Quotes About Authority

When you can't ask a question of your leaders anymore, that gets scary.

I never liked being told what to do, so even in school plays, I never liked being an actor.

I wasn't good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn't like the fact that there was no autonomy.

People don't generally listen to scientists much.

Anything you see on the screen was at one point approved by me.

The way that I play is, I'm in the driver's seat.

I'm not running for anything but my own seat.

I don't care about keeping seats of power.

It is up to the government to keep the government's secrets.

No group in any sector can go anywhere without rules.

I thought Gen. McChrystal was unfireable, that his position was secure.

The power of incumbency and the power of money is just overwhelming.

Power is never so overwhelming that there's no room for resistance.

I'm not going to be bullied by an overzealous agency of the United States government.

I'm my own boss, you know?

Everybody is owned by somebody.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?

The owner always has the final say. You have to decide who is going to be the best fit for the organization.

The owner's job is to hire the general manager. The general manager's job is to run the hockey team.

The NBA requires that one person is the acting owner, the one person they can get on the phone and is accountable for anything that happens. That's why my dad started taking me to NBA board of governors meetings in 1995; you have to be approved as the owner.

The owners have the right to pay you whatever they want to. They don't have to pay you if they don't want to.

I would like there to be an entity, a person with some authority, to interact with government, with officials, to advocate on behalf of firearms owners.

I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But my point is that I need to feel that I can manage the team and have a direct, clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazy, for me, there is a problem.