Quotes About Authority

Do not kneel," said Claire Jurat in a voice like thunder, like earths breaking and stars forming. "No more gods.

Every woman knows what I'm talking about when I say girls grow up with a desire to please, to cede their power to other people. . . everyone knows about the sometimes aggressive and manipulative ways men often exert power in the world, and how by using the word empowered to describe women, men are simply maintaining their own power and control.

by using the word 'empowered' to describe women, men are simply maintaining their own power and control.

I find it hard to believe that a genuine spiritual master will tell me what to do when such a master should know that I will grow only by making my own decisions. For some people I have met, having a cosmic being give them personal instructions gives them a clear sense of being validated by the highest authority.

Power is based, at bottom, on the ability to kill; thus the means of killing have to be available, even if only to a select few.

That's libertarians for you — anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.

Thad! Let me go right now!" "No, ma'am." He pulled, drawing her along beside him. "As sheriff, my job's to protect folks. An' you obviously need protecting.

he guessed they all knew what he'd done and counted him foolish for blatantly going against their boss. Well, he reasoned as he dropped his jacket over the high back of his chair, there was a Bible verse about the world's wisdom being foolish in the sight of God.

What's right and what's permitted are sometimes different things.

Fred looked at me grimly. "It's not right," he said. "It is," I Said. "What's right and what's permitted are sometimes different things.

Miss Smith gave him a look that made him shut his mouth, except he begged her pardon first.

Many leaders in the church do not want to deal with things that relate to the devil.

people be dried up at the root, never to manifest, in Jesus's name. I decree and declare that my nation is the inheritance of the Lord (Ps. 2:7-8), and the kingdom is the Lord's. He is the governor of my nation (Ps. 22:28). Let every president, magistrate, Senate member, member of Congress, council member, and all other governmental representatives be subject to that authority. Jesus is Lord over America!

The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.

God as Architect, I Engineer!

Always respect your superiors, if you have any.

Never re-elect anybody

All a woman ever needs know about men is that they are creatures of their codpieces. Appeal to their chausses and you will have complete control of them, for when their male piece is in control, their brain is not.

a woman ever needs know about men is that they are creatures of their codpieces. Appeal to their chausses and you will have complete control of them, for when their male piece is in control, their brain is not.

I wish you were small enough that I could give you the spanking you deserve. (Aisleen) Mother, I'm injured. (Ewan) Aye, and in the head to boot. (Aisleen)

Oh, that's effective," Sin said sarcastically. "Halt or I shall say halt again.

Halt! Halt, I say! (Roger) Oh, that's effective. Halt or I shall say halt again. (Sin)

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth

And though at nine I wasn't sure what an "agent" was, I knew she must be extremely important to make even my parents nervous. Besides, I was afraid of anyone I didn't know, let alone someone hiding behind a shroud of smoke. My imagination began to get the best of me. It was like we were in the presence of the Wizard. Instead of "I am the Great and Terrible Oz," she was the Great and Terrible Agent.