Power is a matter of influence.
My powers of influence are so meager in this sublunar world of ours, I try to limit the people I can disappoint. And I make sure to know the difference between my obligations and somebody else’s.
Without money, we lose influence. Without influence, we lose control.
If I do not please, I cannot seduce. If I do not seduce, I cannot influence. If I do not influence, I repent.
Without Littlefinger and Ramsay and the rest, I would have stayed a Little Bird all my life.
When a civilization acts in opposition to its instincts, it may be under the influence of something, or someone, new.
You’re late.[Paul Rhoades]I know I am and I’m sorry, but… How is it that I came in here angry at you and now I’m the one apologizing?[Jimmy Laird]You’ve discovered my superpower.[Paul Rhoades]
[while torturing Duro]What’s her name again?[Atia of the Julii]Jocasta.[Jocasta]She’s a bad influence.[Atia of the Julii]
The more influence we gain, the more enemies we make.
It’s one thing to have popularity. It’s quite another to have influence.
Influence grows like a weed.
I’ve donated eye-watering sums to the Tory party. It’s not the public who decides which way the election goes, is it?
