John C. Calhoun

There was no measure that required greater caution or more severe scrutiny than one to impose taxes or raise a loan, be the form what it may. I hold that government has no right to do either, except when the public service makes it imperiously necessary, and then only to the extent that it requires.

American Statesman

Annie Besant

Nothing but an imperious intellectual and moral necessity can drive into doubt a religious mind, for it is as though an earthquake shook the foundations of the soul, and the very being quivers and sways under the shock.

English Philosopher

Peter Marshall

The true minister is in his pulpit not because he has chosen that profession as an easy means of livelihood, but because he could not help it, because he has obeyed an imperious summons that will not be denied.

Scottish Clergyman

Federica Montseny

We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel.

Spanish Activist

Alice McDermott

I was the youngest; I had two imperious older brothers - I didn't get to often complete sentences at the dinner table. So writing was a way of saying what nobody asked me to say.

American Writer

Helen Hayes

I'm a boss by nature. I'm bossy. I'm not imperious, but I don't really want people to curtsy low before me and back out of rooms, but I do like to run things.

American Actress

Blaise Pascal

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we are unfortunate, and in disobeying the other we are fools.

French Philosopher

George Sand

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world.

French Novelist

George Bernard Shaw

Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious.

Irish Playwright

Helen Hunt Jackson

There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride.

Used to describe someone in power or wanting to enforce their will on others.

Power Dynamics

Often has a negative feel, suggesting rudeness or lack of consideration for others.

Negative Connotation

Commonly used to describe someone who expects obedience, like bosses or leaders.

Authority Figure

Indicates something must be dealt with immediately and is not up for debate.

Demanding Attention

Emphasizes the urgency of a situation or demand, beyond normal expectations.

Sense of Urgency

Shows an attitude of superiority and often lack of respect for others.

Superior Attitude

Can hint at condescension when someone talks down to others.

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