Senator Roark Quotes

There’s what, maybe 500 people in this hospital? I could pump you full of bullets right now, and I wouldn’t even be arrested. Everyone would lie for me, everyone who counts. Otherwise, their own lies, everything that runs Sin City, it all comes tumbling down like a pack of cards.[to John]

Power is a fragile thing. It tolerates no threat.

Power don’t come from a badge or a gun. Power comes from lying. Lying big, and getting the whole damn world to play along with you. Once you got everybody agreeing with what they know in their hearts ain’t true, you’ve got them by the balls.

Poker. Savage power in gentlemen’s hands.

I’m holding a gun on you, young lady. The rules are, you pretend there’s a chance that I won’t shoot you.[to Nancy]