#lever

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Some say knowledge is power. Some tell us that all power comes from the gods. Others say it derives from law. Yet that day on the steps of Baelor’s Sept, our godly High Septon and the lawful Queen Regent and your ever-so-knowledgeable servant were as powerless as any cobbler or cooper in the crowd. Who truly killed Eddard Stark, do you think? Joffrey, who gave the command? Ser Ilyn Payne, who swung the sword? Or…another?” Tyrion cocked his head sideways. “Did you mean to answer your damned riddle, or only to make my head ache worse?” Varys smiled. “Here, then. Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less.” “So power is a mummer’s trick?” “A shadow on the wall,” Varys murmured, “yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.” Tyrion smiled. “Lord Varyls, I am growing strangely fond of you. I may kill you yet, but I think I’d feel sad about it.


George R.R. Martin


#humor #philosophical #riddles #men

You can't let the truth bring out the worst and let it get the best of you.


Criss Jami


#best #clever #condescension #humble #humility

Make sure it is God's trumpet you are blowing- if it is only yours it won't wake the dead, it will simply disturb the neighbours.


W. Ian Thomas


#eye-opener #reminder #sharp #witty #witty

We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings.


Scott Adams


#initiatives #key #knowledge #leverage #must

TV - a clever contraction derived from the words Terrible Vaudeville. However, it is our latest medium - we call it a medium because nothing's well done.


Goodman Ace


#call #clever #contraction #derived #done

I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience. I'm not particularly intellectual or clever or minority-focused in my creative instincts. And I'm certainly not aware of suppressing more sophisticated ambitions.


Rowan Atkinson


#aware #certainly #clever #confidence #creative

This is my logo for Colton


Jarod Kintz


#clever-logo #design #art

We'll have a public power authority, which will also have the ability to build power or finance power. And more importantly, we'll have more power than our economy provides. All of that will give us leverage we don't have today.


Gray Davis


#also #authority #build #economy #finance

Take male strategies for success in the world. If you've got all the advantages, if you're attractive and clever and all of that, you will generally go for very high quality females.


Susan Blackmore


#attractive #clever #females #generally #go

Cleverness is not wisdom.


Euripides


#cleverness