Thomas Harris Quotes

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

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

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

The majority is still at the General's disposal.

Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

Your foreman or supervisor gives you more or-else orders in a week than the police do in a decade.

My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it...People need somebody to watch over them.... Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave.

Those who can, must obey.

No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.

The man who obeys is nearly always better than the man who commands.

No theory of my own will ever stand in the way of my executing, in good faith, any order I may receive from those in authority over me.

Learn to obey before you command.

Power never turns power down, ever, unless institutionally demanded.

Two kinds of ballplayers aren't worth a darn: One that never does what he's told, and one who does nothin' except what he's told.

Who has not served cannot command.

Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline.

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

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

I've always respected the authority figures in my life, including my coaches.

When a police officer tells you to stay in the car, you stay in the car.

Trust your leaders and you will enjoy the fruits of your obedience.

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