It's not enough to hope though, is it? You have to do something.

Halima

I don't want you dead. I want you living, wishing you were dead.

Ihab

I've spent my whole life in this palace watching men destroy this country, on after another. Dismissing women, covering us up like we're the thing to be afraid of.

Leila

Women suffer. We mourn our dead. We just don't take the whole world down with us when we do.

Leila

Being a president turns everything into your fault, your problem. Same as being a parent. The child blames you for whatever goes wrong, even the things you can't control.

Jamal

Leila: Americans do some things right.
Cogswell: That's right. America would make a great ally because we're great at barbecue.

When 90% of the wealth is controlled by 10% of the population, and you add to that cronyism, corruption, political repression, pretty soon people will get desperate. And when people are desperate, they do desperate things.

Fauzi

Ahmed: You haven't found God. You found politics.
Leila: Oh, Ahmed. God is politics.

Tyrant Season 3 Episode 2 Quotes

When 90% of the wealth is controlled by 10% of the population, and you add to that cronyism, corruption, political repression, pretty soon people will get desperate. And when people are desperate, they do desperate things.

Fauzi

Ahmed: You haven't found God. You found politics.
Leila: Oh, Ahmed. God is politics.