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Quotes About Authority

You know, as a comedian, that's what you do. You speak truth to power by making people laugh.
~ Sarah Cooper
I like my leaders smart and serious. I don't need a stand-up comic.
~ Kristin Gore
Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.
~ Ignatius of Antioch
Who has not served cannot command.
~ John Florio
Those who can command themselves command others.
~ William Hazlitt
It's always hard, after you've been in command, to take a lesser role.
~ Walter Cronkite
At some point, the law has to command respect, and there is a lawful way to change it.
~ Amul Thapar
My mother liked to command me to do things I found scary. I always wanted to stay home and read. My mother only ever wanted me to get away.
~ Jill Lepore
MPs are basically bonded labourers of their parties. And it is the party high command of each party, which takes decisions.
~ Arvind Kejriwal
At the end of the day, when you command a certain power in track and field, you sometimes you have to exercise it.
~ Justin Gatlin
The captain is not in total command of the match. The man who is possessing the ball at a given time is the captain.
~ P. R. Sreejesh
I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.
~ Kamisese Mara
I think Gadi Eizenkot is a very good commander.
~ Naftali Bennett
My father would be an amazing, amazing commander in chief.
~ Eric Trump
I always said my favorite position was company commander in the Paratroop Brigade.
~ Benny Gantz
You do not need 435 people playing commander-in-chief.
~ Marsha Blackburn
We need a Commander-in-Chief, not a Campaigner-in-Chief.
~ Jeff Duncan
Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief.
~ Oliver North
Parents are to be respected - it Is a commandment from God.
~ Monica Johnson
Commerce and politics do not go with royalty, full stop.
~ Ann Widdecombe
The franking commission is not there to fact-check.
~ Trent Franks
If I played today, I'd stay in trouble. I'd be in the commissioner's office all the time, I guess. I'd be everywhere - including where I wasn't supposed to be.
~ Reggie Jackson
There needs to be a college football commissioner.
~ Nick Saban
I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed.
~ Ken Starr