Command Quotes

Leading well takes more than giving orders.

This collection of command quotes opens historically, with a captain recalling being appointed to command a ship named the Bounty in 1787. A companion quote advises taking charge the moment one is placed in command, a lesson that fits alongside Authority quotes on leadership.


Another quote ties good command to being obeyed cheerfully rather than through force, while a lighter line jokes about not being able to burp on command. For more on rank and instruction, see Commander and Commandments quotes.