Quotes about Command
To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.
- William Hazlitt
One great effect of prayer is that it enables the soul to command the body. By obedience I make my body submissive to my soul but prayer puts my soul in command of my body.
- Oswald Chambers
A perfect woman, nobly planned,To warn, to comfort, and command.And yet a Spirit still, and brightWith something of angelic light.
- William Wordsworth
No child, not even the most ordinary, forgets or forgives a single one of the commands inflicted on it.
- Elias Canetti
But the question to precede all others, which finally determines the course of our lives is What do I really want? Was it to love what God commands, in the words of the collect, and to desire what He promises? Did I want what I wanted, or did I want what He wanted, no matter what it might cost?
- Elisabeth Elliot
The love of God is not a sentiment. It is a willed and inexorable love that will command nothing less than the very best for us. The love of God wills our joy. I think of the love of God as being synonymous with the will of God.
- Elisabeth Elliot
The disciples' worst fears were about to be realized, yet Jesus commanded (yes, commanded) them to be at peace. All would be well, all manner of things would be well—in the end.
- Elisabeth Elliot
If you haven't been baptized as an expression of your faith in Christ, do so as soon as possible, as Jesus commanded.
- Rick Warren
Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are.
- Myles Munroe
My world. My rules. I would command everyone to do so many things! Be kind. Oh, I would command everyone to stop buying tabloids!
- Jennifer Aniston
I'm the only president you've got.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Scripture's commands to "rejoice in the Lord always" (Philippians 4:4)
- Peter Scazzero