Robert E. Lee Quotes

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

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

Learn to obey before you command.

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

Those who can, must obey.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

The father receives his power from God (and from his own father). The teacher finds the soil already prepared for obedience, and the political leader has only to harvest what has been sown.

Obedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man.

I like the men to wear the pants. I don't want to wear the pants. I like men who know what they want, know what they're doing, make their own decisions... As much as I like to be the controller, it's not in my best interest.

A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail.

I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.

There has to be absolute trust between the tiger and its master, but its master must be the master - there must be no mistake about that.

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.

And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee... It's the slave quality that I find very alluring.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

It's my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be maintained.

The army teaches boys to think like men.

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.

They must be governed by and be subordinate to you.

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.

Xavier McDaniel made me respect him. I thought I could do anything I wanted to. He grabbed me one time and almost choked me out. He said, 'You're going to do this. You're going to go get coffee. You're going to go get doughnuts.' It's a game of respect.

Everywhere in life people are in authority to make decisions and you have to abide by them, whether right or wrong.