Quotes About Command

Leave our presence under pain of treason," ordered Mary.

apparently on Huntly's orders, refused to open the gates to her.

She also sent a messenger to Dunbar with orders to fortify the castle in her name.

greater in that he had been ensconced safely at a distance and was not leading his troops.

She had great success in raising a royal army.

She rode out of Edinburgh at the head of between eight and ten thousand men

I cannot remember whether this was my decision or her command. Maintaining such fogginess about free will is, I think, a secret to a lasting marriage.

H]istory is arguably the best method of enlarging experience in such a way as to command the widest possible consensus on what the significance of that experience might be

Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command!

In my own experience of male and female directors, people have a much, much harder time taking a direct command from a woman. It's somehow very difficult for people.

The power to command frequently causes failure to think.

Joshua 1:9 NIV; Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

Even in her pain, she commanded the room, drawing all the light to herself, leeching the world around her pale as mushrooms.

The generals take the credit, of course, and indeed they provide the gold. But they are always calling you into their tent and asking for reports of what you're doing instead of letting you go do it.

Traédmelo de vuelta —les dijo

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

Power never takes a back step - only in the face of more power.

Es bedarf ernstlicher Aufmerksamkeit, unermüdlichen Fragens und Lernens, um das rechte Gebot zu vernehmen und so die unerschöpfliche Güte Gottes in allen seinen Geboten zu erkennen.

although he wielded supreme power over the whole island,

Without Alfred directing their labours, none of this would have happened.

Amid the Garden by the Tree of Life,   Remember what I warne thee, shun to taste,   And shun the bitter consequence: for know,   The day thou eat'st thereof, my sole command   Transgrest, inevitably thou shalt dye;   From that day mortal, and this happie State   Shalt loose, expell'd from hence into a World   Of woe and sorrow. Sternly

Who now is sovereign can dispose and bid What shall be right: farthest from him is best

God's work consists in universal obedience;

While the distribution of wealth and income need not be equal, it must be to everyone's advantage, and at the same time, positions of authority and offices of command must be accessible to all.