Quotes About Authoritative

He's stubborn, " Tux warned in a singsong tone."Stay out of this, " Mark spat."And touchy, " Tux added.

Proferite queste parole, abbassó la testa, e si mise la corona intorno al collo, quasi come un segno di consacrazione.

Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.

I like to look strong and commanding.

At any point, if she stopped crying or subsided to mild whimpering between checks, they were not to go back in:

Paul Starr, whose authoritative history of the media, The Creation of the Media

They looked impressively military, in

Never underestimate the power of a bossy woman.

The Bible was treated as trustworthy in a way that other human products were not, because it was not viewed as a human product.

Say what?" I demanded. "Are you threatening me?

The past was characterized not by ignorance but by false opinions. Men always had opinions about everything, but those opinions were without ground and indemonstrable. Yet they governed the nations of men and were authoritative. Thus the problem of Enlightenment is not merely discovery of the truth but the conflict between the truth and the beliefs of men.

But no one would ever have dared make fun of her, even in private: there was something about her that inspired fear and discouraged meanness.

It's not my job to be popular. I'm goal-driven; my job is to get results.

Every cookbook can be a bit patronising.

Any consideration of the story we call 'Cinderella' for simplicity's sake must acknowledge that 'Cinderella' has had a dizzying array of personae over hundreds of years, in several cultures. There is no one authoritative tale of 'Cinderella,' only a hall of mirrors with a different face in each reflection.

EB: Perhaps it's her way of rebelling. You know a thing or two about rebellion, I think. NW: Yes, but I did it the proper way. I drank and smoked and took lovers. Who rebels with mathematics?

The icy precepts of respect.

Those are dangerous words you speak." "Well then," Wreath said, "it's a good thing you're not in charge, or I'd really be in trouble, wouldn't I?

Serious times require strong leadership.

He is a leader among leaders.

Disapproval flashed across John's face. I wondered whether no one was supposed to touch me while he was in uniform, either.

I'm aware more than I was before I had books published that any review is a bit arbitrary - it's not really, say, 'The New York Times' that's authoritatively weighing in on the quality of a book, though it seems this way to the public.

I have a lot of opinions, and I'm pretty bossy.

Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.