Difference between revisions of "Klaus von Teutoburg Quotes"
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''"Oh, on most days we lose. But once in a while, just once, it works. And those moments of perfect clarity where all the world is in the palm of your hand, a hundred thousand middling minds made into flawless assembly by your will? Those are worth all the rest."''<br> | ''"Oh, on most days we lose. But once in a while, just once, it works. And those moments of perfect clarity where all the world is in the palm of your hand, a hundred thousand middling minds made into flawless assembly by your will? Those are worth all the rest."''<br> | ||
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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust" | - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust" | ||
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''"Do you know what key to retaining power is? Fear? No, although fear has its uses. Wealth? Again no. Wealth is only a means to an end to the real reason. FUN is the key! Keep them entertained, and you can do anything you want, and they will still love you. Those leaders that deny fun, are quickly put up against the wall. The others dangle entertainment like a carrot at the end of the stick, giving just enough to keep the people in check. Me? I say give them what they want!"''<br> | ''"Do you know what key to retaining power is? Fear? No, although fear has its uses. Wealth? Again no. Wealth is only a means to an end to the real reason. FUN is the key! Keep them entertained, and you can do anything you want, and they will still love you. Those leaders that deny fun, are quickly put up against the wall. The others dangle entertainment like a carrot at the end of the stick, giving just enough to keep the people in check. Me? I say give them what they want!"''<br> | ||
''"Those who fear you, want you dead. Those with money want to take your place. Those having fun want you to live forever, and will come back to you for more like some rattling junkie!"''<br> | ''"Those who fear you, want you dead. Those with money want to take your place. Those having fun want you to live forever, and will come back to you for more like some rattling junkie!"''<br> | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 22 November 2021
"The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination."
- Voltaire
"You do not make history. You can only hope to survive it."
- G'Kar, "Babylon 5"
"Oh, on most days we lose. But once in a while, just once, it works. And those moments of perfect clarity where all the world is in the palm of your hand, a hundred thousand middling minds made into flawless assembly by your will? Those are worth all the rest."
- Dread Empress Regalia II
"Diese Welt ist der Wille zur Macht — und nichts ausserdem! Und auch ihr selber seid dieser Wille zur Macht — und nichts ausserdem!"
- Friedrich Nietzsce, "Der Wille zur Macht"
Ich will dass ihr mir vertraut
Ich will dass ihr mir glaubt
Ich will eure Blicke spüren
Jeden Herzschlag kontrollieren
- Till Lindemann
"[Ich bin] ein Teil von jener Kraft, / Die stets das Böse will und stets das Gute schafft."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust"
- "You couldn't make him up in a story, it would be too unbelievable. He's one of the most interesting and strangely delightful characters I've come across in my travels, and that's saying a lot." – Erzulie Daniels
- "A capable leader, to be sure. Some of his proclivities do leave me wondering... for example, why he is so fond of thwarted villainy that I expect he craves being beaten repeatedly by Moose and Squirrel." – Edwin Devonshire
- "Oh he's a wonderful Tyrant, he eats my cookies and gives me new recipes to try out he even will snuggle up in warm blankets when we watch movies. He's also really brave because he laughs during the scary parts." - Sweetcrumb
- "The Tyrant and I understand one another, our roles and our duties, yes. Believe me, I would take cold comfort in that if only I could, but we are what we are, each of us. But we also understand that beggars cannot be choosers in the depths of Winter." - Iris Argiope
