Quotes About Authority

Here's something that might not occur to you: If a state trooper sees a weird, patchwork Toyota Echo hurtling down 1-95, and it looks like half of a small country is immigrating to the States in this one little car, you might get stopped.

Like, if you're gonna make a decision about me and my life for my own good without consulting me, I'd better be dying and unconscious, and you'd better be following carefully written instructions. ~Max

Ce n'est pas fini jusqu'a ce que je dis c'est fini, Rampling called out. It's not over until I say it's over.

free will (noun): A delusional idea that humans are in control of their own destiny and not subject to the benevolent rule of The One Who Is The One.

one father is better than 100 head masters

I think if you did, you might not be shocked by it. Teachers are expected to do more and more, and much of the parenting authority has been ceded to us by the parents. In the media they call it teacher accountability, but really it's a lack of parent accountability. There's no respect anymore. I'm afraid I find the violence in this case shocking but not exactly the murder itself. Does that make sense?

But even when patients die under totally hinky circumstances, people think doctors are so Godlike, they just accept whatever they're told.

The possibility of a woman pope was extraordinary, astounding, and if it happened, the consequences would be profound. Zachary

everyone around, telling everyone what to do. "Move this over there! Move that over here!" While Roger is busy playing the role

You know what they say, it's better to ask for forgiveness than seek permission.

Tom McGinnis, or McGirth, as he was more casually known due to his not-so-girlish figure, was the department's chief of detectives, Miriam's boss and perhaps the most egregious power-hungry ballbuster in the NYPD.

walked away, Jeanne Galletta heard him mutter something like "calm down" under his breath. Typical. Male cops tended to respond one way to a man's

They shouldn't be in here daydreaming and thinking on their own!

Salte de mi oficina ahora! Puta!

Prologue FIGHT THE POWER

Henry draws the sidearm from his CO belt and aims it at Henry.

Reuben St. Claire was more than a boss. He was a leader.

If you're in real trouble in a big city, you're better off with a city detective than the FBI.

The laws of physics are totally different from human laws, because human laws are decisions," Ellie says. "They aren't facts.

Let's try that again," he said. "This is my seat. Understand?

Michel Foucault.

If you want to test a man's character, give him power."–traditionally attributed to President Abraham Lincoln

Um, hi." I finally squeak out a few words. "The other day at school, we had this substitute teacher. Very tough. Sort of like Mrs. Darth Vader. Had the heavy breathing, the deep voice. During roll call, she said, 'Are you chewing gum, young man?' And I said, 'No, I'm Jamie Grimm.' " I wait (for what seems like hours) and, yes, the audience kind of chuckles. It's not a huge laugh, but it's a start. Okay.

By the time we got to Section 6 ("Grounds for Expulsion"), my brain was turning into guacamole, and I'm pretty sure my ears were