1,121 Quotes About Authority

The more time you spend with the Lord, the stronger your spirit becomes. This way you get authority not just on earth but also before the Heavens

How is that we can presume the authority to take a life when that life has no say in the taking? And as I ponder that, I’ve come to think that it’s less about taking the authority and more about the fact that somewhere along the way we’ve lost our respect for life. And if that’s truly the case, then what else are we killing?

The most torturing situation is you see something is leaking like pain, but you don't have authority to cure it by best.

Is it surprising that the cellular prison, with its regular chronologies, forced labour, its authorities of surveillance and registration, its experts in normality, who continue and multiply the functions of the judge, should have become the modern instrument of penality? Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?

If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion.

The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom.

I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.

Why spend your life working on defense when no defense can be made truly impenetrable? Take the offensive – learn the vulnerabilities of the world around you and be the change you wish to see rather than living in constant fear of what may happen to you instead.

Remain open-minded, even when you believe yourself to be a king among peasants. You never know what blessings can be gained or crises averted just by listening.