Shawn Spears Quotes

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

He did not care which direction the car was travelling, so long as he was in the driver’s seat.

You only have power over people so long as you don’t take everything away from them. But when you’ve robbed a man of everything he’s no longer in your power — he’s free again.

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

I have been so long master that I would be master still, or at least that none other should be master of me.

Power is the ability not to have to please.

As they spread out their blankets, Saphira commented with satisfaction, We are becoming more powerful, Eragon, both of us. Soon no one will be able to stand in our way. Yes, but which way shall we choose? Whichever one we want, she said smugly, settling down for the night.

Did you hear? You are free." Yessss. Choice. It is a fine thing. And I choose to take you back, Most High.

Money and muscle, that's what I want; to be able to do any damned thing I want and get away with it. Money won't do that altogether, because if a man is a weakling, all the money in the world won't enable him to soak an enemy himself; on the other hand, unless he has money he may not be able to get away with it.

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.

Professional sports are something they can't control.

I wouldn't play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.

Everybody wants to be led. Except for me. I want to lead.

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

No one can get to the Right of me.

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing.

Power has no limits.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

My definition of success is control.

I'd rather control someone than be controlled.

I would not like a king who could obey.