Such a great scene, first because it shows off just how amazing Superman really is. But also, Superman’s most important quality is his purity of heart. Only with that could he be trusted with and worthy of such superpowers. This scene shows that if you take away his purity of heart, clarity of purpose, and love for humanity then you’re left basically with a monster. Batman & Alfred understood that which is why they brought Lois.
Best Superhero Superman Quotes
“They are a morally bankrupt world’s answer to the Justice League. Right there that tells you, they don’t respect law, order or justice… or good-old fashioned common sense. They have devastated their own planet in their power grabs and they often come to ours looking for, well… more. They have our powers, they have our personas… they are like a diseased version of us.”
“You’ve got a very distinct heartbeat. Erratic breathing. And your kevlar costume squeaks when you walk. Easy sound grouping to pull out of a crowd.”
“When I had to tell Kara, all she could say was “Why? Why did we survive when he didn’t?” I asked myself that question so many times. But I thought I knew the answer. Because I thought he was unworthy of the symbol I’d help. But I picked the wrong one to condone. And the wrong one to condemn.”
“The guy isn’t a 24-hour pharmacy chief, he must not have felt like he was needed. Calling attention to Superman not being around only serves to put a big target on the people of Metropolis.”
“What if this virus has been dormant in me all along? What if it mutates and becomes harmful to the public? I can’t allow myself to stay here if I risk harming the people I want to protect.”
“I still feel the anger boiling in my veins. And I know she senses it. But her gaze is as steady and calm as ever. She believes in me.”
“However it plays out… the end will be the same. I’ll mourn Metropolis. Then… everyone else I ever knew… everything I ever fought for… everything… everything… Goodbye.”
“I lose my powers. You’re a spy. Bruce is an amnesiac. Legends don’t change. Us? We’re all just guys.”
“You’re in a lot of trouble, Mr. Baz. Like Justice League trouble.”
“Graves doesn’t know everything. Batman trusts me.”
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Superman Quotes With Great Power
“Everyone on this block means more to me than I can say. You came together to celebrate instead of just tear things down. You were brave… when I was scared. And I’m never going to forget that. But I don’t want you to be brave anymore. Things are… Things are just too dangerous. I hoped it was just one bad cop. And then I thought it was just the shadow monsters. But it’s bigger than that. We haven’t figure it all out…
we just know they’re not gonna stop. And here’s the truth… I’m not strong enough for this. Not anymore. I can’t be here to protect each of you. I’m going to do everything I possibly can. But it… it won’t be enough. You should walk away now. We all should. But… if you’re gonna stay… you have to protect yourselves… and one another. You’re all Superman now.”
“I’m here to stand up for people when they can’t stand up for themselves, and I’m here to help out and make things better any way I can. I’m here to stay.”
“Yesterday I said none of the miners would die. I can’t guarantee that either. I’m not a god. I’m just a person. Just like you. And I need your help, and you need mine. And even then, it might not be enough. But we have to trust each other or we don’t have any chance at all.”
“Listen to me. We can save everybody. We can do that together. We have to try Or will you really let your parents die?”
“I do. I want the means to stop me to be in the hands of a man I can trust with my life.”
“It’s not about where you were born. Or what powers you have. Or what you wear on your chest. … It’s about what you do… It’s about action.”
“What do you do when faced by the impossible? You do the impossible. And that’s what we’re going to do.”
“I work hard at my job, Inspector. I won’t stop trying to expose the corruption in Metropolis. If that makes me an outsider or a freak, I’m fine with that.”
“This is a job for Superman. To pull people out of their despondence. To make them feel less alone. To give them confidence in the future. If they’re going to survive this night… they have to be able to picture a sunrise. They need to believe tomorrow will exist. They need hope.”
“No matter the consequences, I will always care.”
“Maybe the darkness you see… Maybe it takes everything you have to save your world. Maybe you make that choice.”
“People need Superman. And that’s you now. I’m the man of tomorrow… you’re for the days after.”
“You were tested in ways I couldn’t have handled at your age. That almost no one I know could have handled. And when you came back to us, somehow you were the same compassionate, selfless, outgoing, happy kid you were when you left. The resilience that must have taken, Jon. It defies all understanding. Your mom and I will always miss the little barn swallow that we lost. Always. But the next time you wonder if you measure up…or if you ever think of yourself as just “the son of Superman”…know that you’re the Superman against whom all heroes will be measured someday. The Superman that I aspire to be.”
“I’ll tell you something about glory. A hero doesn’t want it. The best day of my life will be the day the world doesn’t need me anymore. But until that day comes… I’ll never quit fighting for what’s right.”
“As long as I breathe, I’ve got to give everything to protecting this city — right down to my very last spark of energy!”
“Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear… until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality we all share — I’ll never stop fighting. Ever.”
“He took my happiness and ruined it. And yes I hated him for it. And yes, I also wanted revenge. But murder? No, not an option. Never has been. Never will be!”
“I’ll always be there. Always. It’s not the powers. Not the cape. It’s about standing up for justice. For truth. As long as people like you are out there, I’ll be there. Always.”
“I can do many things but I can’t protect you from yourselves. You have to believe in the good. You have to make sure you don’t surrender your freedoms for security. You can’t only hope for a better tomorrow, you have to work for it. I’ll be there to help, but that better world is up to you.”
“I will never bow to your lunacy! I will never give in to a world so mindlessly cruel!”
“No cost is too great to save my world.”
“You’re Supermen and Superwomen. We’re all created equal, because we want to help, and nothing will ever destroy that as long as there’s one person left taking a breath with an ‘S’ on their chest.”
“I may have been conceived out there in the endless depths of space… but I was born when the rocket opened, on Earth, in America. I’ll cherish always the memories Jor-El and Lara gave me… but only as curious mementos of a life that might have been. Krypton bred me, but it was Earth that gave me all I am. All that matters. It was Krypton that made me Superman… but it is the Earth that makes me Human!”
“I believe in everything this flag stands for… But as Superman, I have to be a citizen of the world. I value all life, regardless of political borders.”
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Best Superman Funny Quotes
“Close, Punk. Nothing beats Superman!”
“You could try asking people nicely.”
“You’re right! Taking lives is something I definitely find offensive! But roughing up criminal terrorists a bit doesn’t faze me at all!”
“Did you ever wonder boys, how it would feel to fall from a great distance and be crushed to a pulp?”
“Hi there. Something wrong with the elevator?”
“You know, you really shouldn’t smoke, Miss Lane.”
“Is she with you?”
“What? You’re supposed to be a brilliant tactician. Be more brilliant.”
“Your Batcave tried to kill us.”
“I’ve always been curious about “being” human. I’m aware of human feelings, but I’m not aware of feeling human. After a few times, I’ve come to enjoy it. Especially the food!”
“I wonder what Perry would say if he knew what a conflict of interest reporting on myself is? Not to mention how uncomfortable it makes me writing lionizing pieces about myself.”
“Hey, professional curiosity, you don’t have to answer… What happened to guys “like you” being too scared to set foot in Metropolis?”
“I’m not particularly fond of Gotham. It’s like someone built a nightmare out of metal and stone.”
“Do I look like a Bizarro?”
“Drop the Santa cap and back away from the reindeer before someone gets hurt.”
“Yes, it’s a little strange an Academy Award-winning actor is powered by a pan-dimensional energy supply that animates what appears to be a synthetic body… but unless he’s tossing buildings or trying to take over Metropolis, is it any of my business?”
“I don’t do ‘yield,’ Adam. I mostly do ‘painful beatdown.’ How many can I put you down for?”
“It’s a strange feeling. The fate of the world rests on the negotiating skills of a Kansas farm-boy.”
“You have a very strange sense of humor, Dr. Palmer.”
“Use the Force, Luke. Oops, sorry! Wrong script! Use your brains!”
“Glitter… and dried parsley? You shot me with glitter and dried parsley?”
“Old song, Brainiac… you wouldn’t know it… I get by… with the help of my friends!”
“Around here the only one making lists is Santa Claus!”
“Sure. You hear the one about the smart-mouth vampire who got dropped onto the surface of the sun?”
“Another one who wants to kill me? Is there a factory somewhere mass-producing these guys or what?”
“Fire that ring one more time and you’ll be wearing it in your nose!”
“Yeah. A long time ago back in Smallville. He doesn’t seem to remember, which is its own miracle. I was hoping he wouldn’t anyway.”
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Best Badass Superman Quotes
“Nobody tears my city apart and gets away with it.”
” I don’t know what hole you crawled out of or where you came from, but I’m sending you back!”
“Enough, Doomsday! If you want to get your hands on my friends, you’re going to have to kill me first!”
“It’s a force of nature. But so am I.”
“If they came for me… I aim to deliver.”
“I won’t choose between any one life and another! All of these people are under my protection, you got that? Every living thing!”
“So, you’re in the dark. I was in the dark too, with Lois, I remember. But what I also remember, pal… you do all right in the dark.”
“I don’t know who created you or why you chose my city to invade, but this nightmare is going to end here and now!”
“You’ll do nothing, Officer! None of you will! This is my fight to finish! This is a job for Superman!”
“Two questions occur to me. First: Is it a trap? Very possibly. Second: If these “Phaelosians” are what they seem to be — if there are more of them, enslaved on Warworld — does it matter if it’s a trap? No. No, it does not.”
