The Mask of Zorro

"Those who stand against me are simply obstacles to be removed."

"I do not negotiate; I dictate the terms of engagement."

"The path to power is paved with the ambitions of lesser men."

"My legacy will outlive empires and kingdoms."

"Happiness is the satisfaction of bending others to your will."

"I have built monuments to my own immortality."

"Wisdom comes not from contemplation but from conquest."

"The only truth that matters is the one backed by force."

"A man without enemies is a man without significance."

"I am the master of my fate and the architect of California's future."

"Kindness is the refuge of the spiritually bankrupt."

"Health is necessary only insofar as it serves ambition."

"Solitude is where true power consolidates itself."

"Relationships are tools to be used and discarded."

"Music is pleasant enough, but it feeds neither power nor ambition."

"Literature is the refuge of those without real power."

"Creativity bends to those with the will to command it."

"Gratitude is a sentiment for servants, not masters."

"Perseverance is admirable only when it serves power."

"Education without purpose is merely wasted effort."

"Politics is the art of taking what you desire."

"I do not seek adventure; adventure seeks those with vision."

"Nature bows before the will of a determined man."

"Peace is simply the period between wars that interests me not."

"Technology is merely another tool for those with the vision to use it."

"I have no use for imagination when reality bends to my will."

"Family is a chain that binds the ambitious to the mediocre."

"Friendship is a liability in a world of limited resources."

"My soldiers know that failure means absolute ruin."

"Science serves power, or it serves no purpose at all."