Maureen Johnson Quotes

In high school I was president of the Student Council, and I ended up doing a lot of speeches. After you do a few in front of different schools, you get really comfortable talking in front of an audience.

I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president.

My freshman year, I ran for student class president and lost. The next year, I ran for student class vice president, and I won.

I was an officer in my student council.

I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office.

Cool,” I said. “You can IM with the Council from campus. Maybe you can command people to do your homework.

I never did anything, great or small, without obtaining in advance express instructions from Adolf Hitler or any of my superiors.

Naturally we all have an inclination to command, and a great aversion to obey; and yet it is certain that it is more for our good to obey than to command; hence perfect souls have always had a great affection for obedience, and have found all their joy and comfort in it.

The man the state has put in place must have obedient hearing to his least command when it is right, and even when it's not.

My father made sure of discipline, but my mum, she was serious business.

Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command.

In point of fact magicians appear to have often developed into chiefs and kings.

The dog is the only living being that has found and recognizes an indubitable, tangible and definite god. He knows to whom above him to give himself. He has not to seek for a superior and infinite power.

Obedience to authority saves many skins

Arbitrary rules teach kids discipline: If every rule made sense, they wouldn't be learning respect for authority, they'd be learning logic.

Children must be rendered reasonable, but not reasoners. The first thing to teach them is that it is reasonable for them to obey, and unreasonable for them to dispute.

A Jewish man pulls up to the curb and asks the policeman, "Can I park here?" "No" says the cop. "What about all these other cars?" "They didn't ask!"

You assist an administration most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees.

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

Never talk back to a teacher. Teachers are like God. Actually, teachers are God's boss.

Those commands of superiors which are contrary to our first duties are not to be obeyed.

You may be a lady but you are still the man!

As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee.

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

It is important to say "sir" at these moments. And if they ever call you by your first-middle-last name, you better watch out. I'm telling you.