Authority Quotes

In some ways, calm bodily protest has a nakedness to it that may be deeply embarrassing for observers; an act not unlike the bare-faced Oliver Twist effrontery that stands vulnerably before authority, asking for more or better.

Michael Leunig

CalmBetterAuthorityMoreAsking

I remember somebody came in with Chicago Transit Authority, and we listened to it one time.

Butch Trucks

TimeRememberChicagoAuthorityCame

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.

Joyce Carol Oates

PassionAuthoritySymbolsInventions

If you have no authority to legislate my freedoms, then I'm truly free, at least from you.

William A. Dembski

FreeYouAuthorityThenLeastTruly

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

Joseph Addison

LegalAuthorityOppressionHeavy

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.

Thomas Aquinas

WarIntentionThreeAuthorityFirst

My focus is incredibly narrow. I can't talk with any authority other than design and development of product.

Jonathan Ive

FocusDesignAuthorityDevelopment

The Orderly Liquidation Authority prescribed by Dodd-Frank should be repealed and replaced by an amendment to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which would operate to prevent cross-default provisions from impacting derivatives books so long as mark-to-market payments are being made in a timely fashion.

Paul Singer

FashionLongAuthorityAmendment

Hurricane Katrina was the storm of the 21st century. It devastated an area the size of Great Britain. More than 1,800 Americans died. Three hundred thousand homes were destroyed. There was $96 billion in property damage. I served on the Louisiana Recovery Authority. I saw Congress write one big check and then skip town.

Donna Brazile

GreatStormCongressThreeAuthority

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

LearnWantTeachAuthorityObstacle

A lot of actors say that theater's the thing for them. And that's great, and I'm not one to speak with any authority about it because of not having done it properly. For me, movies are what I love.

Christian Bale

LoveGreatMeSpeakDoneAuthority

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.

George Carlin

PeopleBelieveAuthorityJustPope

However much we might sympathize or agree with EPA's policy objectives, EPA may act only within the boundaries of its statutory authority.

Brett Kavanaugh

AuthorityBoundariesPolicyWithin

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

Ahmed Chalabi

PeopleChoiceCountryAuthorityLike

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

Anne Bradstreet

WisdomEdgeAuthorityWithoutHeavy

The Palestinian Authority is ruled by Hamas, an organization committed to vehement anti-Semitism, the glorification of terror, and the total destruction of Israel.

Ehud Olmert

OrganizationAuthorityIsraelTerror

The holder of authority is like the rider on a lion - he is envied for his position, but he well knows his position.

Ali ibn Abi Talib

LionAuthorityPositionWellLike

The reason the FISA standard is constitutional is that the government is supposed to use FISA surveillance not for criminal investigations but for counterintelligence probes pursued under the president's authority to conduct foreign policy.

Benjamin Wittes

GovernmentAuthorityPresidentReason

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

William Penn

LoveChildrenWifeManAuthority

Only Congress has the authority to adequately and holistically address our broken immigration system.

Yvette Clarke

BrokenImmigrationCongressAuthority

There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.

Pratibha Patil

EffortAuthorityWillCredibility

Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.

Walter Benjamin

DeathAuthorityEverythingTellHe

Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to contribute willingly to the common good.

Pope John XXIII

GoodPowerPersonMoralAuthority

We need to make clear the federal government does not have authority to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without due process or, for that matter, to use lethal force on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil if they don't pose imminent threats.

Ted Cruz

GovernmentProcessAuthoritySoil

12345678910NextLast

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quotes about Authority