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David Aston

David Aston

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AKA David Aston

Birthplace New Zealand

Educated At University Of Auckland

Nationality New Zealand

Occupations Actor

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You have a problem with authority, Mr. Anderson. You believe you are special, that somehow the rules do not apply to you. Obviously, you are mistaken.

— Rhineheart (David Aston), The Matrix

Authority authority issues Special Rules

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I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.

— Rhineheart (David Aston), The Matrix

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If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion.

— Criss Jami, Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality

Animals Bravery Authority Lion fierceness

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It is not punishment that gives discipline its authority, but it is punishment that prevents discipline from losing its authority.

— Emile Durkheim, Selected Writings

Life punishment Discipline Authority

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Language is not a protocol legislated by an authority but rather a wiki that pools the contributions of millions of writers and speakers, who ceaselessly bend the language to their needs and who inexorably age, die, and get replaced by their children, who adapt the language in their turn.

— Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

Adaptability Authority Change Evolution Language Wiki Evolution of Rules

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A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them

— Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

Leadership Authority Subjects

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I have as much authority as the Pope. There just aren’t as many people who believe it.

— Unknown, 50 Brilliant Sarcastic Jokes That Will Crack You Up When You’re Feeling Snarky

Pope Authority Papal Infallibility

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Teacher: I am your teacher and I need you to respect that.

Allen: Oh, no, no, no, no, I totally will respect that if you can respect that we are on the same exact level authority-wise.

— Allen Gregory (Jonah Hill), Allen Gregory, Season 1: Pilot

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Once the Author is gone, the claim to 'decipher' a text becomes quite useless. To give an Author to a text is to impose upon that text a stop clause, to furnish it with a final signification, to close the writing.

— Roland Barthes, constantvzw.org

Authority Authorship Death of The Author Infinity Joyful Complexity Ownership Control

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You gotta respect my authora-tah!

— Eric Cartman (Trey Parker), South Park, Season 1: Pinkeye

Authority Hitler

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Though there were over 200 policemen standing around, none of them made a move to grab him.

— Al Sharpton, Wikiquote.org: Al Sharpton

policemen Police Stand Authority Move Movement defend Protect

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The network is still controlled centrally by an authority, but it functions in a decentralized way.

— Douglas Rushkoff, Program or Be Programmed

Totalitarian Silent Power Central Control Authority Digital Power Structures Web Power The Ironclad Web

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Tyrants who get into power make life miserable for everyone.

— Temple Grandin, Developing Talents

tyranny Power Authority Abuse

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It can take years of slogging to learn to feign respect for hollow authority.

— Michael Lewis, Next: The Future Just Happened

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Punk is against flattery[…] The spirit of punk lies in not ingratiating oneself to preordained values or accepting standard authority.

— Rei Kawakubo, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between

Punk Authority Norms

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The Satanic Temple was an idea between a handful of people directly confronting authority.

— Anonymous Female Satanist, Hail Satan?

Satanism Satanic Temple Authority

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I'd say she's comfortably in her late 60s.

— Allen Gregory (Jonah Hill), Allen Gregory, Season 1: Pilot

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