1,121 Quotes About Authority

evidence of the collapse of any central regime authority.

The procedure is that the committee makes its recommendation to the City Council and, of course, the City Council has the final authority on this.

The finance committee has been given authority to determine what to do as far as do we tap the reserves or make uniform proportionate cuts. We are looking at tapping the reserve as part of a possible solution.

We are working around the clock with the Iraqi authorities and foreign missions to win the release of all the hostages.

A leading authority is anyone who has guessed right more than once.

We removed it because by the time we got around to doing it, we figured the city of Sandy Springs would be in business. We figured we'd let the governing authority see if they wanted red-light cameras.

I thought it was a good time to talk about responsibilities of the Fourth Estate and always questioning authority - which at times we shirk.

The authorities should stipulate what issues people can protest over and on what issues it is not allowed.

Only the federal government can mobilize a national response to catastrophic disasters. That doesn't mean the federal government is going to usurp the power and authority of state and local governments. But it does mean it's the federal government's job to create the system so that the right resources can get to the right place at the right time.