Quotes About Authority

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad.

The Nazi period could have happened only in Germany because the German education of obedience to any law and order was the main problem.

I have a control problem. I hate the feeling of not being in control.

So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons, the people do not merely passively assent, but actively cooperate. They have, in all these matters, the same authority as the clergy.

We know we need civilization and laws and procedures, but isn't it frustrating? Wouldn't it be great if we could just do what we needed to do?

When we ask bureaucrats to identify who is responsible for fixing anything, they reassure us that there are 'procedures in place.'

Our country is governed by the rule of law and our procedures are based on law.

If you have to abuse your power, you're probably in the process of losing it.

In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box.

If the president does something dastardly, the impeachment process is available.

I think processes should not differ just because you are a minister. This is a job - a responsibility - not a right to override the processes that every citizen goes through.

The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort.

Since we own our bodies, we also inevitably own the effects of our actions, be they good or bad. If we own the effects of our actions, then clearly we own that which we produce, whether what we produce is a bow, or a book - or a murder.

A producer is someone who actually calls the shots. An executive producer is just a guy that eats more food at craft service.

When I'm on a picture, I have two bosses - the director and the producer. My co-star is not my boss.

No one wants to hear from the producer. He's the guy by the pool with a cigar in his mouth and a couple of lovelies on his arm. But when you're a director, they want to hear what you have to say about everything - the war, the world.

Sometimes the producer has more say and the director takes what he is given. On other occasions, you don't see the producer very much and the director is the one who it is all about.

If I was going to do anything, I'd be a producer, only because I'd like to have a say in what gets made and what doesn't.

I never thought being the producer was being the dictator. It means being the director and being the coach. It's a way of keeping everybody focused on the goal, and also having final say. Everybody can be in the same car, but somebody has to drive.

I was the only person at Univision who had complete creative control of my own show, by contract. They didn't like that. I was the executive producer; I owned the studio where we taped. I decided who went on my show and who didn't.

In Korea, the director has the final word. If the director makes a decision, that decision is final. In Hollywood, every decision needs to go through the producer, the studio, and sometimes even the main actor. There is a certain procedure that needs to be followed.

One famous movie executive, who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer, not an exhibitor.'

It's not a 'sexy' position, being the producer. You have to be very bossy. You have to be very aggressive.