History Quotes / Superman

->''"As you know, I have always tried to provide comfort for those in want, pain, and fear. Many times I'd considered taking stronger action to help the world, but I realized such measures could be shortsighted and dangerous. I tried to relieve world hunger, but I encountered heartbreaking poverty, not only in the slums and wastelands of the world but within selfish men's souls. I now see that taking on this responsibility was too ambitious for one man, even a Superman. The welfare of Earth and all its people will always be my primary concern. But if there is a solution to the problem of hunger, it must be one that comes from the compassionate heart of man and extends outward toward his fellow man. There's an old saying: 'Give a man fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' That simple message asks humankind to nurture with knowledge, to reach out to those in need and inspire others to do the same. That is life's greatest necessity and its most precious gift. I ask everyone to share what they have with those who need it. Their knowledge. Their time. Their generosity. Especially with the young, for on them rests our future... and all hope for a true peace on Earth."''

->"I look upon my powers as a gift, not mine alone but for anyone who needs them."
-->A summary of the character of Superman, ''Superman: Peace on Earth''

->"As you know, I have always tried to provide comfort for those in want, pain, and fear. Many times I'd considered taking stronger action to help the world, but I realized such measures could be shortsighted and dangerous. I tried to relieve world hunger, but I encountered heartbreaking poverty, not only in the slums and wastelands of the world but within selfish men's souls. I now see that taking on this responsibility was too ambitious for one man, even a Superman. The welfare of Earth and all its people will always be my primary concern. But if there is a solution to the problem of hunger, it must be one that comes from the compassionate heart of man and extends outward toward his fellow man. There's an old saying: 'Give a man fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' That simple message asks humankind to nurture with knowledge, to reach out to those in need and inspire others to do the same. That is life's greatest necessity and its most precious gift. I ask everyone to share what they have with those who need it. Their knowledge. Their time. Their generosity. Especially with the young, for on them rests our future... and all hope for a true peace on Earth."
-->Superman on the solution to the problem of hunger, ''Superman: Peace on Earth''

->"As you know, I have always tried to provide comfort for those in want, pain, and fear. Many times I'd considered taking stronger action to help the world, but I realized such measures could be shortsighted and dangerous. I tried to relieve world hunger, but I encountered heartbreaking poverty, not only in the slums and wastelands of the world but within selfish men's souls. I now see that taking on this responsibility was too ambitious for one man, even a Superman. The welfare of Earth and all its people will always be my primary concern. But if there is a solution to the problem of hunger, it must be one that comes from the compassionate heart of man and extends outward toward his fellow man. There's an old saying: 'Give a man fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' That simple message asks humankind to nurture with knowledge, to reach out to those in need and inspire others to do the same. That is life's greatest necessity and its most precious gift. I ask everyone to share what they have with those who need it. Their knowledge. Their time. Their generosity. Especially with the young, for on them rests our future... and all hope for a true peace on Earth."
-->Superman on the solution to the problem of hunger, ''Superman: Peace on Earth''

-->-- '''Lois Lane''' aptly summing up Superman, ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman''

->"As you know, I have always tried to provide comfort for those in want, pain, and fear. Many times I'd considered taking stronger action to help the world, but I realized such measures could be shortsighted and dangerous. I tried to relieve world hunger, but I encountered heartbreaking poverty, not only in the slums and wastelands of the world but within selfish men's souls. I now see that taking on this responsibility was too ambitious for one man, even a Superman. The welfare of Earth and all its people will always be my primary concern. But if there is a solution to the problem of hunger, it must be one that comes from the compassionate heart of man and extends outward toward his fellow man."

