Position Quote by Georg C. Lichtenberg

It is not the position, but the disposition.

— Susan Sontag

The holder of authority is like the rider on a lion - he is envied for his position, but he well knows his position.

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

Authority is conferred by position, not character.

— Mason Cooley

Political positions do not belong to the officeholder; they belong to the people that place us in office.

— Aja Brown

The real leader holds the power, not just the position.

— John C. Maxwell

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of the office whichone fills.

— Anonymous

Ambition characterizes and distinguishes national officeholders from other kinds of human beings.

— Tom Cotton

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of the office which one fills.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A government official is a man who has risen from obscurity to something worse.

— Pat Robertson

It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from…

— Ramana Maharshi

If possible, to be in a position to announce who is going to step in as the interim immediately. And if possible, to announce…

— Robert M. Gates

There's a difference, though, between being a political appointee and putting a political operative in charge of a U.S. attorney's office.

— Josh Marshall