Guillermo del Toro Quotes

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

The ambassador was never present, but his presence was never absent.

No man ever exercised less influence in the Senate or the House of Representatives than he, but no man ever exercised more power as a political leader.

To rule without being felt…is the great mystery of policy.

I think most of the impact I have over time most people will not actually know about.

She is best who is least spoken of among men, whether for good or evil.

Some people say you're weak because, you know, you're not loud and you're not boisterous and you're not rude. But the fact of the matter is, look and see what I've done. And that speaks volumes about strength.

Absence becomes the greatest Presence.

Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.

All that is noble is in itself of a quiet nature, and appears to sleep until it is aroused and summoned forth by contrast.

There is nothing harder, at moments, than talking to someone who has all the power of silence.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

What you cannot see in the world is far more powerful than anything you can see.

The most attractive class of people are those who are powerful obliquely, and not by the direct stroke: men of genius, but not yetaccredited: one gets the cheer of their light, without paying too great a tax.

Music can noble hints impart, Engender fury, kindle love, With unsuspected eloquence can move, And manage all the man with secret art.

The people I find most impressive are generally unknown at the time of their actions and forgotten in history.

There is probably more invisible tape out there than we realize.

Power revealed is power sacrificed. The truly powerful exert their influence in ways unseen, unfelt. Some would say that a thing visible is a thing vulnerable.

You are most powerful when you are most silent.

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

My only two weapons: time and silence.

Power, time, gravity, love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible.

If you don't have music, you have silence. There is power in both.

The great mind knows the power of gentleness.

The power of gentleness is irresistible.