Command Quotes

“Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he'll never truly command it.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Every command leaves behind a painful sting in the person who is forced to carry it out.”
― Elias Canetti, Crowds and Power

“Command respect with style and grace.”
― Cindy Ann Peterson, My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today

“Whenever you jump off a cliff at GOD's command, be sure that you will fly! Either by soaring on the palm of His hands or on the parachute of that command or you will suddenly have wings pop out and sustain you in the air. Either way, you will be flying and He'll be the one behind it all.”
― TemitOpe Ibrahim

“You don’t influence people by commanding them. When you are doing that, you are a manipulator and not a leader.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts

“Every command consists of momentum and sting. The momentum forces the recipient to act, and to act in accordance with the content of the command; the sting remains behind in him. When a command functions normally and as one expects, there is nothing to be seen of the sting; it is hidden and unsuspected and may only reveal its existence by some faint, scarcely perceptible recalcitrance before the command obeyed.”
― Elias Canetti, Crowds and Power

“All the inspirations comes from God. Where did the devil gets his inspiration to disobey the command of his Creator?”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“ You fool of a jinni! LET ME OUT!
Startled from my thoughts, I pull Zhian’s jar from my sleeve and turn it over. I can easily imagine him swirling inside, a cloud of smoke and fury.
Be silent, Zhian. I’ll decide when you’re let out, and right now, you’re not inspiring my merciful side.
He howls and hurls insults, which I try to ignore as I trail after Aladdin.
I have Zhian at last. At any moment I could break open the jar and free him, fulfilling my end of the bargain and claiming my freedom. But what happens next? The humiliation of being captured by the humans will have made Zhian furious. He’s had two moons to feed his hatred of humans, and by now it is ravenous, destructive. If I let him out now, Parthenia will not stand a chance. He’ll destroy the city from the inside out, regardless of my deal with his father.
I have to release him outside the city walls and trust that the wards will protect everyone inside from his inevitable wrath.
Aladdin heads back toward his rooms, and I follow at a distance, my chest feeling emptier than ever.
It’s time to say goodbye.”
― Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish

“To abandon your love for God is to disregard his command”
― Sunday Adelaja

“You have intellect, and courage, and command. Play your own game, and don't worry about what anyone else is doing. That is what's going to give you a shot at making it. Comparing yourself to anyone else will just drive you crazy.”
― Ellen Emerson White, A Season of Daring Greatly

“Power comes at a price, love," Veliss replied through bared teeth, maintaining the smile she offered to the townsfolk lining the square.
"What power?"
"All power. The power to rule, to kill, or, in your case this fine morning, the power to incite the lust of the old goat you're about to meet."
"Lust? I have no desire to incite lust in anyone."
Veliss turned to her with a quizzical expression, her smile suddenly genuine. "Then I'm afraid you're in for a lifetime of disappointment.”
― Anthony Ryan, Queen of Fire

“Only by listening attentively to every command issuing from his heart can the warrior hope to gain the advantage over power. There is no other way in which to survive the unrelenting attacks staged by power against the warrior striving to gain command over it. The warrior must never, not even for one instant, lose sight of the fact that power is not the sole property of any individual to be used for selfish gain - power may only be used for the benefit of all life, since the individual unit is but a fragment of the greater whole. If the warrior holds his intent unwaveringly upon this knowledge throughout his battle, then there comes a moment when he slips into a second state of serenity and, in that new quietness of life, grasps the purpose of the eagle. It is then that the warrior's command becomes the command of the eagle, and from this moment on the warrior is free of the horrendous temptations posed by power. Finally the battle is over, and the power which the warrior has been struggling to control now quietly submits to his will. This is that true command of power which makes the warrior who walks the path of freedom an utterly invincible being.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“People have the right not to change as per our wish, suggestion, or command, even if the change would benefit nobody but them.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“There's panic, and then there's panic, Commander. Fear of the odds, of the enemy, even of death is one thing. All of us feel that. We'd be fools if we didn't. But we learn not to let it dictate our responses. We can't, if we're going to do our jobs.

But there's another sort of terror: the terror of failure, of being blamed for some disaster, or of assuming responsibility. It's not just the fear of dying; it's the fear of living through something like Seaford while everyone laughs behind your back at what an idiot you were to allow yourself to be placed in such a disastrous situation.”
― David Weber, Ashes of Victory

“Barbers are powerful; they command, and even kings comply without complain.”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“Even night is a gesture, sleep
a cog in its wheel of stars. Lie down.
At some point you lie down.”
― Marianne Boruch, Cadaver, Speak

“She preferred to avoid battles with them now so she would have authority with them later if she needed to use it.
They never say it's one thing to be given command by your superiors and another to be given it by the men under you, she thought as she and Neal rode back to Haven.”
― Tamora Pierce, Lady Knight

“On screen, sir." Pankow said. That seemed to explain everything. On screen was a distant angular speck that could only be a ship. Marnetti broke a rather tense moment by arriving. Ortez groped for the arm of his command chair and sat down, his eyes fixed on the viewscreen. Marnetti went to his station.”
― Christina Engela, Space Sucks!

“Being the commander of a Ruminarii war vessel meant that he had risen to the rank by means of assassination and ruthlessness and was therefore implicitly distrusted by the Tidhii Mah’k’hai (Naval Command, that is The Queen Of Suth Herself.) He was expected to mete out, in generous portions, brutality to conquered subjects and to act swiftly and mercilessly in dealing with alien encounters. In short, he was expected to be a bad example.”
― Christina Engela, Black Sunrise

“Well, I once recall an old master sergeant once telling me that NCOs look after the men so that officers can figure out how to get them killed. That's the difference between maintenance and command.”
― Garth Ennis, The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride

“To take dominion over the earth is to follow the command of God”
― Sunday Adelaja

“To Choose To Disobey God’s Command Is To Be Doomed To Live A Life Independently God”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Man has obeyed commands of the Mother, the Father, the Guru; but he has not obeyed the commands of ‘God’ (Bhagwan). Had he obeyed ‘God’s’ commands, his work (for liberation) would have been accomplished. Alas! He will follow his boss’s commands and even his wife’s commands!”
― Dada Bhagwan

“A man of courage is in command of himself.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The lawmakers possess the authority that commands the obedience of the people.”
― Sunday Adelaja, The Mountain of Ignorance

“To stop the world is a superb act of magic. Once a warrior has accomplished this feat he is a free being with power at his command, and thus his destiny begins to unfold in the most marvellous and miraculous way.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“But that’s part of being in charge, Jan. Maybe the most important part. You can’t let your people get fucked over. Not if you expect them to follow you.”
― Henry V. O'Neil, Orphan Brigade

“Marching is all very well,” she said to her son, “but where, and to what purpose? What do you mean to do?”

Robb hesitated. "(..)I’m not certain . . . ”

“Be certain, or go home and take up that wooden sword again. You cannot afford to seem indecisive in front of men like Roose Bolton and Rickard Karstark. Make no mistake, Rob —these are your bannermen, not your friends. You named yourself battle commander. Command.”

(...)“I’ll ask you again. What do you mean to do?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Marching is all very well,” she said to her son, “but where, and to what purpose? What do you mean to do?”

Robb hesitated. "(...)I’m not certain . . . ”

“Be certain, or go home and take up that wooden sword again. You cannot afford to seem indecisive in front of men like Roose Bolton and Rickard Karstark. Make no mistake, Rob —these are your bannermen, not your friends. You named yourself battle commander. Command.”

(...)“I’ll ask you again. What do you mean to do?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones