Command Quotes

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Be firm and upright upon the commands of Allah, work to His obedience and keep away from His disobedience. — Hasan of Basra
Whatever necessity lays upon thee, endure; whatever she commands, do. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Soul winning is not a method; it is a command. We are supposed to go soul winning and do soul winning if our churches grow… — Jack Hyles
An obedient wife commands her husband. — Benjamin Disraeli
The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love; only for… — Heinrich Himmler
The commands of democracy are as imperative as its privileges and opportunities are wide and generous. Its compulsion is upon us. — Woodrow Wilson
You need not expect to get your book right the first time. Go to work and revamp or rewrite it. God only exhibits his thunder… — Mark Twain
The Dear father Would with his daughter speak, commands her service; Are they inform'd of this? — William Shakespeare
Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he is suddenly going… — Ulysses S. Grant
The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration. — George C. Marshall
The lowest standards of ethics of which a right-thinking man can possibly conceive is taught to the common soldier whose trade is to shoot his… — Clarence Darrow
I will be correspondent to command, And do my spiriting gently. — William Shakespeare
The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius,… — Aristotle
It is every photographer's responsibility to discover new images and a new personal way of looking at things. If he can do this his pictures… — Alexey Brodovitch
Authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is the… — Jacques Maritain
Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it. — Henry David Thoreau
Happiness is not to be achieved at the command of emotional whims. — Ayn Rand
Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh...to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies. — Charles Horton Cooley
Economic policies command bipartisan support only when they're incoherent. — Steven Landsburg

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