he had… — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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