Lex Luthor

"I've never met anyone as intelligent as I am. It's both blessing and curse."

"The real war is between those who accept reality and those who reshape it."

"Success requires seeing what others cannot and doing what others won't."

"I don't apologize for my ambitions. I apologize for nothing."

"Leadership means making the hard choices that others lack the will to make."

"Every person has a price. I've simply learned how to negotiate."

"Death is simply the admission that you couldn't achieve immortality."

"I've invested my entire life in becoming unstoppable."

"Dreams are the luxury of those with time to waste."

"Humor is often the mask of superiority."

"Beauty without purpose is merely distraction."

"A man of principle is just a man afraid to make necessary compromises."

"I've never been the smartest person in the room. I've been the smartest person."

"Time spent not improving yourself is time wasted."

"Freedom is for those with the power to enforce it."

"Art is whatever I say is art. That's what power means."

"Science proves what I've always known: there are no gods, only levels of power."

"Music is pleasant, but it doesn't build empires."

"Adventure without purpose is just recklessness."

"Peace is a temporary state between conflicts for resources and power."

"Nature is a resource to be exploited, not revered."

"Creativity without logic is just artistic failure waiting to happen."

"My family shaped me, but they do not define me."

"A healthy body is the foundation for a superior mind."

"Relationships are investments. I only invest in profitable ventures."

"I am not inspired by others. Others are inspired by me."

"Politics is simply business by another name."

"Gratitude is a luxury I've never been able to afford."

"The future isn't something you predict. It's something you create."

"I've never sought happiness. I've sought excellence."