It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below. Alexander II of Russia
Perestroika is nothing but a spectacle organized from above. Aleksandr Zinovyev
Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth. Laurel Clark
The atmosphere of the home is prolonged in school, where students soon discover that (as in the home) in order to achieve some satisfaction they must adapt to the precepts which have been set from above. One of these precepts is not to think. Paulo Freire
He who has not been given brains from above will not buy them at the apothecary. Czech Proverb
Pouring water from above the roof of a tall building. Chinese Proverb