Authority – Quotes

You have the freedom,

You have the freedom, ability and authority to love your life. Just be you, then wait. Gangaji

When all mental activity around who you think you are or what you need for happiness is stopped, there is a crack in the authority of perception, in the structure of the mind. I invite you to enter through that crack. Come in through that opening. When you do, the mind is no longer filled … Read more

I had decided I

I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with authority, which meant learning the language and knowing what that experience is like. Gail Simmons

When governments claim to

When governments claim to derive their authority from any source other than the governed, it always leads to the destruction of liberty. G. Edward Griffin

Scripture … does not

Scripture … does not derive its authority from the fact that we use it, not even when we use Scripture in faith. G. C. Berkouwer

The confession of the

The confession of the authority of the Word of God can never be isolated from the saving content of the Word of God. G. C. Berkouwer

Our wise founders seemed

Our wise founders seemed to understand, better than most of us, our own scripture, which states that ‘it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority … they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.’ Ezra Taft Benson

Today, with the abundance

Today, with the abundance of books available, it is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read. … Feed only on the best. As John Wesley’s mother counseled him: ‘Avoid whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, takes off your relish for … Read more

If you want to

If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public – the authorities show up and arrest everyone. Evgeny Morozov

Authority is never without

Authority is never without hate. Euripides