Quote by Rob J. Hayes

“Following orders is right. Giving orders for the wrong reasons isn’t.”

— Aleksandr Voinov

“If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame.”

— Sun Tzu

“Orders…I was familiar with both giving and having them followed. The key was to always issue them to someone who would obey. Not to…

— Ella Frank

“To keep your conscience at peace and your respect at high, don't follow those orders which make no sense.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Orders come from customers, not from leaders.”

— Joyce Rachelle

“That’s so, said the judge. They do not have to have a reason. But order is not set aside because of their indifference.”

— Cormac McCarthy

“Disregard my order to disregard my order. And that’s an order.”

— Jarod Kintz

“One should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, nor more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer, than…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

I believe orders should be obeyed, but sometimes you have to think about the orders you get.

— Ariel Sharon

I have a history of disregarding orders. - Mitch Rapp

— Vince Flynn

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

— Douglas MacArthur

Orders can be benign or malign, but the habit of obeying them can become ingrained.

— Theodore Dalrymple