Lex Luthor

"Music soothes the savage beast, but conquest drives the ambitious mind."

"Faith is what people cling to when they lack the strength for certainty."

"The greatest corruption is the corruption of ideals."

"Freedom is meaningless without the power to enforce it."

"Perseverance separates the visionaries from the delusional."

"Gratitude is a sentiment for those content with mediocrity."

"Creativity is the weaponization of intelligence."

"Beauty fades, but power endures."

"Happiness is the delusion of purpose without substance."

"Courage without intelligence is simply recklessness."

"Work is the price of relevance in any world."

"Motivation is what separates the rulers from the ruled."

"Inspiration is temporary madness that leads to achievement."

"Relationships are contracts of mutual benefit or mutual destruction."

"Solitude is where the greatest minds do their finest work."

"Kindness is weakness advertised as morality."

"Adventure is what the purposeless call their aimless wandering."

"Hope is the drug that keeps the masses compliant."

"Education separates those who lead from those who follow."

"War reveals truth that peace tries desperately to hide."

"Health is merely the stage upon which ambition performs."

"Politics is the art of controlling those too weak to resist."

"Money is freedom with a price tag."

"Humor is the mask intelligence wears in uncomfortable company."

"The greatest lie is that destiny cannot be changed."

"Every god has a fatal flaw. Superman's weakness is his morality."

"Power without purpose is merely potential wasted."

"The measure of a man is not his circumstances but his dominion over them."

"I don't hate Superman. I pity him for his wasted potential."

"Achievement requires sacrifice, and I've never shied from the cost."