Age Quote by Joe Strummer

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

— William P. Young

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

— James Cromwell

In a culture of technique, we often confuse authority with power, but the two are not the same. Power works from the outside in,…

— Parker J. Palmer

Authority is not power; that's coercion. Authority is not knowledge; that's persuasion, or seduction. Authority is simply that the author has the right to…

— Herman Kahn

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

— James Hunter

I don't like authority, at least I don't like other people's authority.

— A. C. Benson

I just don't like authority. I do like authority when I respect it.

— Sylvie Guillem

I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that…

— Tom Petty

Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead.

— Robert Greene

I've always hated authority from an early age. And authority have always hated me.

— Dr. Dre

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