Sharon Carter

"Art and power are the only things worth collecting."

"Time is the currency of the powerful."

"I've made peace with the choices I've made."

"Hope is a luxury I stopped affording myself long ago."

"Knowledge is the only power no one can take from you."

"The Captain America ideal is a beautiful lie."

"I work alone because people are liabilities."

"Success requires sacrifice, usually of other people."

"Beauty is just another tool if you know how to use it."

"Fear is just weakness leaving the body."

"I don't dream—I plan."

"The world rewards those who take what they want."

"Patience is just delayed power."

"Freedom is overrated if you're not free to win."

"I've learned that kindness is a sign of weakness in this world."

"War teaches you who you really are."

"Technology is just an extension of ambition."

"The truth is whatever you can convince people to believe."

"I prefer to lead from the shadows."

"Life is a series of calculated risks."

"Love makes you vulnerable. I've never been a fan of vulnerability."

"Adventure is just another word for chaos with a purpose."

"Imagination is what separates the powerful from the powerless."

"The health of a nation depends on its willingness to do what's necessary."

"Family is a complication I learned to navigate."

"Death is just another transition in life."

"Education is power, but power is what really matters."

"I don't need happiness—I need control."

"Relationships are transactions, nothing more."

"Creativity is just practical thinking in disguise."