Authority Quote by Malcolm Gladwell

The great majority of people have a strong need for authority which they can admire, to which they can submit, and which dominates and…

— Sigmund Freud

We know that the great majority of people have a strong need for authority which it can admire, to which it can submit, and…

— Sigmund Freud

Only mediocre people are at the best all the time.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race

— P. J. O'Rourke

It is a terrible thought, to contemplate that an immense number of mediocre thinkers are occupied with really influential matters.

— Anonymous

Many in positions of authority lack the capabilities to truly lead. They are not credible. They do not command genuine respect. They are not…

— Peter Senge

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

— John Adams

That's one of the real dangers of leader selection in many organizations: leaders are selected for overconfidence.

— Daniel Kahneman

All authority is quite degrading. It degrades those who exercise it, and it degrades those over whom it is exercised.

— Oscar Wilde

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

— Brian Tracy

The failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason…

— Warren G. Bennis

The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach