Quotes About Authority

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

We are not shooting enough professors.

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.

I knew all the rules but the rules did not know me.

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

When there's something in the Bible that churches don't like, they call it 'legalism.'

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail.

Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.

Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.

As the State is a soulless machine, it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.

When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em.

Power consists to a large extent in deciding what stories will be told.

I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.

We've got to fool the fools, and plan the plans. We must rule the rules, got to stand the stands.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

You can do right or you can do what you are told. And the prize of the victory will belong to the bold.

If you're still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you're losing.

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.