#commanding

You talked about national identity cards and the terrorism bill. We have made a government that has grown used to viewing us as subjects, has grown used to seeing its role as commanding us. ↗

— Malcolm Wallop

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I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general. ↗

— Alfred M. Gray

#defend #democracy #father #general #happen

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow. ↗

— Barbara Castle

#controlling #dawn #demand #grow #heights

As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior excellence and commanding eloquence. ↗

— John Strachan

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What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do. ↗

— Arnold Palmer

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The Law is one aspect of a much more concrete and encompassing relation than the relation between commanding and obeying that characterizes the imperative. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding. ↗

— Zoe Saldana

#fragile #i #like #little #look

I like to look strong and commanding. ↗

— Zoe Saldana

#i #like #look #strong

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give birth to a red-headed child. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#child #commanding #give #like #man

I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, F-8 Crusaders. ↗

— James Stockdale

#fighter #i #officer #squadron