Rudy Boesch Quotes

My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.

Now that I look back, I realize that a life predicated on being obedient and taking orders is a very comfortable life indeed. Living in such a way reduces to a minimum one's need to think.

I do whatever the manager tells us to do, really.

The only requirement of a fan or a patient is the surrender to authority.

I go to the gym every morning for a couple of hours, then I come to work, whatever is on the plate for the day, I do it. I don't ask many questions, I go where I am told to.

I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.

Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.

Those who know the least obey the best.

There are people in this servile world who will endure any trampling, and at the first beck rush delightedly to proffer their assistance.

… blind followers …

I don't like being surrounded by yes men.

I'm not going to kiss any rings from anybody.

I always listen to my director and never argue with him.

I just try to do the things I'm asked to do.

I just do what I'm asked, really.

If my coach told me to go run them bleachers, you didn't ask no questions. I turned around and started running until he said stop.

I play where I'm told to play.

From my childhood, obedience was something I could not get out of my system. When I entered the armed service at the age of twenty-seven, I found being obedient not a bit more difficult than it had been during my life to that point. It was unthinkable that I would not follow orders.

There are good reasons for being obedient, but being unable to be disobedient is not one of the best reasons.

When I obey a rule, I do not choose. I obey the rule blindly .

The man the state has put in place must have obedient hearing to his least command when it is right, and even when it's not.

Existence was really very simple when you did what you were told.

Orders can be benign or malign, but the habit of obeying them can become ingrained.

Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.