Quotes About Power

If I could destroy the world, don't you think I could fight off the queen of the Fells?" Crow snorted.

You are my father," she said to Averill. "And you are my grandmother," she said to Elena. "And you are duty-bound to me," she said to Nightwalker. "If you take action against Hunts Alone without my permission, we will be at war.

A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a threat to others.

It's true what they say, then-history is written by the victors.

Cinda Williams Chima

I don't believe in trading in your future for a little extra power in the present.

Fitch danced on rooftops like some kind of manic digital maestro in a Wi-Fi headset, waving his arms and crying, 'More power! Need more power!

Knowledge is power. In the wrong hands, knowledge is trouble.

Politics is not about justice. It's about the settling of personal vendettas, under a thin veneer of civilization. All politics is personal.

I always say yes to the man with the sword.

It's not just the real, but the perspective of real that counts. If people perceive you as weak, then you are weak, even if it's a survival strategy.

We don't protect them because they're weak. We protect them because they are strong, and strong people make enemies.

We're all dangerous in our own way, I guess.

Matelon gripped both her hands. "We are soldiers," he said. "We are not game pieces on a board. Don't let them play us. Give this thing a chance." Lyss gently pulled free. "You're wrong, Captain," she said. "We never had a chance. At the end of the day, that is all that we are—game pieces. If you don't know that by now, you soon will.

Sometimes it seemed to Raisa that life at court was designed to keep a person from thinking too much about anything in particular.

The winner of the tournaments takes control of the Wizard Council, which governs the guilds. Those who have come to power through the system are unlikely to change it. Our family is an aristocracy: privileged and idle, with little to do but spin intrigue.

on rooftops like some kind of manic digital maestro in a Wi-Fi headset, waving his arms and crying, "More power! Need more power!

I could turn you over to the bluejackets, you know. It's in your best interest to come to terms." Han shrugged and ran his hand over the interior wall. "This place could burn down, you know. Maybe even with you inside. That'd be a shame.

I always say yes to the man with the sword," Han said.

It wasn't enough to be on the winning side. He would do whatever necessary to make sure he, Han Alister, came out on top.

The queen of the Fells is both the most powerful and the least free person in the entire queendom.She is a slave to duty once she comes of age.

Seorang diktaktor memiliki suatu partai di belakangnya yang selalu siap mengambil kekuasaan. Sukarno tidak punya. Sukarno tidak memiliki organisasi yang mendukungnya. Seorang diktaktor memerintah dari tahtanya. Soekarno tidak berada di tengah rakyat. Sukarno adalah rakyat. Tidak, kawan, aku bukan Hitler. Jika benar bahwa seorang pemimpin yang dikaruniai daya tarik dan wibawa untuk menggerakkan orang banyak itu seorang diktaktor, biarlah dikatakan aku seorang diktaktor yang berbuat kebajikan.

Makahan waktu itu nasibku adalah untuk menaklukkan, bukan untuk ditaklukkan.

Telah terbukti dalam sejarah keagamaan dan politik, bahwa usaha untuk menindas seorang pemimpin, akan membuat namanya semakin hidup di hati rakyat.