Famous Marvel Cinematic Universe Quotes

Christine Everhart: After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry-cleaning.
Pepper Potts: I do anything and everything that Mr. Stark requires, including, occasionally, taking out the trash.Christine Everhart, Pepper Potts

Sometimes you got to run before you can walk.Tony Stark, (to Jarvis)

Give me a scotch. I’m starving.Tony Stark

You know, I know a few techniques that could help you manage that anger effectively.Bruce Banner, (to Betty)

Hulk… SMASH!Hulk

If you can make God bleed, the people will cease to believe in him.Ivan Vanko

Sir, I’m gonna have to ask you to exit the doughnut.Nick Fury, (while Tony is eating in the giant donut on top of the building)

I’ve been authorized by director Fury to use any means necessary to keep you on premises. If you attempt to leave, or play any games, I will tase you and watch Supernanny while you drool into the carpet.Phil Coulson, (to Tony)

It’s not a bad thing finding out that you don’t have all the answers. You start asking the right questions.Erik Selvig

Your ancestors called it magic, and you call it science. Well, I come from a place where they’re one and the same thing.Thor, (to Jane)

A wise king never seeks out war. But he must always be ready for it.Odin

Whatever happens tomorrow, you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.Abraham Erskine

I don’t like bullies. I don’t care where they’re from.Steve Rogers, (to Dr. Erskine)

If you have something to say, right now is the perfect time to keep it to yourself.Chester Phillips, (to Peggy Carter)

Bruce Banner: I don’t think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy’s brain is a bag full of cats. You could smell crazy on him.
Thor: Have care how you speak. Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard. And he is my brother.
Natasha Romanoff: He killed 80 people in two days.
Thor: He’s adopted.Bruce Banner, Thor, Natasha Romanoff

You’re missing the point. There is no throne. There is no version of this where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it’s too much for us, but it’s all on you. Because if we can’t protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we’ll avenge it.Tony Stark, (to Loki)

Steve Rogers: Now might be a really good time for you to get angry.
Bruce Banner: That’s my secret, Cap. I’m always angry.Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers

You can take away my house, all my tricks and toys. One thing you can’t take away, I am Iron Man.Tony Stark

That’s the thing about smart guys, we always cover our ass.Tony Stark

If you do someone a solid, don’t be a yutz. All right? Just play it cool. Otherwise you come off grandiose.Tony Stark, (to Harley)

Merriment can sometimes be a heavier burden than battle.Thor

There is nothing more reassuring than realizing that the world is crazier than you are.Erik Selvig

It’s not that I don’t love our little talks, it’s just… I don’t love them.Loki, (to Odin)

I should not be left in charge of stuff like this. I don’t get paid enough. I don’t get paid, period.Darcy Lewis

The truth is a matter of circumstance. It’s not all things to all people all the time.Natasha Romanoff

The world has changed, and none of us can go back. All we can do is our best. And sometimes the best that we can do is to start over.Peggy Carter

Before we get started, does anyone want to get out?Steve Rogers, (to HYDRA agents in the elevator)

I have lived most my life surrounded by my enemies. I will be grateful to die among my friends.Gamora

You said it yourself, b**ch. We’re the Guardians of the Galaxy.Peter Quill, (to Ronan)

We are Groot.Groot

Keep your friends rich, and your enemies rich, and wait to find out which is which.Ultron

A thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts.Vision

You get hurt, hurt them back. You get killed, walk it off.Steve Rogers

The city is flying, we’re fighting an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrow. None of this makes sense.Clint Barton, (to Wanda)

This is your chance. The chance to earn that look in your daughter’s eyes. To become the hero that she already thinks you are. It’s not about saving our world. It’s about saving theirs.Hank Pym, (to Scott)

You can’t destroy power. All you can do is make sure that it is in the right hands.Hank Pym, (to Hope)

I didn’t steal anything! I was returning something I stole.Scott Lang, (to a police officer)

Our very strength invites challenge. Challenge incites conflict. And conflict breeds catastrophe.Vision

Compromise where you can. But where you can’t, don’t. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye and say, “No, you move.”Sharon Carter, (quoting Peggy Carter)

You can call me anytime. I’ll put you on hold, I like to watch the line blink.Tony Stark, (to Thaddeus Ross)

We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them.Ancient One, (to Mordo)

People think in terms of good and evil, but really, time is the true enemy of us all. Time kills everything.Kaecilius

Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain!Stephen Strange

When you’re ugly, and someone loves you, you know they love you for who you are. Beautiful people never know who to trust.Drax the Destroyer

Sometimes that thing you’re searching for your whole life, it’s right there by your side all along. You don’t even know it.Peter Quill

I’m Mary Poppins, y’all!Yondu Udonta

Don’t do anything I would do, and definitely don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. There’s a little gray area in there and that’s where you operate.Tony Stark, (to Peter)

If you’re nothing without this suit, then you shouldn’t have it.Tony Stark, (to Peter)

