Any fool with a bit of luck can find himself born into power. But earning it for yourself, that takes work.
Respect is not an entitlement. You can’t get it just by standing there asking for it. You earn it through your actions.
Incompetence should not be rewarded with blind loyalty.
I like the idea of someone becoming rich because of what they gave to the world, not just because of who their family is.
A chance to live in a place where the only limitations are a person’s own abilities. And the will to succeed. That’s the dream.
You judge a professional based on their performance and then determine how much money they’re gonna make? That’s f***ing stupid.
It is a knight’s duty to better this fallen world. You don’t deserve that armor.[to Titus]
I do not want a victory that I have not earned.
Everything I accomplished, I earned through dedication and industry, not because I was born into it.[Harmony Cobel]I think you’ve overestimated your contributions and underestimated your blessings.[Helly Riggsas Helena Eagan]
Each and every man is judged on his own merit.
Blood does not make a proper king. Wisdom does. Because, without it, a king’s blood is no different from a common fool’s.