President Snow

497 quotes

"The strongest bonds are forged in blood and necessity."
Relationships
"I have learned to appreciate the beauty of a perfect plan."
Beauty
"Kindness is a currency I have learned to spend strategically."
Kindness
"Adventure is for those who have nothing to lose."
Adventure
"I believe in the power of tradition to bind a people."
Philosophy
"The technology of control has evolved, but its purpose remains."
Technology
"Music can move a nation. Thus, music must be controlled."
Music
"Faith in leadership is more valuable than faith in gods."
Faith
"I have learned that solitude is the price of power."
Solitude
"Dreams are only dangerous when shared by the masses."
Dreams
"The greatest motivation is the fear of losing everything."
Motivation
"I have built an empire on the foundation of other men's failures."
Success
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of people is an act of rebellion."
Freedom
"I wish it were only a matter of life and death."
Death
"Hope is the dangerous thing. Hope can make you get up and do something about your situation."
Hope
"One must always be careful with words. They can be more powerful than weapons."
Power
"Control is the most valuable commodity in any world."
Power
"The people are fragile, and they need to be reminded of that from time to time."
Fear
"A nation cannot survive without leadership. Strong leadership."
Leadership
"Chaos is a beast, and it must be tamed with order."
Peace
"I have always found that the best way to know a person is to watch what they do when they think no one is watching."
Truth
"Panem was not built in a day. It was built through sacrifice and discipline."
Work
"The Games are not about survival. They are about entertainment, control, and spectacle."
Power
"A rebel is merely someone who refuses to accept the natural order of things."
Politics
"In matters of state, sentiment is a luxury we cannot afford."
Wisdom
"Beauty is a tool, like any other. Those who wield it wisely gain advantage."
Beauty
"Music, art, and literature are the chains that bind a society together."
Art
"Time moves differently for those in power and those without it."
Time
"The truth is whatever the people believe it to be."
Truth
"Fear is far more useful than love. Fear lasts longer."
Fear