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Quotes About Obedience

Pearl eyed a man and woman walking by in funny hats. Her whole body stiffened with the desire to bark at them. Mine too. But we had both been urged repeatedly not to, and we were
~ Robert B. Parker
The best dog training was based on the reward system. You did not punish a dog for doing wrong, you rewarded the dog for doing right.
~ Robert Crais
Ellis said, "Look, Mr. Warren signs the checks, right? He says jump, I say which side of my ass you want me to land on?
~ Robert Crais
One broad class difference in parenting norms turns up in virtually all studies: well-educated parents aim to raise autonomous, independent, self-directed children with high self-esteem and the ability to make good choices, whereas less educated parents focus on discipline and obedience and conformity to pre-established rules.
~ Robert D. Putnam
Parents with less than a high school education endorse obedience over self-reliance, 65 percent to 18 percent, whereas parents with a graduate education make exactly the opposite choice, 70 percent to 19 percent.
~ Robert D. Putnam
The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination.
~ Robert Frost
Who ever heard of a door-mat TELLING anyone anything? They simply don't do it. They are not that sort at all. Door-mats know their place.
~ Kenneth Grahame
The liberty to do what one wants to the limits of one's strength—including the liberty to do as one wills with other people—is the liberty of the state of nature. No one has the right to demand obedience from anyone else, although some have the ability to compel it by force.
~ Kermit Roosevelt III
One last time, Mariam did as she was told.
~ Khaled Hosseini
Grim-faced, Jenks shouted, "What are you waiting for, Ivy? God to say go?
~ Kim Harrison
John had been always happy, cheerful, confident—trustworthy loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty brave clean and reverent
~ Kim Stanley Robinson
The servile will is always locked in a double bind: to have a will means the agent will indeed will various actions, following autonomous decisions made by a conscious mind; and yet at the same time this will is specified to be servile, and at the command of some other will that commands it. To attempt to obey both sources of willfulness is the double bind. All double binds lead to frustration, resentment, anger, rage, bad faith, bad fate.
~ Kim Stanley Robinson
Well maybe we need to Cesar Millan their asses and show them who's boss. Tsst, tsst!
~ Kresley Cole
Jack stopped at the entrance, cupping my face. Stick to me like a shadow, you. How many times had he told me that? I regenerate. I need to go first! Dafuq. You're goan to stay behind me and step where I step. Same for you, coo-yon. This ain't up for discussion!
~ Kresley Cole
You're a stubborn, ill-trained horse. she said The horse snorted and walked towards the North Road of his own volition. Hey! Karigan pulled back on the reins. Whoa. Who do you think is in charge here?
~ Kristen Britain
Voters are idiots who do what they're told.
~ Kyle Mills
The generals commanded the colonels and the colonels commanded the majors and the majors commanded the captains and the captains commanded the private, who marched with an air of proud importance because it required so many officers to give him his orders.
~ L. Frank Baum
Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.
~ H. L. Mencken
Take note of the fact that I am a follower (of the religion) and not an innovator.
~ Uthman ibn Affan
In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
~ Timothy Keller
If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
~ Gilbert K. Chesterton
I don't believe in any religion apart from doing the will of God.
~ Catherine Booth
Nothing shall be lost that is done for God or in obedience to Him.
~ John Owen
This is true religion, to approve what God approves, to hate what he hates, and to delight in what delights him
~ Charles Hodge