Quotes About Command

human beings come into the world with a passion for control

I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces.

Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!

Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.

A lot of the great pieces of journalism from Iraq showed how important command influence was in violent, aggressive environments, where Marines and soldiers had a constrained set of choices to make in sudden moments.

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.

I'll make some inquiries, but I won't do it for you. I'll do it because Frannie would want me to." "You love her, don't you?" "Go to hell." Jack laughed. "You're too late with that command, mate. I've been there since I was born.

It is legal because I wish it.

Chief Superintendent Arnot might hold power, but Armand Gamache was the more powerful man.

For when the Law of Price declares that a good actually commands a particular price, and explains why it does so, it of course implies that the good is able to command this price, and explains why it is able to do so. The Law of Price comprehends the Law of Exchange-Value.

I like the word 'evil'. Scramble it a little and you will get 'vile' and 'live'. 'Good', on the other hand, is just a command to 'go do'.

In general, our generals were out generalled.

Love is a command; but friendship is a choice.

John B. Hattendorf

In Treasure Island , Savannah is the place where Captain John Flint, the murderous pirate with the blue face, has died of rum before the story begins. It is on his death bed in Savannah that Flint bellows his last command - Fetch aft the rum, Darby! - and hands Billy Bones a map of Treasure Island. He gave it me at Savnnah, says Bones, when he lay a-dying. The book has a drawing of Flint's map in it with an X marking the location of the buried treasure.

Do we honor them for the extras? No, a thousand times no. We [honor them] because God gave us the charge to honor all.

Be ye perfect is not. . .a command to do the impossible. [God] is going to make us into creatures that can obey that command.

Forgiveness is God's command.

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it: Spend time with your families.

There is no greater love than to lay down ones life for ones friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.

By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you blocked and deleted. You may now kiss my ass.

Don't need no battery cause I'm in charge.

One of the hardest things to do, is control someone. One of the worst things, is succeeding at it.