Police Quote by Joseph Wambaugh

In its jolly mission to expose the dark underbelly of the children’s book world, Wild Things! turns up stories I’ve been hearing noised about…

— Paul O. Zelinsky

Even while lying, you'll be believed if you speak with authority.

— Anton Chekhov

I know propaganda when I see it, and I can speak with authority on it.

— Martina Navratilova

As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers.

— Michael Cunningham

“If thou be powerful, make thyself to be honoured for knowledge and for gentleness. Speak with authority, that is, not as if following injunctions,…

— Ptahhotep

I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with authority, which…

— Gail Simmons

Those are always fun characters to play, the ones who are stupid but speak with authority.

— Alan Tudyk

Certainly, when you have shoulder pads on that go up to your ears, you hold yourself a certain way. You speak with authority when…

— Wendi McLendon-Covey

The dilemma of the critic has always been that if he knows enough to speak with authority, he knows too much to speak with…

— Raymond Chandler

I don't know where it's come from, but after many years of many different products, I feel like I can speak as an authority…

— June Diane Raphael

I can't speak with authority about Emeka Anyaoku. I just didn't know him that well.

— Bob Hawke

“When we speak of authority at present we usually have in mind governmental authority. Actually, social order is most firm when imposed and maintained…

— Eric Hoffer