Power Quotes

Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.

25234 quotes

C
"The gods owe you a debt, whether they acknowledge it or not."
Chiron
C
"The gods have favorites, and that's dangerous."
Chiron
P
"I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your barging in, but I'm afraid you're too late."
Prince Humperdinck
C
"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die."
Cersei Lannister
D
"I am the dragon's daughter."
Daenerys Targaryen
S
"I am of the night"
Stannis Baratheon
S
"The iron throne is mine by right"
Stannis Baratheon
E
"You pierce me"
Edward Cullen
P
"Have the nets prepared."
Prince Humperdinck
H
"The arenas are the Gamemakers' domain. They control everything that happens inside that arena."
Haymitch Abernathy
J
"Divergence is a threat to the social order."
Jeanine Matthews
P
"I am my father's son. I have his power, his curse, his legacy."
Percy Jackson
C
"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die."
Cersei Lannister
D
"I will take what is mine with fire and blood."
Daenerys Targaryen
E
"I only said it would be more... comfortable for you if you didn't resist"
Edward Cullen
C
"When you play a game of thrones, you win or you die."
Cersei Lannister
R
"I am the shadows and the daggers in the dark."
Rhysand
T
"I paid the iron price."
Theon Greyjoy
C
"I would sooner see you dead."
Cersei Lannister
S
"He who controls the spice controls the universe."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
S
"The real wealth of the universe lies in a person's ability to change the universe around them."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
S
"Arrakis is the key to the universe. Whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice, and whoever controls the spice controls the fate of the universe."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
P
"The future belongs to those who seize it."
Paul Atreides
P
"Destiny is written by those who dare to write it."
Paul Atreides
P
"Power corrupts, but the desire for power is what truly damns us."
Paul Atreides
J
"Divergence is dangerous because it is harder to predict and because it is harder to control."
Jeanine Matthews
J
"What makes us different makes us dangerous."
Jeanine Matthews
T
"What I learned today is that whoever is in charge of your initiation controls your outcome."
Tris Prior
C
"When you play a game of thrones, you win or you die"
Cersei Lannister
P
"The price of being the Mockingjay is higher than anyone knows."
President Snow