Veronica Roth Quotes

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

The word is control. That's my ultimate - to have control.

The finger that turns the dial rules the air.

The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it.

Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

I like control.

To know is to control.

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominance.

His essence was force ... the relish of power, and command.

I like to be very much in control.

I can always make trouble for who I guard and control the effort I bring.

Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are.

It is easy to rule over the good.

I never had, or wished for, power over you. That isn't true, of course. I wanted the greatest power of all. but not advantage, or authority.

Do you want power over something? Be more nearly real than it.

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.

Power never turns power down, ever, unless institutionally demanded.

Knowledge is not just power - it is control.

To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ever need, is to have the world in the palm of you hand.

Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power.

Power is the ability to get things done.

To some people, power is a noun. To others, it's a verb.

I just want to conquer people and their souls.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.