Quotes About Authority

'King of the Cruiserweights' is not just something I say. Let me be straight. I am the king. You can see that. It's undeniable.

In our society, authority derives from justice, and in our society, learning to live with authority should derive from and aid learning to understand and to feel justice.

We should not use the heavy hand of government more than it is justified.

I really hate to be put in the position of trying to justify something, a decision that was made. I'm a military guy: when a decision is made, I go along with it, whatever the manufactured controversy and criticism.

Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.

I have to say I'm all for public flogging. One type of criminal that a public humiliation might work particularly well with are the juvenile delinquents, a lot of whom consider it a badge of honor to be sent to juvenile detention.

It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

It is scrutiny by the general public that keeps the powerful honest.

Joe Kennedy was a massive figure on all kinds of levels.

I mean he's a very famous director... they're not going to put their... and he's very tough, he doesn't like interference at all, so he kept them at bay.

I think when Kevin Nash put himself on the booking committee and then gave me my first loss, that was beginning of the end.

'House Of Cards' with Kevin Spacey - I love how it portrays humans in power as just like the rest of us - but even worse.

Find the autonomy in your work. Autonomy is key to feeling good about the work you do, no matter what kind of work it is.

People have to remember that the armed forces do as democratically elected governments tell them to do. They don't arbitrarily go into countries and kick off. These are decisions that are made by our politicians.

The essence of democracy is that you can kick people out.

When you get older, you look at who has power differently. When you're 21 years old, and you do something ridiculous at the National Art Gallery and get kicked out by the security guard, in your mind, you're speaking truth to power.

I was kicked out of drama school in 1976, aged 18, for vandalising the headmistress's tyres, after being there for less than a year.

I almost got kicked out of eighth grade for selling 'Playboy.'

The main thing is to be a force, so guys will say, 'Tooz is kicking butts.'

The president of the United States can't even fire his chef. I'm not kidding.

You want to have fun with your kids, and no one has fun with someone who runs roughshod.

I thought Kim Jong Il was a god who could read my mind. I thought his spirit never dies, and I never thought he was a normal human being.

I am the herald of the Great King.

This magistrate is not the king. The people are the king.