Quotes About Authority

It is through experience that I have lost faith in USA law enforcement.

Being a leader is about being the most confident and being able to act in any given situation. When others are stuck, they look up to you.

Admit it. You feel kind of like a badass speeding through those school zones in the morning.

The more free you are, the more you tend to experience your power.

History is on our side, people prefer being free &having a choice or at least the illusion of one. Versus being fed by the government.

Truly strong people are not arrogant. Cowardice on the other hand causes arrogance. Cowards hide behind their own power and authority.

You are the common denominator of your life, take charge, you are the boss.

When a person attempts to control someone else's life, it only reflects the lack of control they have on their own.

There was always a leader. He was not the largest, and he need not be the captain, but he was the one they looked to for instruction in their cruelty. He had a cold eye and a coiling tension. Like a snake, the poets might say, but I knew snakes better by then.

You dare to threaten me?" These gods, I thought. They always say the same thing.

I have seen her do a thousand such tricks a thousand times. My father always fell for them. He believed the world's natural order was to please him.

I can veil the sky itself. Just try to watch me.

Je finirais par bien connaître ce type d'homme, jaloux de son maigre pouvoir, pour qui je n'étais qu'une femme.

The generals take the credit, of course, and indeed they provide the gold. But they are always calling you into their tent and asking for reports of what you're doing instead of letting you go do it.

Wie lustig, « fuhr sie fort, »dass du selbst nach so langer Zeit immer noch erwartest, dass man dich belohnt, nur weil du gehorsam warst. Ich dachte, du hättest diese Lektion im Palast unseres Vaters gelernt. Niemand war so unterwürfig und ein-faltig wie du, und trotzdem trat der mächtige Helios dich umso rascher mit Füßen, denn du kauertest ja bereits da unten.«

Eskiden beri çocuklar?m?n en kötüsüydün," dedi. "?erefime leke sürmeye kalkma sak?n." "Benim daha iyi bir fikrim var. Can?m?n istedi?ini yapaca??m, sen de çocuklar?n? sayarken beni aralar?na katma.

There is no law that says the gods must be fair.

Come, I have fed you well. Will you tell me your names?" They looked up. Their eyes darted like ferrets to their leader. He rose, the bench scraping on the stone. "Tell us yours first." There was something in his voice. I almost said it then, the spell-word that would send them to sleep. But even after all the years that had passed, there was a piece of me that still only spoke what I was bid. "Circe," I answered.

Misericordia», era una; otra fue «sí», y también «por favor». Y también conocía la frase «¿Qué ordena?». El padre le había enseñado a ser una esclava.

Gods pretend to be parents,' I said, 'but they are children, clapping their hands and shouting for more.

I could have cast an illusion over the island to keep them away, I had the power to do it.

Néanmoins, une partie de moi était lasse d'être aussi craintive et respectueuse, de contempler le paradis en se demandant ce qu'on lui autoriserait.

Ero cresciuta ai piedi di mio padre e sapevo riconoscere lo sfoggio di potere quando me lo ritrovavo davanti.

And that is the least of my powers.