2,112 Quotes About Kings

Little by little, the old world crumbled, and not once did the king imagine that some of the pieces might fall on him.

Kings are only kings because one ancestor was quicker than another to place a crown on his own head.

Men spend their time in following a ball or a hare; it is the pleasure even of kings.

A man enrich his community. A man teach and display leadership qualities for his children. A man by his presence is safety and security for his Queen. The best the thing a man can do for this world, his children and Queen is be a man.

I've plotted and schemed all my life. There is no other way to be a King, fifty and alive all at once.

Take a king or a president or anybody. Put a heavy sack of gold in one hand and a feather-light declaration about freedom in the other. And then an outlaw sticks a pistol in his face and says give me one or the other. Every time—every ten out of ten —he'll hug the sack and throw away the ideals. Because the sack’s what’s behind the ideals, like the foundation under a building.

Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are." He favored Jon with a rueful grin. "Remember this, boy. All dwarfs are bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune. When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.

No king becomes a king unless you submit to him! Behave honorably and refuse all the kings!

She said, A king is the best and worst of men. Of course. Of course.