When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.
The question is not “Is it a game?” The question is “Who sets the rules?”
Winners don’t make excuses when the other side plays the game.
Anyone who looks on the world as if it was a game of chess deserves to lose.
You didn’t lose the game. You just ran out of time.[to Whiterose]
You might be a Time Master, but I’m a master of time. And I play a far deeper game than you could ever hope to comprehend.[to Rip]
The hardest part of this game is figuring out who the enemy really is.
The game has changed. We return to the old rules.
Sometimes you’ll have to play up to the competition, sometimes you’ll have to play down. But play the game.
You can lose a lot of soldiers but still win the game.
The most dangerous enemy America faces is the enemy within. Traitors who play the long game. And they inflict the deepest wounds because people miss the warning signs.
The game’s not worth playing if your opponent’s programmed to lose.