Orders Quotes

443 quotes by 381 authors

Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being. — Jane Austen
There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude. — Robert Ballard
Anytime a person goes into a delicatessen and orders a pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies. — Milton Berle
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which… — Bruno Bettelheim
The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy. — Buffalo Bill
My husband is such a healthy eater. Except when it comes to sweets. He never consumes anything except fruit until noon. And then from noon… — Sara Blakely
The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't… — Charles Bukowski
My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military. — Smedley Butler
India has reduced its dependence on Iranian oil. I know their refineries have stopped asking for orders to purchase Iranian oil. — Hillary Clinton
Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Ask questions instead… — Dale Carnegie
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
If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are… — Sun Tzu
Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you would one man. — Sun Tzu
The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts. — Sun Tzu
All my life I have risen regularly at four o'clock and have gone into the woods and talked to God. There He gives me my… — George Washington Carver
When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers… — Sun Tzu
When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory. — Sun Tzu
The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language of its country and obeys… — Pliny the Elder
There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of it. Better, tougher training, more… — James Brady
There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued. — Sam Manekshaw

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