“I rarely interfere in matters of governance or politics. But I will not let Warworld bring conflict and death to our home. I’m taking the fragment. Do not come looking for it again.”
“No one dies today!”
“Do your worst, Luthor. Do it forever. I won’t break.”
“I don’t know what happened to make your world so tragically different from mine and right now, I don’t care. People I care about are in danger and I will move heaven and earth alike to keep them safe!”
“Everyone, listen to me! These jerks killed Superboy. They’ve tried to kill us. Now they say they’re going to tear this city apart. I say… like hell.”
“The Justice League are allies — friends of mine! You attack them, you have to deal with me!”
“Beaten? Oh, I’m only getting started.”
“One lucky punch doesn’t mark the end of this. Round one is yours, maybe. This is round two!”
“I don’t care what Washington wants. No one treats my city this way… no one!”
“As many times as I’ve crossed words with Intergang — you should be aware that firing on me is more trouble than it’s worth!”
“He put the entire world in danger. I’ll decide when he’s finished.”
“Is not one of you more muscle than fat? Or swifter than a slug? I demand a challenge of worth! Send forth your mightiest knight!”
“He wants Supermen, then that’s what we give him–all in one place. Ring the dinner bell.”
“Something happening on the other side of Smallville, Ma – something that looks like a job for Superman!”
“You’ve killed my best friends… you’ve killed me… you will kill no more!”
“You heard me! I plead — NOT GUILTY!”
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Best Love-Related Superman Quotes
“Each time I think I’ve made a connection with someone… once they find out what I can do, whether it’s hours or days later, everything changes. Invariably they freak. They get retroactively paranoid, wondering what else Clark Kent is hiding from them.”
“Just remember… no matter what happens… I’ll always love you. ALWAYS.”
“My first instinct is to lie or shield her from it. But that’s just because I love her so much.”
“Lois is so understanding. It’s good to know there’ll never be a conflict between what she wants and what I have to do.”
“The only thing I’m ever afraid of when I put on this suit and do my thing… is that I might not see you again.”
“I’m Superman, Lois.”
“We’ll love you forever, Dana… Till death… do… us… part….”
“What would you do? You have a date with a woman you’re madly in love with. But if you go on that date, a village full of innocent people will die a horrible death. Could you live with making that choice?”
“I need answers, Lane! Now! Right now! You’re alive! You are alive! And Ral-Dar knew you? What is going on here?”
“Should we survive this, our path is clear. On an individual basis, we may wish to exist as we do. But for Lois’ sake–”
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Best Superman Quotes About Life
“Only the weak succumb to brutality.”
“I have many enemies who have tried to control me. And I live in fear that someday, they might succeed. If that ever should happen — If I should ever lose control, There would only be one sure way to stop me.”
“I’m not an idiot, Black. I know there are bad men in power and the world is not an equitable place — but you can’t throw morality in the garbage just because life’s tough!”
“My father believed that if the world found out who I really was, they’d reject me…out of fear. I let my father die because I trusted him. Because he was convinced that I had to wait, that the world was not ready. What do you think?”
“For every action– there is an equal and opposite reaction. For every you–there’s someone like me to fight back. And I don’t give up.”
“There is life outside the Watchtower. Outside the Justice League. And it’s a good life, Diana.”
“I’d rather good people trust me than bad people fear me.”
“We were never Gods.”
“Not every story Superman is involved with needs him in the title.”
“Everything I owe to them. I saw this world through their eyes. I still do. This isn’t a perfect world, they never claimed it was, I’ve never claimed it is. But that doesn’t stop me from hoping for the best. I was raised on hope, Helspont, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way.”
“Why does that have to be a negative? You specialize in worst-case scenarios, but whatever you say, however you spin it, I won’t believe the world is more black than white… now more than ever.”
“His parents died when he was so young. Shot. Killed right in front of him. He was raised alone. A kid in a huge mansion. With his memories of his mother and father. He had love, and they took it from him. He should be a killer. He should want to tear the world apart for what it did. And yet he took that pain. That shock of death. And he turned it into hope.”
“What you said is fundamentally true: I am, and always will be Clark Kent. The decision I made to sacrifice myself if necessary came from who I am–not what.”
“A young boy fell from the sky. You took him home. You forged documents. You raised him as your own. Tell me how you did it.”
“I always felt it was Clark Kent wearing the cape…but let’s face it…Clark Kent IS Superman, and right now…Superman needs help.”
“I’ll always be Superman.”
“I know it’s somewhat…immodest to say this…but I love being me!”
“The hardest part of my ability? Coming to terms with the idea that I can’t do everything.”
“If I must die, then I will. But I don’t want to die — gloriously or not. I have too much to live for.”
