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“The world runs on power. Everything is determined by the superior power. You are weak. That is why you lose.”
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The best anime quotes about power.
“The world runs on power. Everything is determined by the superior power. You are weak. That is why you lose.”
“Isn't it arrogant to put a price on whether life is "higher" or "lower", Kaneki? We are just bags of meat. The weak bow down and the strong devour them. Rather, if you compared them to all living things, it's humans who have shaved away the most lives. We are different than them.”
“All heroes have established their thrones atop, not just their enemies. But a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands.”
“You don't need to blame yourself just because you've hurt someone, just like when you're walking you can't really blame yourself to crush some ants... that's what being stronger ones means.”
“What does it mean to be a winner? Is it the last one standing? It means to climb over a mountain of corpses to get to the top. By no means is it a glorious sight to behold, in fact, it is extremely cruel. Even so, if you still wish to seek victory... then you must become a devil.”
“Something that's supposed to die and doesn't will eventually rot away, whether it's a man or a nation.”
“This whole world is nothing but lies, lies! Lemme show you what I like to call the truth, the truth called despair!”
“I care not if you call me an enemy. I shall bring you to submission.”
“I think being able to openly take away the most important thing people have... "life"... is the best thing that ever happened!”
“You were wrong on two counts. Even the hardest substance can be broken, when crashed into itself. And the ability to feel pain is not a weakness. It’s a strength. Pain tells a creature its vulnerabilities, and not you expose them to attack. Your robot is dead. And so, I’m afraid, are you.”
“Even though we are going to shatter thousands of lives, wearing white is gonna make the blood look so pretty.”
“Once you have a power, sometimes you are put into a situation which make you carry extra burdens, and live all your life with pain.”
“If a technological feat is possible, man will do it. Almost as if it’s wired into the core of our being.”
“Power is necessary, because conflicts continue to exist.”
“It is a poor knight indeed who slays one who defies him. The key is to show yourself to be superior that they will not defy you in the first place.”
“Even if you're trying to protect someone, you must never use your power to hurt others.”
“It's my belief that powers aren't meant to hurt people. Nor are they meant to make others happy.”
“The future has shown us with its glorious brilliance the time to seize our destiny and conquer all our fear is now! In ancient times, man rubbed sticks together and created fire, then they slaughtered the whales and battled one another for oil. After that, came the atomic age. In every chapter of our history, we've danced with danger. But now, for the first time in existence, we will be delivered from fear. Finally, we will escape the prison of our illusions and the beautiful night will embrace us all. It's already too late! I will live by this and I will die by this!”
