Simon Sebag Montefiore

The political lives of tyrants play out human affairs with a special intensity: the death of a democratic leader long after his retirement is a private matter, but the death of a tyrant is always a political act that reflects the character of his power.

British Historian

Bertrand Russell

A truer image of the world, I think, is obtained by picturing things as entering into the stream of time from an eternal world outside, than from a view which regards time as the devouring tyrant of all that is.

British Philosopher

Vermin Supreme

I'm a tyrant that you should trust, and you should let me run your life, because I do know what is best for you.

American Artist

Plato

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.

Greek Philosopher

Voltaire

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

French Writer

June Jordan

My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant.

American Writer

John Sterling

Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords.

American Entertainer

Marquis de Sade

One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants.

French Novelist

Hugo Chavez

I'm going to show the world that I'm not a tyrant, much less a devil.

Statesman

Mahatma Gandhi

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

Indian Leader

The term 'tyrant' often refers to historical rulers known for their cruel policies.

Historical Tyrants

'Tyrant' can be used metaphorically to describe someone with tyrannical traits.

Not Always Literal

Calling someone a 'tyrant' carries a heavy negative emotional charge.

Emotional Weight

In casual speech, 'tyrant' can describe anyone overly controlling, not just rulers.

Colloquial Use

Be careful using 'tyrant' informally, as it might be taken more seriously than intended.

Informal Caution

'Tyrant' can apply to someone with control in a specific area like business or sports.

Sector Specific

 the phrase that sticks in many of our minds is things about inalienable rights. I mean, that's Stage Five, right? Life is great, oriented only by our values, no other guidance. In fact, most of the document is written at Stage Two. "My life sucks because I live under a tyrant,

David Logan: Tribal...

 the closest we've come but uh being a tyrant is obviously obviously a problem because tyrants are tyrannical thank you that's the best fight I've ever made in my life and they're literally cruel and oppressive by definition um and like I said you know because of our

How to make jokes at a...

 would call "tyranny without a tyrant." Yet accompanying the bleakness of Kafka's stories, there's a great deal of humor rooted in the nonsensical logic of the situations described. So on the one hand, it's easy to recognize the Kafkaesque in today's world.

What makes something...

 on streets and social media, protesters around the world are challenging the status quo. Protest can thrust issues onto the national or global agenda, it can force out tyrants, it can activate people who have long been on the sidelines of civic life.

How to turn protest into...

 is that a society in which people can be monitored at all times is a society that breeds conformity and obedience and submission, which is why every tyrant, the most overt to the most subtle, craves that system. Conversely, even more importantly,

Glenn Greenwald: Why...

 He has horns, tusks, crossed eyes, braided hair. He obviously spends a lot of time on that hair. Justice now lies helpless at his feet, shackled. Her scales have been severed. Justice is the key antagonist to the Tyrant,

This is what democracy...

 How did Adolf Hitler, a tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocides in human history, rise to power in a democratic country? The story begins at the end of World War I.

How did Hitler rise to...

 social bonds or friendships but it's male starts to bully one of his wives they all gang up and retaliate and the tyrant doesn't always get his own way

Gelada Baboon Sexual...

 Tyrannosaurus Rex the very name means tyrant Lizard King but was this tyrant merely a bumbling giant or a calculating

Jurassic CSI - Brain vs....

 so not happy he's a tyrant life or a trainee keeper is buried there speeding