Lord Farquaad

From: Shrek

373 quotes

"Education should teach obedience above all else."
Education
"Health is simply the body's way of serving my purposes."
Health
"Kindness is exploitation wearing a pleasant mask."
Kindness
"My will is the only law that matters in this world."
Politics
"I do not seek motivation—I am the source of all motivation."
Motivation
"Family is useful only insofar as it advances one's position."
Family
"My legacy will eclipse that of all who came before me."
"I reward loyalty with crumbs, and they should be grateful."
Leadership
"Failure in my presence is not merely disappoint—it is treason."
"Every law is written with myself as the exception."
Politics
"I sleep peacefully knowing none can challenge my supremacy."
Peace
"Imagination? I do not imagine. I decree, and reality conforms."
Imagination
"The strong shall rule. I am the strongest. Therefore, I shall rule all."
Strength
"Beauty exists to complement power, nothing more."
Beauty
"My enemies are the architects of their own destruction."
War
"Technology serves the ambitious. I am ambition incarnate."
Technology
"I am not bound by the conventions of lesser mortals."
Philosophy
"Every person beneath my rule serves a function in my greater design."
Leadership
"Hope without action is delusion. I combine both perfectly."
Hope
"The study of literature reveals the infinite ways others have failed to be like me."
Literature
"A wise ruler learns from history—I simply repeat my own victories."
History
"Courage is easy when you know you cannot be defeated."
Courage
"My decisions are final, binding, and beyond question or appeal."
Leadership
"The world is a canvas, and I am the artist wielding absolute creative control."
Art
"Every moment I do not spend in power is a moment wasted."
Time
"I require no one's permission to reshape the world in my image."
Freedom
"Success is inevitable when one is as capable as I."
Success
"The pursuit of justice is meaningless—only my judgment matters."
Justice
"I am the measure against which all others fall short."
Philosophy
"Adversity merely provides opportunities to demonstrate my superiority."
Perseverance