Just a typical homecoming, on the outside of an invisible jet, fighting my girlfriend’s dad.Spider-Man

I’m made of rocks, as you can see. But don’t let that intimidate you. You don’t need to be afraid unless you’re made of scissors.Korg, (to Thor)

I make grave mistakes all the time. Everything seems to work out.Thor

I choose to run toward my problems and not away from them. Because that’s what heroes do.Thor, (to Valkyrie)

Just because something works doesn’t mean that it cannot be improved.Shuri

In times of crisis, the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers.T'Challa

One more word, and I will feed you to my children… I’m kidding. We are vegetarians.M'Baku, (to Ross)

You can’t let your father’s mistakes define who you are. You get to decide what kind of king you are going to be.Nakia, (to T'Challa)

The hardest choices require the strongest wills.Thanos

Dude, you’re embarrassing me in front of the wizards.Tony Stark, (while Banner is struggling to transform)

Peter Quill: I’m muscular.
Rocket: Who are you kidding, Quill? You’re one sandwich away from fat.Rocket, Peter Quill

You can do it. You can do anything. You are the world’s greatest grandma.Cassie Lang, (to Scott)

You know, my pep-pep always said, “If you want to do something right, you make a list.” So, we should do that.Scott Lang

I’m gonna call you Ant-onio Banderas! You’re a badass!Scott Lang, (to a flying ant)

It’s a cat, not Hannibal Lecter.Nick Fury, (about Goose)

Carol Danvers: Nicholas Joseph Fury. You have three names?
Nick Fury: Everybody calls me Fury. Not Nicholas. Not Joseph. Not Nick. Just Fury.Carol Danvers, Nick Fury

Higher, further, faster, baby.Carol Danvers

I’ve been fighting with one arm tied behind my back. But what happens when I’m finally set free?Carol Danvers

Part of the journey is the end.Tony Stark

No amount of money ever bought a second of time.Tony Stark

I keep telling everybody they should move on and grow. Some do. But not us.Steve Rogers, (to Natasha)

Scott, I get emails from a raccoon. So, nothing sounds crazy anymore.Natasha Romanoff

Don’t ever apologize for being the smartest one in the room.Quentin Beck

“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Stark said you wouldn’t get that because it’s not a Star Wars reference.Nick Fury, (to Peter)

Men and women grow apart, but the journey they share together will always be a part of them.Ned Leeds

Forgive me for not stopping by sooner to welcome you to the block. My mother-in-law was in town, so I wasn’t.Agnes, S1.Ep1: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience

In a real magic act, everything is fake.Wanda Maximoff, S1.Ep2: Don't Touch That Dial

The only way forward is back.Agatha Harkness, S1.Ep8: Previously On

What is grief, if not love persevering?Vision, S1.Ep8: Previously On

You are the piece of the Mind Stone that lives in me. You are a body of wires and blood and bone that I created. You are my sadness and my hope. But mostly, you’re my love.Wanda Maximoff, (to Vision), S1.Ep9: The Series Finale

Symbols are nothing without the women and men that give them meaning.Sam Wilson, S1.Ep1: New World Order

The weakest point in any system isn’t the software, the hardware, it’s the meatware. The human element.Bucky Barnes, S1.Ep3: Power Broker

It’s not a better place if you’re killing people. It’s just different.Sam Wilson, (to Karli), S1.Ep4: The Whole World Is Watching

They will never let a Black man be Captain America. And even if they did, no self-respecting Black man would ever wanna be.Isaiah Bradley, S1.Ep5: Truth

You gotta stop looking to other people to tell you who you are.Sam Wilson, (to Bucky), S1.Ep5: Truth

Love is a dagger. It’s a weapon to be wielded far away or up close. You can see yourself in it. It’s beautiful. Until it makes you bleed.Loki Laufeyson, S1.Ep3: Lamentis

I’d never stab anyone in the back. That’s such a boring form of betrayal.Loki Laufeyson, S1.Ep2: The Variant

We may lose. Sometimes painfully. But we don’t die. We survive.Loki Laufeyson, (to Sylvie), S1.Ep4: The Nexus Event

Annihilating is easy. Razing things to the ground is easy. Trying to fix what’s broken is hard. Hope is hard.Loki Laufeyson, (to Sylvie), S2.Ep4: Heart of the TVA

Mobius M. Mobius: Most purpose is more burden than glory. And trust me, you never want to be the guy who avoids it because you can’t live with the burden.
Loki Laufeyson: How do you live with it?
Mobius M. Mobius: Scar tissue.Mobius M. Mobius, Loki Laufeyson, S2.Ep6: Glorious Purpose

The truth rarely makes sense when you omit key details.Yelena Belova

I’ve always found it best not to look into the past.Melina Vostokoff

It’s funny. My whole life, I didn’t think I had any family. Turns out I got two.Natasha Romanoff

You’re human. You keep hope against the worst of odds.The Watcher, S1.Ep8: What If... Ultron Won?

