Quotes About Hierarchy

Within the army, field officers despised Staff officers as "having the brains of canaries and the manners of Potsdam," but both groups were as one in their distaste for interference by civilian ministers who were known as "the frocks." The civil arm in its turn referred to the military as "the boneheads.

It is necessary to salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman pontiff.

He believed that rank without power was a sham.

Bosses are the ones calling the shots, as they should in any organization. And if you think you're above your boss, that's not reality.

Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline.

Fish recognize a bad leader.

When I was working in the Pentagon, I had to own the recommendations I made up the chain of command.

The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue.

I knew as an assistant coach it wasn't my place to overstep the head coach.

There is an economy in Heaven. There are cities in Heaven, and there are people who lead and people who don't lead, people who are rewarded and people who are not rewarded.

When I was a kid, the guy who was Intercontinental champion was the guy who was next in line for the World Heavyweight championship.

I would be with those who say the hierarchy in the United States has badly mishandled this whole situation.

In most companies, the formal hierarchy is a matter of public record - it's easy to discover who's in charge of what. By contrast, natural leaders don't appear on any organization chart.

Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.

I did two years at art school in criticism and curatorial practice, but I dropped out because I was frustrated that there was this hierarchy where I couldn't do anything or ask questions.

I don't care where I sit in terms of hierarchy, box office takings, or any of that stuff.

I feel that discrimination and hierarchy is something that people have to face constantly.

We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee.

Everybody knows, when you have a band, there's always going to be a hierarchy, and there's always going to be some issue where ego gets involved and causes some kind of shake-up.

Humans want to know the hierarchy; it's important for there to be one leader.

I understand that bureaucracy, hierarchy and managing politics is not easy.

I will say 'I love you' in the same way on any medium. We have this hierarchy in our heads between TV and films, and I know that for a fact because I have experienced it first-hand.

I kind of do not like the word chef. Chef, giving you a sense of hierarchy and power. To be a good cook and to be a good leader, it has to come from within and to understand others.

I take into account the importance and the hierarchy of each player, but in a club like Barca with so many players... I know that some are going to get angry because not all are fit and it is a decision that I must take responsibility for, and that is what I do.