1,121 Quotes About Authority

It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

I do know that some MPs give authority to another MP to put their name on such a motion. But I can't think of any member who would do so in this instance. I will look into the matter. That's the best I can do and I will continue watching Big Brother in my spare time.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.

As the spiritual leader of six million people, the Dalai Lama can be credited with a significant renunciation of the authority of tradition - of the conventional politics of national self-interest as well as of religion.

It's the Constitution of the United States. It's the recognized authority both of the national government and of the state governments, creating a dual chain of command.

If this lawsuit ends up favorable for Durham County, then that would be interpreted as definite authority through case law.

We are telling the private sector that the city of Tampa and the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority have no more money to put into this.

The scholarly authorities on freezing to death seem to be, unsurprisingly, Canadians.

In China, the problem is that with the system of censorship that's now in place, the user doesn't know to what extent, why, and under what authority there's been censorship. There's no way of appealing. There's no due process.