We all have someone fighting for us. Would be nice if we could fight for them.Peggy Carter, S1.Ep1: What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?

Heroes are never really gone. They live forever. As do the ones they inspire to carry on the fight.The Watcher, S1.Ep6: What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?

Resolve is often what burns brightest. What elevates an individual to something more.The Watcher, S2.Ep6: What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?

One cannot fend off darkness with more darkness, only light.Jiayi, S2.Ep7: What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings?

You are a product of all who came before you. The legacy of your family. The good and the bad. It is all a part of who you are.Ying Nan, (to Shang-Chi)

Names are sacred. They connect us not only to ourselves but to everyone who came before.Wenwu

Calm down, mate! I’m not dead, it’s just a performance! Now get down here and play along!Trevor Slattery, (to Morris)

Humanity maybe coming a long slower than some of us want, but there is no telling what wonders they will discover as they advance.Ajak

Maybe you’re trying too hard. Sometimes you just have to listen.Gilgamesh, (to Sersi)

When you love something, you protect it. It is the most natural thing in the world.Thena, (quoting Gilgamesh)

Being good isn’t always enough to keep you alive.Eleanor Bishop, S1.Ep4: Partners, Am I Right?

When you do what I do for a living, it’s just a game of managing loss.Clint Barton, (to Kate), S1.Ep4: Partners, Am I Right?

You showed me that being a hero isn’t just for people who can fly or shoot lasers out of their hands: it’s for anyone who’s brave enough to do what’s right, no matter the cost.Kate Bishop, (to Clint), S1.Ep6: So This Is Christmas?

If you expect disappointment, then you can never really get disappointed.Michelle 'MJ' Jones-Watson, (to Peter)

You know what’s cooler than magic? Math.Peter Parker, (to Strange)

Gods don’t have to choose. We take.Green Goblin

People don’t want to hear good news. They’d rather cling to their fear, cling to their pain.Arthur Harrow, S1.Ep2: Summon the Suit

We protect the vulnerable and deliver Khonshu’s justice to those who hurt them.Marc Spector, (to Steven), S1.Ep2: Summon the Suit

To signal for an audience with the gods is to risk their wrath.Khonshu, S1.Ep3: The Friendly Type

You break the rules and become a hero. I do it and I become the enemy. That doesn’t seem fair.Wanda Maximof, (to Stephen)

I love you. I love you in every universe. It’s not that I don’t wanna care for someone or have someone care for me. It’s just… I get scared.Stephen Strange, (to Christine)

Sometimes, someone can come out of nowhere and do something amazing.Kamala Khan, S1.Ep1: Generation Why

Good is not a thing you are. It is a thing you do.Sheikh Abdullah, (to Kamala), S1.Ep3: Destined

You are brave, my son. Because you have chosen family. And the man who chooses family is never alone.Yusuf Khan, (to Aamir), S1.Ep3: Destined

This is my vow. All gods will die.Gorr the God Butcher

I wanna feel shitty about you.  I wanna feel shitty about something and I think that’s you.Thor Odinson

First off, the name is Mighty Thor! And secondly, if you can’t say Mighty Thor, I’ll accept Dr. Jane Foster! And thirdly, eat my hammer!Jane Foster, (to Gorr)

I Am Groot.

Those with the most power have the most to answer for.Jennifer Walters, S1.Ep1: A Normal Amount of Rage

When people start seeing you as a monster, that never goes away.Bruce Banner, (to Jennifer), S1.Ep1: A Normal Amount of Rage

You see, the way I see it, Jen Walters can use the law to help people when society fails them. And She-Hulk can help people when the law fails them.Matt Murdock, (to Jennifer), S1.Ep8: Ribbit and Rip it

Time. It’s not what you think it is. It’s a cage. It does everything it can to break you. It’s not until you free yourself from it that you see just how small it always was.Kang the Conqueror

Someday, I’m gonna make great machines that fly. And me and my friends are gonna go flying together into the forever and beautiful sky.Rocket

Human can’t coexist with each other! You’ve been here long enough to know that! We’ve been at war with each other since we could walk upright!Nick Fury, (Talos: My hope is that with your help, skrulls and humans can coexist, here on Earth.), S1.Ep2: Promises

Ain’t no “can’t” in our business. There’s only what you can do and what you will not do.Nick Fury, S1.Ep2: Promises

It’s easier to save the lives of eight billion people than it is to change their hearts and minds.Nick Fury,, S1.Ep6: Home

You can stand tall without standing alone.Valkyrie, (to Carol)

Confusion is but the first step on the journey to knowledge.Henry 'Hank' McCoy

I say when it starts. I say when it stops. That’s not chaos. That’s power.Maya Lopez, (to Henry), S1.Ep2: Lowak

You have greatness in you. Take your hurt, your loss, take your pain, make it into something useful.Wilson Fisk, (to Maya), S1.Ep1: Chafa

Kingpin had his run. It’s time for a queen.Maya Lopez, (to Henry), S1.Ep2: Lowak