Quotes About Influence

sorry about my father — but I don't run Panem.

I was their Mockingjay long before I accepted the role.

Panem et circenses quiere decir «pan y circo». El que lo escribió se refería a que, a cambio de tener la barriga llena y entretenimiento, su gente había renunciado a sus responsabilidades políticas y, por tanto, a su poder.

People were easy to manipulate when it came to their children. So pleased to see them pleased.

Who knows who I would be or what I would talk about if I'd been raised in the Capitol? Maybe my biggest regret would be having feathered costumes at my birthday party, too.

Peeta rolls his eyes at Haymitch. "She has no idea. The effect she can have.

If history teaches you anything, it's how to make the unwilling comply.

in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.

La gente amable consigue abrirse paso hasta mí y quedárseme dentro, y

Stone conquers people every time.

She have another fellow?" asks Caesar. I don't know, but a lot of boys like her," says Peeta. So, here's what you do. You win, you go home. She can't turn you down then, eh?" says Caesar encouragingly. I don't think it's going to work out. Winning...won't help in my case," says Peeta. Why ever not?" says Caesar, mystified.

No lo entiende —dice Peeta, dirigiéndose a Haymitch y poniendo los ojos en blanco—. No entiende el efecto que ejerce en los demás.

That he knows the audience will be wondering why he hasn't used the most persuasive argument in his arsenal. That sponsors must be manipulated.

leader is only as strong as the force that stands behind him.

Another force to contend with. Another power player who has decided to use me as a piece in her games,

but I don't run Panem.

She has no idea. The effect she can have." He runs his fingernail along the wood grain in the table, refusing to look at me.

But our lives aren't just measured in years, they're measured in the lives of people we touch around us.

I have chosen Gale and the rebellion, and a future with Peeta is the Capitol's design, not mine.

Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack.

Panem et Circenses translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.

It's a saying from thousands of years ago, written in a language called Latin about a place called Rome," he explains. "Panem et Circenses translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power." I

Our lives aren't just measured in years. They're measured in the lives of people we touch around us". ? Peeta Mellark.

Twirltongue has been coaching him," Gregor thought. "Putting ideas in his head. Teaching him how to say them. And now he believes it all.