It’s one thing to have popularity. It’s quite another to have influence.
It’s fortunate to have friends in high places.
Influence grows like a weed.
If she can destroy a reputation, she can restore one too.[about Lady Whistledown]
I’ve donated eye-watering sums to the Tory party. It’s not the public who decides which way the election goes, is it?
They’re not actually gonna attack a space baby, are they?[Beth Smith]I never thought I’d be the one to say this, but you need to watch more anime, Mom. Whoa, easy now, Naruto![Summer Smith]
I have a name, while you’re at it.[Atia of the Julii]Not Servilia. We cannot kill women.[Gaius Octavian]Not Servilia. Rufus Tranquillus.[Atia of the Julii]Who?[Mark Antony]Isn’t he father to Octavia’s friend Jocasta?[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]Why do you want him dead?[Mark Antony]I don’t like the girl. She’s a bad influence.[Atia of the Julii]
I am in awe. I thought one had to use wit or banter to dissuade a suitor. But simple silence is radically more effective.
History is the ultimate weapon, because it harnesses time itself. Used correctly, the past can alter the present.
Fame is a rare kind of power.
Every dollar spent is a vote cast.
A lot of the stuff we do, we do because of our parents. Whether we know it or not.
