Ability Quote by Karl Rove

What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.

— Calvin Coolidge

Any leaders who disappoint the people, ideals and promises by which they were appointed are by definition themselves dis-appointed.

— Vanna Bonta

Man appoints, and God disappoints.

— Miguel de Cervantes

The authority you establish must emerge naturally from your character, from the particular strengths you possess.

— Robert Greene

A person should not be elected because of his faith nor should he be rejected because of his faith.

— Mitt Romney

Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth.

— Linda Chavez

The power of authority is never more subtle and effective than when it produces a psychological atmosphere or climate favorable to the life of…

— Arthur Balfour

“(1) He must be competent, (2) he must exercise good judgment, and (3) he must have character. By itself, competence is meaningless without character…

— Harold G. Moore

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

“Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of the bootmaker;…

— Mikhail Bakunin

It's true that most people find it far more comfortable to trust an authority than to have their faith questioned.

— Daniel Ellsberg