“I’ve got a little speech that I give to newly-arrived vigilantes. Contrary to popular belief, I’m not omniscient. I’m a busy guy, and I can’t always give the street’s the attention it needs. So, I can use the help. But I require in all instances that laws are obeyed and civil rights are observed. Anything less, and you’ll be on the next train out. It’s that simple.”
“You know I can’t ignore people in trouble.”
“To my friends and colleagues, I’m just a farm boy in the big city, trying to make his mark. To the rest of Metropolis, I’ve become a protector. A symbol of hope. Me? I just hope I don’t screw up. It’s been about two months now since I’ve started what Ma calls my “good work.” Most of the time I get to help people in need. A week ago I was able to save a few hundred passengers in a crashing jet. They all think I’m indestructible. I wish that I were so sure. I’ve withstood bursting shells, thousands of volts of electricity, raging fires and countless other vicious acts of man and nature. I appear to be invulnerable. But am I? Or is it just a matter of time before I find the thing that can kill me? They think I’m fearless. But each new cataclysm gives me one sharp instant of mortal fear. Will this kill me? Am I dying right now?”
“It’s like I can’t win. Like I’m two people, and neither one can be himself. I either have to be the indestructible hero or the shy co-worker.”
“I have all this power… and I couldn’t save them.”
“I can see this, I suppose you could call it, aura of colors that words can’t describe around living things. And when something dies the aura fades leaving something that’s not easy to look at. It appears empty in a way that makes you feel empty too!!”
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Best Superman Quotes, The Man of Steel
“It’s not entirely your fault that you’re delinquent– it’s these slums – your poor living conditions – if there was only some way I could remedy it–!”
“Once more, we have survived the threat of war and found a fragile peace. I thought I could give you all the gift of the freedom from war, but I was wrong. It’s not mine to give. We’re still a young planet. There are galaxies out there. Other civilizations for us to meet and to learn from. What a brilliant future we could have. And there will be peace – there will be peace when the people of this world want it so badly that their governments will have no choice but to give it to them. I just wish you could all see the Earth the way that I see it. Because when you really look at it, it’s just one world.”
“You will be different. Sometimes you will feel like an outcast. But you will never be alone. You will make my strength your own. You will see my life through your eyes, as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father, and the father becomes the son.”
“My fa– a man I knew once said, that hope is like your car keys. Easy to lose, but if you dig around, it’s usually close by.”
“Well, I believe in truth, but I’m also a big fan of justice.”
“I shouldn’t be thinking about the hole I’m going to leave behind… I should be thinking about how I’m going to fill it…”
“Sure, I can bend steel with my bare hands… but what really matters, what true power really is–is making sure no matter how dark things get, there’s always hope. That’s what it means to be Superman.”
“We’re all stardust fallen. And so we look to the sky. And we wait to be reclaimed. Good-bye, Ma. Good-bye, Pa. And thank you. For everything.”
“Courage is fear trying to hold on a minute longer. We all need to find that extra minute inside ourselves if we’re going to make it through this crisis.”
“I thought I had to leave to find out who I was…but it turns out I only needed to learn where I came from. Because I already know who I am. I’m a man who knows the benefit of hard work and honesty. A man who knows the difference between right and wrong. A man who can help people all over the world. I’m Clark Kent.”
“A perfect world doesn’t need a Superman.”
“Wrong is wrong and , when I grow up, I’m gonna make things right!”
“Where I come from, masks tend to symbolize distrust.”
“When people are confronted with unexpected strength, they tend to react with fear, not reason.”
“Because I learned that dying is easy. Being reborn is hard.”
“Long ago, I thought that mankind could take care of itself — That it would resent Superman if he took too much control! But the pettiness and greed of man has proven that approach was dead wrong! Earth needs a babysitter, Lana!”
“Over there has to stand for itself, has to speak for itself. Because it’s only when over there becomes here that we can stop this once and for all. And from now on, my eye will be right here.”
“I don’t know what I believe anymore. Everything used to be so clear. Truth. Justice. The American Way. But now? Now, I’m not sure about anything.”
“Perhaps. But suppose I can’t? However it happened, I’ve lost faith in those ideals. What if I don’t find faith in them again?”
“My sin? Was to save the world.”
“I think about my life, about my loves, about my home, about my fight and about you…I will always be there to save you. Because I am Superman. Believe that, until the end. The end. I wonder, when it comes….who will save me?”
“Is war the only thing sentient beings have in common?”
“People need to respect us– and trust us. We’re too powerful for them not to.”
“Just as our foes’ power is channeled symbolically through representations of the conceptual structure of reality…so too is the missing part of ours!”
“Stars aren’t measured by how long they burn, Lar… but by how brightly. You’ve already accomplished more than a hundred men in a hundred lifetimes. If there’s any consolation to be found… it’s in that.”