Authority Quotes

I really rebel against authority. Mariah Carey
Authority Against Really Rebel
The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not set down without authority. Marie de France
Past Down Divers Dead Without Authority Stories Again Fashions Set
I think, early on, I was very distrustful of authority yet needed a lot of approval from it. I was in that kind of bind. Which is a kind of abuse bind. Mark Rylance
Think Approval Kind Abuse Lot Very Authority Which Bind Early Needed
It's always interesting when you play a part and then suddenly people think you're an authority on the subject. Mark Strong
You People Think Part Always Subject Authority Interesting Then Suddenly Play
People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures. Martha Beck
People Doctors Authority Authority Figures Afraid Figures Medical
I know propaganda when I see it, and I can speak with authority on it. Martina Navratilova
Speak See Propaganda Know Authority
For years, my colleagues and I - primarily Republicans but also some Democrats - have introduced legislation and written to the FCC asking the commission to cease attempts to regulate the Internet unless given the clear authority to do so by Congress. Mary Bono
Internet Congress Unless Colleagues Introduced Some Given Attempts Written Clear Primarily Also Democrats Years Cease Authority Commission Legislation Republicans Asking Regulate
I think when judges are in the position of authority, they really get bent out of shape when someone tells them they acted inappropriately. Matt Gonzalez
Think Bent Out Tells Someone Shape Judges Get Authority Them Really Acted Position
Nor bigots who but one way see, through blinkers of authority. Matthew Green
Way See One-Way Through Nor Authority Bigots Who
I say I'm not a control freak and I don't like to be in charge. But on the other hand, I really don't like anyone telling me what to do. I have some authority issues. Maura Tierney
Me Control Control Freak Other Say Telling Charge Freak Some Like Issues Hand Authority Anyone Really
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. Maureen Dowd
Beautiful Democracy Giving Rich More Celebrity Than Authority Famous Deserve
In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when. Max de Pree
Must Some Temporary Leaders Understand Shell South Cultures Authority Listened Pacific Holds Should Speaker Who Symbol Position
My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions. Maya Lin
Me Made College Parents Both Traditions Question Authority Want Standards Professors
I was the girl in the black leather jacket with the black fingernails, picked up after school by guys with loud cars and motorcycles. I carried straight-A grades, but I had a little trouble with rules. I tended to have a bit of an authority problem. Melissa Marr
Problem School Car Black Girl Trouble Bit Rules Carried Fingernails Guys Had Picked Leather Motorcycles Up Loud Jacket Authority Grades After After-School Little
I get involved if a problem comes up after the death has been investigated by the local authority. Michael Baden
Death Problem Local Has-Been Involved Been Up Get Authority After
As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers. Michael Cunningham
Speak Our Must Writers Opening Readers Very Authority Sentence
People who've read my reviews know my tastes, know how I approach a book, know my background. I can write with believable authority. It doesn't mean I'm always right. Michael Dirda
Book People Approach Background Write Know Read Always How Reviews Authority Tastes Mean Believable Right
The President sends us a billion-page paper that shows how he would spend the money if he were spending the money. He doesn't have the authority to spend the money. He doesn't spend $1 of the money. Michael Enzi
Money President Spend Spending Paper Would He How Were Authority Sends Us Shows
I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more. Michael Gove
Think Appropriate Once Once More Clarify Clarity More Invested Simplify Instead Authority Teachers Strengthen
Thoreau points out clearly that civil disobedience gets its moral authority by the willingness to suffer the penalties from disobeying a law, even if you think that law is unjust. Michael Hayden
You Law Moral Authority Think Unjust Penalties Out Willingness Moral Civil Civil Disobedience Points Clearly Authority Gets Disobedience Even Suffer
Ultimate authority in a global system remains with sovereigns. Governments will not have it any other way: politicians face instant rejection from their electorate if they allow transnational authorities to dictate terms. Michael Ignatieff
Will Face Politicians Rejection Other Way System Remains Allow Instant Global Terms Ultimate Governments Dictate Authorities Authority Any Any Other Way Transnational Electorate
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
Better Calm Before Unlike Ways Embarrassing Some More Observers Protest Authority May Asking Bodily Act Stands Deeply Oliver Twist
Admittedly, the body of scientists, as a whole, does uphold the authority of science over the lay public. It controls thereby also the process by which young men are trained to become members of the scientific profession. Michael Polanyi
Science Men Become Young Members Admittedly Lay Over Also Scientific Does Scientists Trained Authority Uphold Controls Process Which Young Men Public Body Profession Thereby Whole
It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Saying Citizens Detain Without Arrest Go Authority Anyone Regular Should
I could have spent eight years doing anything, and at some level, it would have been fine. I could have focused on flowers. I could have focused on decor. I could have focused on entertainment. Because any First Lady, rightfully, gets to define her role. There's no legislative authority; you're not elected. And that's a wonderful gift of freedom. Michelle Obama
Freedom You Entertainment Wonderful Gift First First Lady Define Spent Focused Rightfully Would Fine Some Could Because Doing Been Years Role Authority Gets Any Legislative Eight Lady Anything Elected Her Level Flowers
Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory. Miguel de Unamuno
Memory Understanding Rather His Discussion Authority Anyone Who Uses
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