Quotes About Authority

O that I were a man, or that I had powerTo execute my apprehended wishes!I would whip some with scorpions.

To tell a story is to take power over it.

Power is like prostitution and it could have pleasure for a while but it has to go to another man

Penetrating influence is in the power and strength of demonstration

God gave us His spirit, for us to have the power and authority to uproot lawlessness and establish God's righteousness

Prayer is a royal power.

The world we are is a secret prison and the secret prison is power.

Never mistaken humility for foolishness, nor pride for power.

Those who want to power know no mercy.

Power is never taken fr, om us, it is, only given away

Power is a curious thing. Who lives, Who dies. Power resides where men believe it resides. It is a trick, A shadow on the wall.

Power will always attract the greedy and the weak.

Handling power is very much like handling explosives, you have to have a great deal of respect for it and most people don't.

God has the Power to make it happen. You have the Authority to make it happen. So stop complaining, get up, & manifest your destiny.

Leopold, like most men of power and prestige, was not so much interested in listening to what others had to say as he was in having an audience.

Power is the gem of necessity. Without observing power, identity remains undiscovered.

Deceit is a tool of statecraft, " Irulan agreed."There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always discover, " Paul said.

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely

There would always be dishonorable things done to preserve the honor of any power.

Enzo inherited a throne. Giulietta relied on her royal blood. Queen Maeve rules Beldain because she was born to it. But true rulers are not born. We are made.

A man who does not like power will suffer from its cruelty.

You have to realize that modern power, is nothing but a concept in the mind of the one who's under the power. And once you realize this, you realize that authority is indeed an illusion.

Power does not alter a man's character. It merely reveals it.

He is an idiot, " I said. "One who thinks he's a genius/ They're the most dangerous kind.""No, the most dangerous kind are the ones with power, " he said.