Quotes About Command

And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangstersget control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Hers was a tone and manner that assured the listener they had only two choices; obedience or death.

If Lady Brentmor told the prime minister to jump off a bridge," Fiona had once remarked, "Wellington would meekly ask, 'Which one?

Molly blinked, then looked at Thomas and said, Wait a minute.... We're his flunkies. You, may be, Thomas said, sneering. I'm his thug. I'm way higher than a flunky. You are high if you think I'm taking any orders from you, Molly said tartly.

All right, you primitive screwheads. Listen up. I'm Harry Dresden. I'm the new Winter Knight.

Give it to 'em! Take 'em down! First Aleran! Kick their furry-- Assault formation!

I declared her brain frozen and assumed command of the local Warden detachment, which was handy, since it consisted of only me anyway.

Form up, I murmured, because it sounded more military and tougher than saying, You guys go first.

All of my base are belong to me.

Mister went to his spot before the fireplace and demanded that it be made warm.

Speak, then, manling," said Mother Winter. "You have a little time left.

Nipple erection on command—now that's method acting. Oh

Bosun!" "Aye, skipper?" "Reinforce the mainmast, hang out all the laundry, and warn the witchmen! Let's make the old bitch fly!

Form up," I murmured, because it sounded more military and tougher than saying, "You guys go first.

Sit down," she said

Ah! Journeyman cackled... Finally! Carefully now, man. If you crack one of my new crystals, I'll hoist you up on a spike! Grimm cleared his throat calmly. Journeyman squinted over his shoulder. Ah, he said. That is, I will report you to... to... the proper person in the chain of command, who will make decisions about discipline that are not mine to make.

Information was control.

In 1846, this career came to an abrupt end when Hayes was court-martialled for the crime of hanging twenty-five Chinese pirates without bothering with the formality of a trial. After quitting in disgrace, he joined the Imperial Chinese Navy and took command of a gunboat.

Intelligence work in the Marine Corps proved to me the strategic value in establishing a Central Command to act as a clearinghouse for disparate bits and floating bytes of information.

You must admit you have self-control before you can use it.

He who would govern others, first should be master of himself.

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

The secret to using power is not to use it. Just having it is enough.

One of the advantages of being Captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.