Authority Quotes

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge." "When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us." "There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed." "If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak." "Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." "In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will" "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" "Power is not given to you. You have to take it." "Kim has a lot of powers of attorney, lay off it." "Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are" "I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows." "One man with a gun can control 100 without one" "Trust is good but control is better" "The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn" "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job" "I'm not bossy I'm the boss." "It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong" "The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword" "If you must break the law, do it to seize power; in all other cases observe it" "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way"