Authority Quote by Mark Twain

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your…

— Francesco Guicciardini

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 must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa

I think having a healthy distrust of authority is a good thing, within certain parameters, obviously.

— Fiona Bruce

One of the things that I want to make sure everybody understands is that when you delegate the authority, you have to set the…

— Ron Rivera

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

— Oscar Wilde

Every legitimate authority should respect its extent and its limits.

— Joseph Joubert

The highest duty is to respect authority

— Anonymous

Authority is permission to spew platitudes to people below you.

— Rob Payne

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

— Tom Robbins

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

Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and we learn…

— John Stossel