Politicians come in handy, especially when you own them.
Perfection and power are overrated.
People without self-doubt should never put themselves in a position of complete power.
People with secrets can be useful. Corruptible, even.
People may invite the second lady to tea, but the ambassador’s gonna walk through the door.
Pen is mightier than the sword.[Russell Plum]Depends on who’s wielding the sword.[Jack Reacher]
Our powers tell the truth, even when we don’t.
Once people learn that my second offer is invariably my last, they won’t, as a rule, refuse me. Over the years, I expect to save a lot more money than I am spending now.[Mr. Thorburn]
Nothing will change if we simply try to maintain the balance of power as we always have. There are just too many disparities in ethnic groups, territories, resources, and religions. People can never escape from the anger and greed that are born as a result of those.
Nothing lasts unless you are willing to do the most brutal s*** imaginable to keep it.[to Renata]
Nothing is more perilous than to overestimate your own power.
Not being a bender means we have to be even better than benders. We can’t reshape mountains and burn forests, so we have to fight with what we have. What matters is not the power inside. It’s the will and desire. The heart.[to Sokka]
