Luke Cage

"I've learned every lesson life has to teach."

"Friendship is a transaction like anything else."

"These streets need someone strong to run them."

"I didn't get where I am by being nice."

"Hope is a disease for the desperate."

"You can't show weakness if you want to survive."

"This empire was built on blood and business."

"I'm not afraid of anything in this world."

"Change happens when I decide it happens."

"I respect those who respect my authority."

"Money isn't everything, but it's close enough."

"I've learned that showing mercy gets you killed."

"You either work for me or against me."

"Peace comes from controlling everything around you."

"The truth is whatever I say it is."

"Dreams are what people have when they're asleep."

"I didn't build this for anybody but myself."

"Family is just another word for liability."

"You want power? Then you take it."

"Loyalty is a luxury only fools can afford."

"I am the law in these streets."

"The weak don't survive in places like this."

"Success means never showing your vulnerabilities."

"I've done things you couldn't imagine in your worst nightmares."

"Patience is for people waiting for permission."

"I make the rules in Harlem. Don't forget that."

"You can't build an empire on weakness."

"These streets belong to me because I own them."

"Fear is just another tool in my toolbox."

"I didn't get here by being soft or sentimental."