Quotes About Authority

I felt them all looking at me - waiting for me to say something, do something. It was the way I always looked at my mum or Aunt Abby or Mr Solomon. I felt them waiting for orders. And I realised they weren't going with me on this quest - they were following me.

Kurallar? çiÄŸneyebilirsin, ama ancak bazen ve sadece onlar? çok iyi biliyorsan. (syf. 44)

If the patriarch makes promises under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit—and by his ordained authority—you can rest assured, those promises will come to pass.

In the name of Jesus Christ" (suggesting that the words to be spoken are not his own but, rather, are Christ's words and Christ's will).

This truth is underscored in a principle the Lord expressed to Edward Partridge: "I will lay my hand upon you by the hand of my servant Sidney Rigdon … " (D&C 36:2). The Lord did not actually place his hands upon Edward Partridge's head. Instead, he commissioned Sidney Rigdon…. In the process, though, it was truly as though the Lord himself were laying his hands upon Brother Partridge's head….

Power among humans is not simply the physical force with which one material body may move another; it is the force to distract, detour, maneuver, and command. Every pleasure we indulge in and every pain we suffer exerts power over others.

It is obvious that you like to be in control of things. With this girl, you lose control. You despise that, especially since she is younger.- Maria Delgado

The believer," says Aquinas, "has sufficient motive for believing, for he is moved by the authority of divine teaching confirmed by miracles and, what is more, by the inward instigation of the divine invitation."5

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

4. Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

I look at him more than a little shocked by his words knowing how much he likes being right being in charge most people do.

And while I definitely agree with that, I also think the same can be said of how people handle power.

Dude. Message understood. But you call me Your Highness again, and I'll kick your ass.

Your enthrally voice doesn't work on me, and overbearing men trying to tell me what to do is not a new tune in my particular symphony.

Las mentiras tienen un curioso poder: el que las inventa las obedece.

Il y a toujours moyen d'obéir. C'est ce que les cerveaux occidentaux devraient comprendre.

El poder no me interesa. Reinar es mucho más hermoso

Principio según el cual una persona que me había enseñado a atarme los cordones de los zapatos no podía decir cualquier cosa

A mí, lo que me gusta en la vida son las molestias autorizadas. Como las víctimas no tienen derecho a defenderse, resultan todavía más divertidas

C'est vous, désormais, qui sélectionnerez les prisonniers. C'est vous qui choisirez ceux qui restent et ceux qui partent. L'usage du mot « mort » était soigneusement évité.

A dog among the masters, the most masterly of the dogs.

What you have now then is the marketing of racialized identities as tools for consumption. And certain racialized bodies and images are associated with hipness, coolness, edginess. So all kinds of youth all over the world are appropriating that style as a way of, sort of, countering authority, stating their rebelliousness, and wanting to be seen as significant.

You don't think I'm going to deflower you under your father's roof, do you?

I don't know what to say." "Say yes, Mistress McLeod." Ada shook her head. "I can't allow you to come calling, Mr. Bevins." "I see." He shook his head. "No, I don't see. I thought, that is . . . Why not?