Quotes About Authority

The first is the law, the last prerogative.

It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.

We constantly abuse and defend a woman's prerogative to change her mind.

That's part of my prerogative as a head coach is that I can change my mind because if I'm wrong, I'll admit it.

I think people expect when you have a new Premier that it's that Premier's prerogative to look at everything on the table and say, 'Well I'm the leader now. What do I want to take forward and what don't I?'

We convince by our presence.

If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit, even your fellow governors.

I always try to bring a certain masculine presence to what I do. That is part of the dynamic.

I've always been cast in authority roles; I think because I have that presence... Comedically, I can play against that pretty well. I enjoy playing that arrogant ignorance. That's one of my favorite games to play in comedy.

Whenever you've got an inside presence, it makes the game extremely easy.

Why was Effenberg a leader, because he was outspoken? Or because he had a certain presence on the pitch? When that's the criteria, OK, then maybe I have a different definition of what a leader is.

Was Effenberg a leader because he projected presence or because he had a presence? There is a difference.

There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience.

A museum's meticulous presentation - exhaustive captions, hushed lighting, state-of-the-art armature - creates an institutional authority that is constructed to seem impregnable.

I say throwaway, jokey things. When you're young-looking and you are presenting something that has gravitas you can't look down your nose, but when David Dimbleby does it, it's OK.

The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.

The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.

The presidency is not an office job.

I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency.

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.

The office of the presidency is what's important, no matter who's in it.

Obama must scrutinize and disassemble the post-Sept. 11 imperial presidency, even if he reduces his own power in the process.

Trump continues to diminish the office of the Presidency.