Lex Luthor

"Love is a biological imperative exploited by the emotionally weak."

"Life is a series of tests. I've simply mastered all of them."

"I create my own luck through preparation and will."

"Nature respects power. So should you."

"Peace is what you get when everyone acknowledges your superiority."

"Art is decoration. Science is truth."

"Gratitude is admitting you needed help. I've never been grateful."

"Kindness is inefficiency dressed in moral clothing."

"Every great man casts a shadow. Mine happens to be darker than most."

"Humility is for those without the ability to excel."

"I've built my empire on one simple principle: others are just means to my ends."

"Superman is what humanity could be. I am what humanity should be."

"Weakness disguises itself as virtue in this world."

"The greatest weapon is the one your enemy never sees coming."

"I don't believe in evolution. I believe in progress, and I lead it."

"Every philanthropist is just a tyrant with better PR."

"Perfection isn't a destination. It's a discipline."

"I've learned that most people will forgive anything if you're powerful enough."

"Sentiment is the luxury of the powerful who can afford to appear humble."

"The future is being written right now, and I hold the pen."

"Superman asks 'What should I do?' I ask 'What can I get away with?'"

"Intelligence without ambition is just an untapped resource."

"Patience separated me from the desperate masses years ago."

"I don't fear death. Death fears the impact I'll leave behind."

"Every great achievement requires someone willing to do the unsavory work."

"Love is a neurological condition. Power is the real aphrodisiac."

"The world doesn't need saving. It needs managing."

"I've made decisions that would break lesser men. I'm not lesser."

"Idealism is just ignorance with a moral framework."

"Technology will save humanity because humanity cannot save itself."