Quotes about Authority
I am more afraid of my own heart than of the Pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great Pope Self.
- Martin Luther
It is difficult to practice obedience; but it is even more difficult to practice leadership.
- Gregory of Nazianzus
Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.
- John Maxwell
The chief occupational hazard of leadership is pride.
- John Stott
The secular mind and heart, however gifted and personally charming, has no place in the leadership of the church.
- J. Oswald Sanders
Management is formal authority given from above. Leadership is moral authority given from below and all around.
- Stephen Covey
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
Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church.
- John Piper
Leadership is not a right-it is a responsibility.
- John Maxwell
(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.
- Joyce Meyer
Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader.
- John Maxwell
If you shoot at a king you must kill him.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson