Authority Quote by Susannah Cahalan

While the authority of the doctor or plumber is never questioned, everyone deems himself a good judge and an adequate arbiter of what a…

— Mark Rothko

The most important aspect of my personality as far as determining my success goes; has been my questioning conventional wisdom, doubting experts and questioning…

— Larry Ellison

A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.

— Amy Chua

Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.

— Amy Chua

“Questioning authority doesn't make you resistant; who should follow blindly without knowing the destination”

— LDarnell

“Ms. Grant displays strong anti-establishment sentiments and has an awkward habit of questioning authority figures at all the wrong moments. This, combined with the…

— Amie Kaufman

“The habit of questioning authority is one of the most valuable gifts that a book, or a teacher, can give a young would-be scientist.”

— Richard Dawkins

The entire force of the Conciliar revolt comes from the fact that it has apparently been imposed by the authority of the Church. How…

— John Lane

If you're just addressing your own emotions and challenging yourself to find some sort of harmonious sense of being in life and questioning authority…

— Saul Williams

“When am I going to learn to stop questioning authority and just eat the Soylent Green?”

— Red Tash

Questioning authority can hardly be called our national pastime. We even make a philosophy out of fear. Fatalism, destiny, karma... are the favourite cultural…

— Mahesh Bhatt

If you're using comedy to shame people for getting informed and questioning authority, you're not doing comedy, you're doing propaganda, 'cause comedy is supposed…

— Jimmy Dore

“I am often described to my irritation as a 'contrarian' and even had the title inflicted on me by the publisher of one of…

— Christopher Hitchens

“Science needs the light of free expression to flourish. It depends on the fearless questioning of authority, and the open exchange of ideas.”

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I feel that within the Mormon culture there is a tremendous amount of fear - of women's voices, of questioning of authority, and ultimately…

— Terry Tempest Williams