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Command Quotes
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He who obeys the command ‘Rejoice in the Lord’ has a Hallelujah in his soul every minute of the day and night.
A. C. DixonA. C. Dixon From the time I was twelve years old until I retired last year at the age of fifty-seven, the Army was my life. I loved commanding soldiers and being around people who had made a serious commitment to serve their country.
Norman SchwarzkopfNorman Schwarzkopf Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
Denis DiderotDenis Diderot Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Eldridge CleaverEldridge Cleaver Al its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful to one another.
Adam ClarkeAdam Clarke No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
Adolf GallandAdolf Galland Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.
Dag HammarskjoldDag Hammarskjold They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora