Obeying Quotes

131 quotes by 115 authors

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. — Francis Bacon
The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying… — Bertolt Brecht
You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking… — Mahatma Gandhi
Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by obeying nothing, you will end… — John Ruskin
Take a good look at your mind. Examine it closely. The first thing you will come to know is that the mind has become the… — Rajneesh
He claims he has never known fatigue while obeying the law, but when he does break it he feels a sense of guilt in discovering… — Walter Russell
It is incredible how as soon as a people become subject, it promptly falls into such complete forgetfulness of its freedom that it can hardly… — Etienne de La Boetie
[P]erfect freedom consists in obeying the dictates of right reason, and submitting to natural law. When a man goes beyond or contrary to the law… — Samuel West
Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God. — John Ortberg
It is through the repeated process of feeling impressions, recording them, and obeying them that one learns to depend on the direction of the Spirit… — Richard G. Scott
Statistical science is indispensable to modern statesmanship. In legislation as in physical science it is beginning to be understood that we can control terrestrial forces… — James A. Garfield
We are always looking for a grand program of action full of great ideas, when the thing is to begin by obeying the little ideas. — Paul Tournier
Evil exists because of the disobedience of Satan. God gave Satan, and the angels, and man free will. Satan used his free will and abused… — Stephen Colbert
These peopleâ€”the employed, the somewhat privilegedâ€”are drawn into alliance with the elite. They become the guards of the system, buffers between the upper and lower… — Howard Zinn
Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that its much easier to come in and play whatever comes into your mind, without obeying… — George Shearing
If you've been here 15 years and you've got three kids and grandkids and you've been paying taxes and obeying the law, you belong to… — Newt Gingrich
Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who… — Harry S. Truman
Literary critics, like a herd of cows or a school of fish, always face in the same direction, obeying that love for unity that every… — Edward Abbey
A woman, as much as a man, is responsible by the age of forty for the character of her face. But women, obeying the biological… — Edward Abbey
Obsessed people are more concerned with obeying God than doing what is expected or fulfilling the status quo. A person who is obsessed with Jesus… — Francis Chan

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