1,121 Quotes About Authority

With discipline, you can lose weight, you can excel in work, you can win the war.

The lawmakers possess the authority that commands the obedience of the people.

Well, there is no sin in being gay. The immorality comes from engaging in forbidden behavior. Therefore, the Christian homosexual is in the same situation as the unmarried heterosexual. He (or she) is expected to control his or her lusts and live a holy life. I know this is a tough position to take, and some will argue with it. But I stand on the authority of Scripture, and I have no license to edit it.

Power without compassion is like a giant that blocks the sunlight.

One way or another, we spend our whole lives being conditioned into accepting some line or order, some position of domination or subjection. It’s hard to unlearn such hierarchy, to undo such control. It’s implicit.

When everything has gone down, God wants youto look up

She taught me to challenge authority and question the system. The only way it backfired on her was that I constantly challenged and questioned her.

The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you're sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds; harness them.

When making a point, there are 2 types of people who may disagree with you: those who can support their reasons, and the childish ones who are too worried about being told what to do.