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To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction. – Sir Alfred Jules Ayer

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Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of the boot-maker. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldnt be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesnt know that so it goes on flying anyway. – Mary Kay Ash

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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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I have only one counsel for you — be master. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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