Authority Quote by Oscar Wilde

Authority is quite degrading.

— Oscar Wilde

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

— Anonymous

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

When authority is total, so too is the madness of the man who declares it, and the potential for abuse of power.

— Rick Wilson

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.

— John Lancaster Spalding

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

— Tom Robbins

Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up what authority…

— Rupert Everett

I just don't like authority. I do like authority when I respect it.

— Sylvie Guillem

I don't like authority, at least I don't like other people's authority.

— A. C. Benson

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

Authority has to exist before it can be limited, and it is authority that is in scarce supply in those modernizing countries where government…

— Ferdinand Marcos

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