Authority quotes

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◆ Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

- Leonardo da Vinci100

◆ In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not have been accepted by the people; for there are many good laws, the importance of which is known to be the sa

- Niccolo Machiavelli100

◆ Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build the big bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks

- Bob Dylan99

◆ Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

- Albert Einstein99

◆ Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere

- Ronald Reagan99

◆ All authority belongs to the people

- Thomas Jefferson99

◆ There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ?ur mind and your mouth

- African Proverb99

◆ When the authorities warn you of the dangers of having sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.

- Matt Groening99

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

- George Carlin99

◆ Authority is quite degrading

- Oscar Wilde99

◆ The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

- Ken Blanchard99

◆ Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and accountability their direction.

- Donald Rumsfeld99

◆ The most obvious and condescending tell-tale sign that manipulation is taking place is that no one takes responsibility for the actions of the administration, its always some other department who is to blame and never the people who have authority, its always some nameless foot-soldiers, a few bad apples, when we all know that such excuses dont hold water, we know who gave the order for soldiers to engage in the abhorrent techniques of torture, we know who told subordinates in the corporation(s) to fudge the numbers and be creative, we know full well who makes these decisions. President Truman said, The buck stops here, now the buck effectively floats over many people never stopping anywhere, so theres no one to blame.

- Teresa Stover99

◆ If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

- Yugoslavian Proverb99

◆ Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

- Francis Bacon Sr99