Commands Quotes

302 quotes by 260 authors

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention. — Hakeem Olajuwon
The Scripture abounds in commands and cautions for our utmost diligence in our search and inquiry as to whether we are made partakers of Christ… — John Owen
The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
A great lathe operator commands several times the wage of an average lathe operator, but a great writer of software code is worth 10,000 times… — Bill Gates
Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine that we can… — John Owen
Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are commitments. They do not determine the future; they are a means to… — Peter Drucker
There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be… — Sun Tzu
Both angels and demons are ignorant of the future, yet they make predictions. The angels do so when God reveals the future to them and… — John of Damascus
He who commands the sea has command of everything. — Themistocles
Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies and ritual. Man… — Bronislaw Malinowski
Character is formed, not by laws, commands, and decrees, but by quiet influence, unconscious suggestion and personal guidance. — Marion LeRoy Burton
When it comes to God's commands, the issue is not clarity; it's commitment. — Woodrow M. Kroll
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
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
The Dear father Would with his daughter speak, commands her service; Are they inform'd of this? — William Shakespeare
Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Well - Patriotism has its laws. And it also is a perfectly definite one, there are not vaguenesses about it. It commands that the brother… — Mark Twain

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