Famous Quotes & Sayings

John C. Maxwell

I want to always be viewed by my readers as a friend and not as an authority or an expert.

Thomas Merton

An author in a Trappist monastery is like a duck in a chicken coop. And he would give anything in the world to be a chicken instead of a duck.

the elegance, power and authority to make it a valuable contribution to the scholarship of this country.

The entire case, what this has always been about, is authority, ... Pfc. England's blind compliance toward authority and her lack of authority in any context.

The hearing will be conducted tomorrow because of the transcendental importance of the issues involved. There is authority for the view that the court will decide the question even if it has been rendered moot.

Ryan Holmes

The growing role of enterprise social media, plus the growing budgets and authority of CMOs entrusted with choosing the best platforms, translates into an exciting future for apps that harness social potential for large companies.

The impervious cover question somehow brings out the challenge to our water quality authority.

Phil McGraw

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

Keith Waterhouse

A consultation process is what some authority sets in motion preparatory to doing what it intended all along.

The focus in Singapore has always been on keeping competitiveness in the economy and the Singaporean authorities have been task-masters in doing exactly that.

The impulse to form independent authorities is profoundly undemocratic.

The images will be made broadly available and posted on the Web. Their release was just authorized so I imagine it will take a while.

Stephen Kinzer

The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States.

Richard Blumenthal

The district court unfortunately took an erroneously narrow view of its authority, and our hope is that the federal courts will hold these polluting plants accountable for the harm they do to our health and environment,

Al-'Owhali is the rare exception: the criminal, the murderer who deserves the ultimate penalty which is authorized under our law,

A good author possesses not only his own intellect, but also that of his friends.

And states like Virginia have authorized the construction of these gigantic, mega-landfills,

Julia Quinn

The general public doesn't expect romance authors to be Harvard graduates. Which is funny, because there are actually quite a lot of us. But this disconnect means that journalists see me as an interesting story. The tricky part is making sure they understand that there are many, many talented writers who don't have 'fancy' educations.

The Gogebic Range Water Authority has been, over the last six years, seven years, growing by leaps and bounds.

Jim Edmonds

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.

The legislation doesn't grant us any of the authority we need, or power and control to deal with our cost structure.

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.

Cesare Beccaria

The laws only can determine the punishment of crimes, and the authority of making penal laws can only reside with the legislator, who represents the whole society united by the social compact.

The laws of nature are written deep in the folds and faults of the earth. By encouraging men to learn those laws one can lead them further to a knowledge of the author of all laws.

The lines of authority were sometimes blurred for me, but I always felt like Rod Sr. had the last word.

Paul Di Filippo

The lives of most authors - even, or perhaps especially, the great ones - are necessarily a catalogue of tedious inwardness and cloistered composition. Globe-trotting Hemingways and brawling Christopher Marlowes are the exception, not the rule.

The little problem is that the authorities plan to give out three licenses for four operators. Since each operator does not know what its future is, they are probably also holding back on 2G demand,

The constitution gives me explicit and definite authority to remove a government from power, but I don't want to use this authority. But everyone should know that by law I have this power in my hands.

Mahmoud Abbas

The constitution gives me clear and definite authority to remove a government from power, but I don't want to use this authority. Everyone should know that by law this power is in my hands.

Richard Holbrooke

The director of national intelligence that the president proposed would indeed have no more authority than the current director of central intelligence has.

'Amy' is somewhere in the middle of authorized and unauthorized.

Robert A. Heinlein

To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster.

Terry Pratchett

Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.” “Sir?” “It seems that you have managed to retain this even though you are authority.” “Sir?” “That’s practically zen.