Authority Quote by Neal A. Maxwell

Authority is conferred by position, not character.

— Mason Cooley

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

— Confucius

Strict punctuality is perhaps the cheapest virtue which can give force to an otherwise utterly insignificant character.

— John Frederick Boyes

Authority is the unmistakeable tone in the voice of a true writer.

— Anonymous

A character is a completely fashioned will.

— Novalis

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

— Robert Greene

Character is formed, not by laws, commands, and decrees, but by quiet influence, unconscious suggestion and personal guidance.

— Marion LeRoy Burton

Charisma is the ability to influence without logic.

— Quentin Crisp

It's never been a priority for me to concentrate on the likability of the character.

— Johnny Galecki

Short story characters, mine anyway, are usually driven by impulse, not so much by their histories and the choices that they have to make.

— Charles Baxter

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

There is some lack either of sense or of character in one who becomes involved in difficulties with the worthless or the vicious.

— John Lancaster Spalding