1,121 Quotes About Authority

It is a fact that most people follow rules and laws out of fear. When people fear the authority, there is discipline and everyone reaps the fruit of good law and order. When there is discipline, there is growth because there is security and predictability. When there is no fear, there is chaos and conflict.

Challenge authority; the authority of your own rational convictions.

Most of these students are so conditioned to success that they become afraid to take risks. They have been taught from a young age by zealous parents, schools, and institutional authorities what constitutes failure and success. They are socialized to obey. They obsess over grades and seek to please professors, even if what professors teach is fatuous. The point is to get ahead, and getting ahead means deference to authority. Challenging authority is never a career advancer.

There is no enemy that respect and love will not conquer. The moral authority for survival comes from respect.

The simplicity of President Magufuli with regard to savings and protecting the national economy is that of the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. His responsibilities (to him) appear to be simple assignable to the gift of authority, given to him by God.

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

The only way we succeed as a group is not simply following directions, but in keeping each other accountable for our actions.

System fails when people with ability don't have authority and people with authority don't have ability.

The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest.