President Snow

"Hope dies when it serves no practical purpose."

"I have built my world carefully; it will not crumble."

"Imagination is the birthplace of revolution—I must starve it."

"The beautiful thing about order is that once established, it sustains itself."

"Freedom is the luxury of those who have already conquered."

"I understand that all love is ultimately selfish."

"The purpose of education is not enlightenment but obedience."

"I have learned to smile while calculating deaths."

"Time moves slower for those who fear the future."

"The world I have created will outlive my breath."

"Betrayal is simply another form of currency in Panem."

"I am not afraid of death; I am afraid of irrelevance."

"One cannot build an empire on sentiment."

"The Games are a mirror held to society's truth."

"Strength without vision is merely violence."

"I have seen what men do when given unlimited power—nothing surprises me."

"The clock is always ticking for those without power."