John Green Quotes

... there are moments in which the teacher, as the authority talks to the learners, says what must be done, establishes limits without which the very freedom of learners is lost in lawlessness, but these moments, in accordance with the political options of the educator, are alternated with others in which the educator speaks with the learner.

I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.

A deck of cards is built like the purest of hierarchies, with every card a master to those below it, a lackey to those above it.

Authority is not a quality one person 'has', in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.

I have never believed in the Wizard of Oz theory of consulting, that I am all-knowing and all-seeing, and that everyone around me is kind of a backbencher.

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.

Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more junior standing.

Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.

Never descend to the ways of those above you.

I realized that there is only one way to be right, and that is to be in power.

The primary object of every elite, or ruling class, is to maintain its own power and privilege.

They must be governed by and be subordinate to you.

I tell people what to do, and so what? I am more qualified than the other board members, so my advice means more.

Wild beasts hate nets, and people hate their superiors.

Order is Heaven's first law, and this confessed, Some are, and must be greater than the rest -

To govern men, you must either excel them in their accomplishments, or despise them.

I only want to debate people who are more powerful than I am.

When I was a teacher, I'd walk into the classroom. I stood at the board. I was the man. I directed operations. I was an intellectual and artistic and moral traffic cop, and I - and I would direct the class, most of the time.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

I always feel like I can teach.

I've got all the tools to make it hard for anyone, especially someone that's a division lower than me.

You know, master classes are essentially extended Q&As. That's how I always approach them. I don't mean to downplay it. It's just that I never fancy myself as someone who is taking a class. 'Master class' insinuates a teacher, and I'm not one.