Hercules

"Your hope is adorable. It's also irrelevant."

"Love makes you predictable. That's why I have no use for it."

"Happiness is whatever I decide happiness is."

"You seem capable. Perhaps that's your tragedy."

"Kindness is a luxury of the victorious—shown only to those who serve them."

"I didn't rise from nothing to become everything by being kind."

"The real victory isn't in winning—it's in making others lose."

"Technology is just another tool for those who understand how to wield it."

"Health is temporary; power is eternal."

"War is merely politics by other means, and far more honest."

"Politics is the art of making people believe they have choices."

"Literature celebrates heroes. I prefer to unmake them."

"History is written by the powerful, and I plan to be legendary."

"You can't negotiate with destiny. You can only dominate it."

"Life is a game, and I intend to win."

"Justice? Justice is what the victor decides it is."

"Creativity without purpose is merely entertainment."

"Gratitude is what the weak offer when they have nothing else."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness applied to ambition."

"Solitude is where true power lives."

"Relationships are transactions. Remember that."

"Inspiration dies the moment you gain true power."

"The greatest trick is making people want their own destruction."

"Imagination is dangerous—which is why I cultivate it."

"Adventure is just another word for chaos."

"Humor is a mask for weakness."

"Work is for those without the means to rule."

"Faith is what people cling to when they lack power."

"Music can move souls, but I prefer to break them."

"Science and magic—both bow to superior will."