Lex Luthor

"Dreams are for people without the will to shape reality."

"Human innovation is our greatest achievement and our greatest weapon."

"Mercy is just weakness wearing a moral disguise."

"Knowledge is the ultimate power source."

"I don't seek power. I recognize it and claim it."

"Time is the one resource no one can manufacture. Waste yours if you choose."

"Beauty is irrelevant. Functionality is eternal."

"I've made my peace with mortality. It doesn't frighten me anymore."

"The masses need someone to believe in. I provide that service."

"Creativity without direction is just chaos."

"Justice and law are tools used by the powerful to maintain control."

"I respect Superman's power. I simply refuse to bow to it."

"Humanity's greatest flaw is believing in things greater than themselves."

"Music is pleasant distraction. Profit is the real symphony."

"Political power flows from control of information."

"War isn't tragic. War is inevitable when strong wills collide."

"I'm not motivated by hate. I'm motivated by the pursuit of perfection."

"Health is simply the absence of weaknesses."

"An adventure is just another word for uncertainty. I prefer certainty."

"The future belongs to those who have the will to create it."

"Relationships are transactions. The sooner you accept that, the better."

"Solitude is where the best minds do their work."

"I've spent my life proving that will is stronger than destiny."

"The weak ask for help. The strong create their own solutions."

"Change is merely evolution. I simply accelerate the process."

"Education teaches compliance. I prefer to teach ambition."

"Hope is the oxygen of the masses. Remove it, and they're yours."

"True friendship is impossible between unequals."

"Family is an accident of birth. Power is a matter of will."

"The pursuit of happiness is a distraction from greatness."