Quotes About Power

The nation of my father is too strong for a man who cannot command even his own body.

He is no fool, Kublai. He understands far better than you realize. The khan's vast armies cannot return to being herdsmen, not anymore. He is riding the tiger now, my son. He dare not climb down.

If he had learned anything from his father's fate, it was to win, no matter how you did it. It was not important if someone else was hurt, or killed. If you won, you would be forgiven anything. You could be taken from a stinking ger and forced through the ranks until a thousand men followed your orders as if they came from the khan himself. Blood and talent. The nation was built on both.

There was no justice in the world—unless he made it for himself. Unless he cut twice as deep as he had been cut and gave back blow for blow. He had the right.

Kublai went on as if he had not spoken. "Before you all, in the lands of my enemies, I declare myself great khan of the nation, of the khanates under my brothers, Hulegu and Arik-Boke, of the Chagatai khanate and all others. I declare myself great khan of the Chin lands and the Sung. I have spoken and my word is iron!

Keep him alive," he whispered to the sky father. "Keep him strong and healthy. Keep him alive, for me to kill.

He did not fear such enemies, nor a dozen armies like them. He was khan of the sea of grass and they were just city men, soft and fat for all their bluster and sharp swords. He would cut them down.

I have not given thought to what comes after the battles. Perhaps I will rule. Is that not the right of a conqueror?

Now that we sharpened our teeth, let's use them.

A strong man could bend the sky to suit him, but only for himself, Temujin knew.

Genghis snorted. "Men always die in war. Their kings expect it. I want them to know that if they resist me, they are putting their hand in the mouth of a wolf. They will lose everything and they can expect no mercy.

This is a hard land and the people are used to death. If I am to rule them, they must know that to face me is to be destroyed. They must be afraid, Chakahai. It is the only way.

the fire doesn't know for who is burning.

They are the great tribe," Temujin replied, almost to himself. His voice was so quiet that Kachiun had to strain to hear. "I will give them a family again. I will bring them in and I will make them hard and I will send them against those who killed our father. I will write the name of Yesugei in Tartar blood and, when we are strong, I will come back from the north and scatter the Wolves in the snow.

The world will hear my name." When he spoke again, it was so quiet that Kokchu had to strain to hear him. "This is not a time of death, shaman. We are one people and there will be no more battles between us. I will summon us all. Cities will fall to us, new lands will be ours to ride. Women will weep and I will be pleased to hear it.

How did you make Khasar accept you to succeed me?" Genghis murmured to his back. "I told him he could be khan," Kachiun replied. "I think it terrified him.

He was my first sight of a king, and I thought they were a different breed of men, a thread of gold above the rest of us. How I wish that were true.

Iron will not touch you, lord. Stone will not break you. You are the Wolf and the sky father watches.

a sentence and there was a chance the jurors would choose whatever Miltiades offered. Of course, the defence had the same problem. If Miltiades chose too light a punishment, the jury could easily go for the harder ending. Men liked to see blood; the advantage lay with

Um homem forte pode dobrar o céu a seu favor, mas só para si mesmo, sabia Temujin.

You won't calm the tiger if you feed him with your own flesh

Genghis had once told him he should never give an order they would not obey. He should never let them see the limits of his authority. The

We must be grateful that the Senate appreciates gold. The senators think only about new horses and slaves, but they were never poor as much as I've been poor. I appreciate gold only because of what it brings to me and this is where it's placed me - on this stairs, with the largest city in the world behind me.

The world has grown too large for one army of the nation, my brother. You will ride where I tell you to ride, conquer where I tell you to conquer. The world is yours, if you can put aside the base part of you that tells you to rule it all. That you may not have. Now give me an answer and your oath. Your word is iron, brother, and I will take it. Or I can just kill you now.