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Quotes About Command

The people who can destroy a thing, they control it," Paul
~ Frank Herbert
Nothing wins more loyalty for a leader than an air of bravura," the Duke said.
~ Frank Herbert
De?in controlul unui lucru numai acei ce-l pot distruge.
~ Frank Herbert
Such was not my suggestion," he said. She heard the steel in his voice, the sense of command, and stared across the gray darkness of the stilltent at him. Paul was a silhouette against moon-frosted rocks seen through the tent's transparent end.
~ Frank Herbert
What was it St. Augustine said? she asked herself. "The mind commands the body and it obeys. The mind orders itself and meets resistance." Yes—I am meeting more resistance lately.
~ Frank Herbert
Give as few orders as possible,' his father had told him … once … long ago. 'Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.
~ Frank Herbert
Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.
~ Frank Herbert
The people who can destroy a thing, they control it
~ Frank Herbert
A human can override any nerve in the body.
~ Frank Herbert
Abandonem a certeza! Esse é o comando mais profundo que a vida nos dá. É o que constitui a vida, no final das contas.
~ Frank Herbert
Tone of voice and attitude alone can subjugate another's will.
~ Frank Herbert
She asked me to tell her what it is to rule. And I said that one commands. And she said I had some unlearning to do.
~ Frank Herbert
Don't look at him! he snapped, without noticing how odd it was to speak to free men in this way
~ Franz Kafka
Issue the orders Sir, and I will storm Hell.
~ Anthony Wayne
Say to all small and great, and that often, that fully, quickly and willingly, without grumbling and contradiction, they do all your commands that are not against God.
~ Robert Grosseteste
Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead.
~ Robert Greene
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
~ Saint Augustine
I think 'North by Northwest' and 'Rope' and Rear Window' and 'Psycho' are on my list of favorite all time movies. I just think his kind of command as a director was almost unparalleled, and I feel like in certain ways the sort of character-based thriller owes more to Hitchcock than anyone.
~ Carlton Cuse
I cannot command winds and weather.
~ Horatio Nelson
It's such an advantage to be able to hit short irons low on command. When it's windy, you'll hit more greens. But low shots are a great strategy in calm conditions, too: The less time the ball hangs in the air, the less time it has to stray off line from the flagstick.
~ Keegan Bradley
Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest.
~ Richard V. Allen
In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room? Who drives the narrative? Who is in charge?
~ Jeff Greenfield
You've got Washington picking winners and losers. And so, all of a sudden, decisions are being made on what helps politicians, not what helps the economy. Some will call it socialism. Some will call it a command and control economy. Whatever it is, it's antithetical to the American experience.
~ Jeb Hensarling
There's a certain way you stand to give yourself authority, which gives you the texture for the part. I chose that my character hadn't been married, he'd worked his way up the chain of command. For a small cameo role, I gave it a lot of thought.
~ Mark Goddard