1,121 Quotes About Authority

They have to get authority from the President through their department heads,

We certainly don't want to give them carte blanche authority to determine either what is safe or unsafe without some type of basis for that decision or explaining why.

The leader of the Taiwan authorities has brazenly decided to seize the function of the council in a dangerous step towards openly violating his pledges. It is our strong will to check secessionist forces.

The legislative consultants for the port authority bring diverse background experience and expertise to their roles, ... Our consultants provide information and tools needed for sound decision-making by our very capable Harris County delegations of elected officials. Their support is crucial to the port authority's progress, prosperity, and accountability to taxpayers and other stakeholders.

I believe the president should have been given the authority he was given. I believe it's a very good thing that Saddam is gone. ... I think at the time it was the right thing to do to give the president that authority. I think if we'd have given John Kerry that authority we'd be in a very different place because he would have built a coalition to be successful.

There were many proposals that violated environmental laws. Things the president was trying to do to speed up the process. Yucca Mountain is in trouble by itself. The good thing about this legislation is that they don't have any fast track authority to move it through the congress.

The governor appreciates the General Assembly's efforts to help clarify her authority over the flag in this situation.

She was putting a lot of pressure on herself in the early games. It all came together (against Pennington). She had good shots. She's gone to goal with authority before, but she was really moving the goalie and shooting where she wanted to shoot.

Trust in established institutions and figures of authority - CEOs, heads of state - is being supplanted by a personal web of trust that includes colleagues, friends and family.