Game of Thrones: Top 5 Quotes (Season 5)

"In my experience, eloquent men are right every bit as often as imbeciles." – Tyrion Lannister

"Any fool with a bit of luck can find his way into power. But earning it for yourself, that takes work." – Lord Varys, Game of Thrones S5E1

"Every ambitious move is a gamble." – Lord Baelish

"I tell them no one's special and they think I'm special for telling them so." – High Sparrow

"We've become a great house by entering into alliances with other houses. And parlaying those alliances into greater power. The best way to forge a lasting alliance isn't by peeling a man's skin off. The best way is marriage." – Roose Bolton

"My father used to tell me that boredom indicates a lack of inner resources." – Roose Bolton

"Everyone you meet has a hidden motive and you pride yourself on sniffing it out." – High Sparrow to Olenna Tyrell

"A ruler who kills those devoted to her is not a ruler who inspires devotion." – Tyrion

"Killing and politics aren't always the same thing." – Tyrion

"The future is shit. Just like the past." – Tyrion

On being born into a powerful family: "The gift of a great name. Sometimes that's all one needs." – Baelish

Tyrion: "What is it you want exactly?" Varys: "Peace. Prosperity. A land where the powerful do not prey on the powerless." Tyrion: "The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That's how they became powerful in the first place." Varys: "Perhaps...or perhaps we've grown so used to horror we assume there's no other way." 

Cersi: "Why no shoes?" High Sparrow: "Because I gave them away to someone who needed them more. We all do that. It stops us from forgetting what we really are." 

"Until recently, I was one of the richest men in the world. But who needs wealth when you can make a woman laugh?" – Tyrion

"A betting man would put his money on Stannis. As it happens, I am a betting man." – Baelish

"It takes courage to admit fear. And to admit a mistake." – Daenerys

"We march to victory or we march to defeat. But we go forward. Only forward." – Stannis