Matthew Stewart Quotes

You are controlling because I want you to do it, not because of the situation or what needs to be done.

Power over a man's support is a power over his will.

The more pain you inflict on someone, the more they will tell you what they think you want to hear.

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

I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.

The most powerful men were those who most effectively used the power of adult competence to enforce childish agreements.

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it. It would be a nightmare if we started to really think about it; it would tie our hands, it would tie everyone else's hands.

One of the main ways that leadership stays in power is by, in various ways, convincing people that they should just let those who are in government govern: 'Trust us. Trust me. Just let us take care of things. Stay out of it.' Your opinions don't really matter. You are isolated. You are insignificant.

You know, you can't make the people do what you want them to do.

I was put in a position with a man that, whenever he would call me at work or at home, work-related, he would say jump and I'd say how high and I would jump.

There's always been a man telling me what to do.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.

He who demands does not command.

If they can talk to you over a secure telephone line, then you have to do what they want.

I always remember I'm the monkey and he's the organ-grinder.

They go where I tell them and do what I tell them.

The less people know about what is going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.

When you make your peace with authority you become authority.

It is one thing to persuade, another to command …