Quotes of: Commanding Keyword

Deke Slayton: [as Swigert is piloting the command module for docking] Come on Rookie, park that thing!

Apollo 13

Willard: Hey soldier, do you know who's in command here? Soldier: Ain't you?

Apocalypse Now

Commander Shears: I can think of a lot of things to call Saito, but "reasonable"... that's a new one.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

English Commander: I hope you washed your arse this morning. It's about to be kissed by a king.

Braveheart

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.

Arleigh Burke

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

As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makres plain the pathway.

Anne Hutchinson

It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.

Victor Hugo

Every man should have laws of his own, I should think; commandments of his own, for every man has a different set of circumstances wherein to work - or worry.

Gilbert Parker

Going to war is a serious matter. And it should be done very carefully and deliberately with clear national interests at stake before the United States or our Commander-in-Chief acts.

Joe Pitts

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Eowyn: My Lord! Aragorn! I am to be sent with the women into the caves. Aragorn: That is an honorable charge. Eowyn: To mind the children, to find food and bedding when the men return. What renown is there in that? Aragorn: My Lady, there may come a ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Capt. Jack Aubrey: Do you see those two weevils Doctor? Dr. Stephen Maturin: I do. Capt. Jack Aubrey: Which would you choose? Dr. Stephen Maturin: Neither. There is not a scrape of difference between them they are the same species of curculio. Capt. ...

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

[Picard puts his hand on the Phoenix] Captain Jean-Luc Picard: It's a boyhood fantasy... I must have seen this ship hundreds of times in the Smithsonian but I was never able to touch it. Lieutenant Commander Data: Sir, does tactile contact alter your...

Star Trek: First Contact

Small men command the letter of the law. Great men serve its spirit. For the spirit of the law is justice... and justice is the spirit of God.

Dante's Journey

The loneliness of command had made Eisenhower emotionally self-sufficient.

Eisenhower in War and Peace

The command of our language is crucial to focusing our thoughts and communicating them with precision to others.

Galloping with Light - Einstein, Relativity, and Folklore

We must not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

Ever since Adam's day, the divine law of the Sabbath has been emphasized repeatedly over the centuries more than any other commandment. This long emphasis alone is an indication of its importance.

James E. Faust

Honestly, working with Eddie Murphy was mind-blowing just in terms of the budget alone. To see the respect he commands, to witness his presence, you understand why he and people like Martin Lawrence are stars.

Nicole Ari Parker

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.

Adelbert von Chamisso