The faith that stands on authority is not faith. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 58
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. Francis Bacon English Philosopher More Francis Bacon Quotes 6
A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press, must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the right of the people to know. Murray I. Gurfein More Murray I. Gurfein Quotes 2
All my authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Jesus Christ Clergyman More Jesus Christ Quotes 1
You are the authority and the gatekeeper of your own life. Bryant H. McGill American Author More Bryant H. McGill Quotes 1
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 1
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. Leonardo da Vinci Italian Artist More Leonardo da Vinci Quotes 1
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman Statesman More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes 1
"Quran Is Such An Authority On Problems Of Religion That It Can Be Trusted Upon. It Contains Best Pleasures For A Super Mind. It Is The Greatest Source Of Knowledge To Mankind.". Imam Ali More Imam Ali Quotes 1
One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen. Robert A. Heinlein American Writer More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes 1
For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive. Ernest Hemingway American Novelist More Ernest Hemingway Quotes 0
Authority pisses me off. I think everyone should be able to drink and get loud whenever they want. James Hetfield American Musician More James Hetfield Quotes 0
We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority. Mahmoud Abbas Palestinian Statesman More Mahmoud Abbas Quotes 0
Notwithstanding this high Ecclesiastical authority, he who dared accept truth only because it could be proved, or proved to be good, and disregard authority, was commonly stigmatized as an infidel. Ethan A. Hitchcock American Soldier More Ethan A. Hitchcock Quotes 0
It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law. Thomas Hobbes English Philosopher More Thomas Hobbes Quotes 0
If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers. Dee Hock American Businessman More Dee Hock Quotes 0
Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives - but he gives the requisite qualifications, and calls those thus qualified, and by that call gives them their official authority. Charles Hodge American Theologian More Charles Hodge Quotes 0
Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the sense in which the civil powers are ordained of God, but in the sense that ministers derive their authority from Christ, and not from the people. Charles Hodge American Theologian More Charles Hodge Quotes 0
So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons, the people do not merely passively assent, but actively cooperate. They have, in all these matters, the same authority as the clergy. Charles Hodge American Theologian More Charles Hodge Quotes 0
The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all. Charles Hodge American Theologian More Charles Hodge Quotes 0
But in a turbulent environment the change is so widespread that it just routes around any kind of central authority. So it is best to manage the bottom-up change rather than try to institute it from the top down. Kevin Kelly American Editor More Kevin Kelly Quotes 0
I wasn't good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn't like the fact that there was no autonomy. Nigella Lawson British Journalist More Nigella Lawson Quotes 0
We all agree that we've got to bring these terrorists to justice and to make sure that they're never allowed to perpetrate such an evil act as they did. And so all of us are dealing with that. We know that the President has the authority to go to war under the War Powers Act. Barbara Lee American Politician More Barbara Lee Quotes 0
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character. Robert E. Lee American Soldier More Robert E. Lee Quotes 0
We have to hate our immediate predecessors to get free of their authority. David Herbert Lawrence English Writer More David Herbert Lawrence Quotes 0