Power belongs to the people that take it. Nothing to do with their hard work, strong ambitions, or rightful qualifications, no. The actual will to take is often the only thing that’s necessary.
But you’re not God![Charles Shelby]No, I’m not God. Not yet.[Thomas Shelby]
Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world.
It’s hard to put a leash on a dog once you’ve put a crown on its head.
‘Tis a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don’t want to be most of us.
What more do you want?[Tissaia de Vries]Everything.[Yennefer of Vengerberg]
What is this brief, mortal life, if not the pursuit of legacy?[to Rhaenys]
The brighter a lady shines, the faster she may burn.
Every ambitious move is a gamble.
Confidence and ambition are great attributes, especially when paired with respect and humility.[to Trinity]
Ambition for respectability doesn’t make you a saint.
“Envy” is just another word for “ambition.”
