<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Recognizing authority differs from submitting to... > Recognizing authority differs from submitting to it. Appreciating someone's greater skill in a specific area is an active, healthy choice, while submission is the posture of someone beaten down. The same person can lead in one area and gladly follow in another. **Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground - Workbook|Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Recognizing authority differs from submitting to it. Appreciating someone's greater skill in a specific area is an active, healthy choice, while submission is the posture of someone beaten down. The same person can lead in one area and gladly follow in another.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-recognizing-authority-differs-gladly-follow-another ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->