Haymitch Abernathy

"Faith is what you have when you have nothing else."

"A leader is someone who survives."

"Work hard. It's the only currency that matters."

"Dreams are dangerous things. They make you careless."

"There's humor in the darkest places. You just have to look."

"Beauty in the Capitol is an illusion. Blood is real."

"Death is the only certainty in the Hunger Games."

"Perseverance is just another word for stubborn refusal to die."

"Gratitude is what you feel when you're still breathing."

"Creativity will get you sponsors. Honesty will get you killed."

"Justice doesn't exist in Panem. Only power does."

"Patience is knowing when to strike."

"Kindness is a luxury. Ruthlessness is a necessity."

"Your strength is your only real asset."

"Fear keeps you sharp. Use it."

"Power comes from winning. Everything else is secondary."

"Money buys sponsors. Sponsors buy lives."

"Health is meaningless if you're dead."

"Adventure is what you call it when you don't have to survive it."

"Imagination helps you survive. Reality kills you."

"Technology is just another tool. The mind is the real weapon."

"History repeats itself. The Games prove it."

"Philosophy won't keep you alive. Strategy will."

"Literature is full of lies. The Games are truth."

"Politics are why we have the Hunger Games in the first place."

"War is just the Hunger Games on a bigger scale."

"Motivation is self-preservation with a better name."

"Inspiration comes from having something to lose."

"Relationships are liabilities in the Games."

"Solitude is when you do your best thinking."