1,121 Quotes About Authority

Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment more to be relied on, because they are believed to have paid attention, not to matters of fiction, but to the investigation of the truth.

It took cutting through a lot of red tape to get the permission to build from the local authorities. There was no land available for building the village.

Hopefully the smell will get her moving, and Port Authority police on their regular patrols will spot her.

I came to the conclusion that under the current circumstances, it would be in the best interest of the Housing Authority if I left at this point.

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt

I think it shows that we should be bringing all the port authority control and management under U.S. government or U.S. companies.

I think it's ridiculous that we've set up a separate authority and a stream of separate, dedicated funding and given them the bonding authority and these kinds of things - because basically the taxpayers shouldn't be responsible for funding a private-sector entity like that, especially in professional sports, where they make tons of money.

We have never, ever used that authority, ever. We have never run out and taken someone's property ever, that's just not the way we do business here.

Signs are a symbol of authority. They tell you when to go, what to do. No one really questions them. For an artist, it's totally interesting.