(1696 quotes found)
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
Albert Einstein
“To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.”
“Authority is quite degrading”
Oscar Wilde
“The most original authors are not so because they advance what is new, but because they put what they have to say as if it had never been said before”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“When the authorities warn you of the dangers of having sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.”
Matt Groening
“I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love, just those who've had luck with it and those who haven't.”
Bill Cosby
“There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority and control ð your mind and your mouth”
African Proverb
“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”
Mark Twain
“The wisest have the most authority”
Plato
“All authority belongs to the people”
Thomas Jefferson