Authority Quote by Herman Kahn

Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.

— William P. Young

To me, authority is something that a freer spirit, a more independent mind, and a person who can handle the world, doesn't need guidance…

— George Carlin

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

— James Hunter

Authority is granted to people who are perceived as authoring their own words, their own actions, their own lives, rather than playing a scripted…

— Parker J. Palmer

There is a great difference, then, between "power" and "authority." Power refers to one's ability to coerce others (through physical, economic, or other means)…

— Joshua Meyrowitz

Authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is…

— Jacques Maritain

Authority is the assumption that someone else knows better than you.

— James Cromwell

Influence is not the same as authority. Authority can be abused by influence gives.

— Johnny Hunt

Authority is not a quality one person 'has,' in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation…

— Erich Fromm

“On an individual basis, in most interactions, this thing we call power—authority—exists only as it is perceived.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Authority is the unmistakeable tone in the voice of a true writer.

— Anonymous

“There is nothing mysterious or natural about authority. It is formed, irradiated, disseminated; it is instrumental, it is persuasive; it has status, it establishes…

— Edward W. Said