Command Quotes

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We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole… — Seneca the Elder
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in… — Milarepa
If a rabbit defined intelligence the way man does, then the most intelligent animal would be a rabbit, followed by the animal most willing to… — Robert Breault
Loving your language means a command of its vocabulary beyond the level of the everyday. — John McWhorter
Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God. — Ignatius of Antioch
My father was career military. He was a veteran, he was a doctor of political science, he taught at West Point and Air Command Staff… — Suzanne Collins
The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future well-being. — Virginia Postrel
Socialism is about claims of justice, and it is also about money: about wealth, income, physical and financial capital. It is an ideology based on… — Virginia Postrel
Sometimes I get insecure about being a real director because I look at the great directors, and they have such command. But maybe that keeps… — Ben Affleck
My mother liked to command me to do things I found scary. I always wanted to stay home and read. My mother only ever wanted… — Jill Lepore
Twenty-first century war adds new risks: more and more often there are no front lines, no central command, no rules of engagement - only a… — Nancy Gibbs
Let me announce, with all the strength at my command, that I am not a terrorist and I never was, expect perhaps in the beginning… — Bhagat Singh
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that… — Moses
Being first lady is not just about being the wife but really taking command and having true vision. — Tyra Banks
On the morning of January 17, 1966, a real-life dirty bomb crisis occurred over Palomares, Spain. A Strategic Air Command bomber flying with four armed… — Annie Jacobsen
Hamas, we know, embeds missiles, embeds command-and-control units in civilian areas. — Hillary Clinton
A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues. — Tibor Fischer
The basic principle is I command, and my employees carry it out immediately. — Wang Jianlin
A few months into my research, General Petraeus, who was then leading Central Command, invited me to go for a run with him and his… — Paula Broadwell
The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies… — Jim Webb

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