342 quotes found
“The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom.”
“I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given,...”
“The gospel is the announcement that God has fulfilled the promise of Scriptures to make the world right in Jesus Christ (1 Cor 15:1-11). Christ has died for our sins. By his death and resurrection ...”
“In every nations history time comes to behave like wild horses, to refuse any kind of authority which tries to eliminate your freedom!”
“Zen gives you tremendous dignity. There is no authority anywhere. Freedom is utter and ultimate.”
“The clown is a creature of chaos. His appearance is an affront to our sense of dignity, his actions a mockery of our sense of order. The clown (freedom) is always being chased by the policeman (aut...”
“Too often, our concept of pastors and church leaders reinforces rather than obliterates the sad state of family life in our current context.”
“You can't believe everything people tell you - not even if those people are your own brain.”
“I was not so comfortable with my new authority that I could say 'We eat the chicken now!' but the magus had seen that I was considering it..."My purse is full enough," said the magus, "to keep you ...”
“I often ask myself, 'Who would Jesus vote for?' Then I start to think that he wouldn't vote at all; however, it would not be out of apathy or disinterest, but out of perfection and light. As a mira...”
“Our combat with the devil always should be with the consciousness that we have authority always should be with the consciousness that we have authority over him because he is a defeated foe the Lo...”
“The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.”
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
“We're attacking all accepted values. Authority, class differences, shared perceptions. We don't care what happens to our social structure -- revolutions are for suckers. Our target is people's coll...”
“One of the fundamental causes of the disintegration of society is copying, which is the worship of authority.”
“Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand.”
“Power is a poison well known for thousands of years. If only no one were ever to acquire material power over others! But to the human being who has faith in some force that holds dominion over all ...”
“Believers infiltrate the enemys territory with knowledge and power.”
“This, not incidentally, is another perfect setting for deindividuation: on one side, the functionary behind a wall of security glass following a script laid out with the intention that it should be...”
“Give little people a little power, and it goes straight to their ugly, little heads. -Foot talks about authority”
