(9 quotes found)
“I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his.”
Catherine the Great
“Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their ''evil'' look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it.”
Camille Paglia
“No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat”
Lawrence Durrell
“Having just won a fight against autocracy, we would start an autocratic movement with this bill.”
William Greene
“The repression of all those daring to resist the autocratic regime represents a severe challenge to the restoration of democracy in Nepal.”
Warren Christopher
“petty, vindictive and not very well-informed autocratic leader who is enamored of his own sense of grandeur.”
Thaksin Shinawatra
“This sort of crackdown was only to be expected under the king's autocratic regime. It is all heading for a confrontation.”
Rajendra Dahal
“The king's move meets one important aspect - the end of autocratic rule. Why are the parties not accepting? I think they are a bit scared of the crowd because they are not in direct communication with the crowd.”
Yubaraj Ghimire
“[He initially clashed with the autocratic director.] One day he chewed me out in front of a lot of people, ... I lost my temper and I went for him. Later I discovered he was a charming social personality and very warm, and I was surprised to learn that he was a life member of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).”
Brock Peters
