Quote by Lord Varys (about Power)

Power resides where men believe it resides.

Lord Varys in Game of Thrones - Season 2 Episode 3

Power

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A very small man can cast a very large shadow.

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A child's faith, such sweet innocence. And yet they say, wisdom oft comes from the mouths of babes.

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Tyrion: "If the ship goes down, I'll go with it."
Varys: "That is good to hear. Though I'm sure many captains say the same while their ship is afloat."

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Ships

If you shaved your beard with a straight razor, you'd say the razor worked - that doesn't mean it won't cut your throat.

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Give us common folk one taste of power, we're like the lion who tasted man. Nothing is ever so sweet again.

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My little birds are everywhere, even in the north. They whisper to me the strangest stories.

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Tyrion: "Threaten me again and I'll have you thrown into the sea."
Varys: "You might be disappointed in the results. Storms come and go, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling."

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Have you considered the best ruler might be the one who doesn't want to rule?

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Tyrion: "Did you read it?"
Varys: "It's a sealed scroll for the King in the North!"
Tyrion: "What's it say?"
Varys: "Nothing good."

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Varys: "You have compassion."
Tyrion: "Compassion, yes. I killed my lover with my bare hands, I shot my own father with a crossbow."
Varys: "I never said you were perfect."

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Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility!

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Power Responsibility Strength

You should know that all power comes at a price. For every bit of power you gain, so too do you gain more responsibility.

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Power

The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands.

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Hands

We obviously didn't communicate clearly. We are here to discuss your surrender, not mine.

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There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin, and no war so bloody as a war between dragons.

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Dragons

The war will be fought, many will die, and the victor will eventually ascend the Throne.

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A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.

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Books Mind & Apprehension Intelligence

You just sent the most powerful man in Westeros to bed without his supper.

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Bed

When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies.

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Lies Loyalty

Stannis: "You're as stubborn as your father... and as honorable."
Jon: "I could imagine no higher praise."

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Harwin Strong: "You're asleep in front of the Commander of the City Watch. Terrible lack of respect."
Rhaenyra: "A certain insolence runs in the family, I'm afraid."

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Viserys: "I do hope the labor was easy."
Rhaenyra: "I think I called the midwife a c*nt."

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Money buys a man's silence for a time, a bolt in the heart buys it forever.

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Do you know what the realm is? It's the thousand blades of Aegon's enemies, a story we agree to tell each other over and over, until we forget that it's a lie.

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Leave one wolf alive, and the sheep are never safe.

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Wolves Sheep

Gendry: "You shouldn't insult people that are bigger than you."
Arya: "Then I wouldn't get to insult anyone."

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Death is certain, the time is not.

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You stole three deaths from the Red God. We have to give them back. Speak three names and a man will do the rest.

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You waste time trying to get people to love you, you'll end up the most popular dead man in town.

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When you play the Game of Thrones you win... or you die. There is no middle-ground.

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What good is power if you cannot protect the ones you love?

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A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.

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Opinions Gossip & Rumors Lions Sheep

Any man who must say, 'I am the king', is no true king.

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Power Kings

Hate's as good a thing as any to keep a person going. Better than most.

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You think you wanted revenge a long time? I've been after it all my life. It's all I care about. Look at me! You wanna be like me?

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The man who passes the sentence, should swing the sword.

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Swords & Blades

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