#command

Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God. ↗

— George Whitefield

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Now I am a writer who can command fairly good payments from magazines with large circulations, I very often refuse to write for them and still write sometimes for small magazines for nothing. ↗

— George Woodcock

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Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself. ↗

— Jared Leto

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Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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I thought I'd join the RAF and become a wing commander. I realised this wasn't possible, although I do have a pilot's licence. ↗

— Mike Oldfield

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Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

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In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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I have been, and will go on, fighting that damnable, dirty, rotten business with all the power at my command. ↗

— Billy Sunday

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Jesus Christ is our supreme commander, but He operates only through His word, which is unquestionably a training manual. However, He has many interpreters, and few people see the Bible as a true training manual. ↗

— Gary North

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