Authority Quotes

Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Fools admire everything in an author of reputation. For my part, I read only to please myself. I like only that which serves my purpose.

A wise prince must devise ways by which his citizens are always and in all circumstances dependent on him and his authority; and then they will always be faithful to him.

The strongest bulwark of authority is uniformity; the least divergence from it is the greatest crime.

The wisest have the most authority.

Great men in judicial places will never want authority.

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.

If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.

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

The decision finally rests not upon appeals to pat authority, but upon what people want.