Quotes About Authority

I'm certainly not the guy who can say 'This guy doesn't belong in the business.' Unless you really went out of bounds or something, nobody died and left me God and made me make those decisions.

At the end of the day, the government, local government all bow to public pressure.

I have to say that I bow to Dana White and I bow to the Fertitta brothers every time I see them.

I'm a future king, why would I bow down?

The military belongs in its barracks, not our ballot boxes.

I'm taking over boxing.

I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.

No, if there is an aspect of the executive branch of the government that needs looking at, I'm liable to be called in to look at it. But I'm not the only one.

Serving in the executive branch is very different than sounding off from an academic perch.

Influence is the new power - if you have influence, you can create a brand.

I would prefer myself to own all of my brand, where everything I am responsible for myself.

It's very brave going from a position of authority to one where you are an apprentice.

My parents are not people who would want to rock the boat. They wouldn't break the law.

And revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority.

Obama may be brilliant, but he's not a leader.

I used to get a lift to school every day with a man who was a major in the British Army.

Big Brother doesn't like all these Little Brothers looking at it.

I guess there's a part of me that loves institutionalism. And borstal is tailor-made for you to buck against. It was perfect.

The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget.

If a bully wants to beat you up, you have the choice of running away or standing your ground. In our society, we have police forces who try to control bullies, sometimes by force.

I want to have a bunch of kids so I can boss them around.

I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.

I trust the individual over the bureaucracy.

You can lead a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think.