-->'''--ComicBook/MartianManhunter''' giving the eulogy at Superman's funeral, WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague, [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E19And20Hereafter "Hereafter Part 1"]]

-->Superman before heading into the Sixth Dimension, ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018'', [[ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018 #19]]

->''"The single point at which everything we know & everything we question exist in one place: The ultimate crossroads in the journey of discovering the true meaning of "self"; The collision point of science and religion, tangible and ethreal, physical and philosophical; The place where a question that may never truly have an answer can be embodied in a single character; In many ways, that is the why of Superman."''
-->-- '''Creator/ZackSnyder'''

-->Superman publicly denouncing the Elite's beliefs after giving them a good scare, ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay''

-->Superman, ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''

-> '''SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom:''' [[NotSoDifferentRemark "Philosophically we are much alike!]] [[{{Ubermensch}} You and I are the mightiest beings on this planet!]] I choose to exert my power to impose my will upon the world--you choose not to! And yet, even that choice does, indeed, affect the lives of every man, woman and child on Earth--condemning them, in fact, to poverty, disease, famine... and to the hideous suffering they inflict upon one another! You cannot escape it, Superman! You dictate the fate of mankind... one way or the other!"

->"I'm lying in bed counting sheep when all of a sudden it hits me. I conceive a character like [[Literature/TheBible Samson]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] and all the strong men I heard tell of rolled into one. [[UpToEleven Only more so.]]"

-> "If one of the unarguable criteria for literary greatness is recognition, consider this: In all of the history of literature, there are only five fictional creations known to every man, woman, and child on the planet. The urchin in Irkutsk may never have heard of Hamlet, the peon in Pernambuco may not know who Raskolnikov is; the widow in Jakarta may stare blankly at the mention of Literature/DonQuixote or [[Literature/DavidCopperfield Micawber]] or [[Literature/TheGreatGatsby Jay Gatsby]]. But every man, woman, and child on the planet knows WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, Franchise/SherlockHolmes, Franchise/{{Tarzan}}, Myth/RobinHood... and Superman. He is more than the fanciful daydream of two Cleveland schoolboys. He is the 20th-century archetype of mankind at its finest. He is courage and humanity, steadfastness and decency, responsibility and ethic. He is our universal longing for perfection, for wisdom and power used in the service of the human race. Of all the literary creations of American fiction, Superman, after all these years, born of a 'dispensable, disreputable' genre, is the only one that seems certain to get Posterity's nod. And that is because, simply put, he is our highest aspirations in human form. "

-->Lex Luthor with Superman's powers realizing why Superman does what he does, ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman'' [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman #12]]

-->'''{{Franchise/Batman}}''', ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' #3

-->'''[[Comicbook/{{TheSpectre}} The Spectre]]''', ''Comicbook/KingdomCome''

-> "…And remember, boys and girls, your school — like our country — is made up of Americans of ''many'' different races, religions, and national origins, so if ''you'' hear anybody talk against a schoolmate or anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin — don’t wait: tell him ''that kind of talk is un-American."''
--> Superman, in a [[https://imgur.com/2ZfDEko poster]] first distributed to schools in ''1949.''

-->Superman, ''VideoGame/{{MultiVersus}}'' ([[NoFourthWall to the player]])

-> "Listen up, folks. [[{{Ubermensch}} Call me what you want]], but I will ''never'' be a champion of Nazism! I will not be ''anyone's'' symbol of hate, racial prejudice and genocide! I am an ''American!'' Like all ''true'' Americans, I must strive to be a champion of ''tolerance'' and ''diversity--justice'' and ''kindness! That's'' what being an American -- a human being -- ''means! Shame'' on you if you think ''otherwise!"''
--> Superman to a bunch of American Nazi sympathizers who assumed the newly debuted [[{{Ubermensch}} "superman"]] was on their side, ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #80 by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove, 1998

-> "…And remember, boys and girls, your school — like our country — is made up of Americans of ''many'' different races, religions, and national origins, so if ''you'' hear anybody talk against a schoolmate or anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin — don’t wait: tell him ''that kind of talk is un-American.''
--> Superman, in a [[https://imgur.com/2ZfDEko poster]] first distributed to schools in ''1949.''

-->Superman, ''VideoGame/{{MultiVersus}}'' ([[NoFourthWall to the player)

-->Superman, ''VideoGame/{{MultiVersus}}''

-->Doctor Manhattan, ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' [[ComicBook/DoomsdayClock #12]]

-->[[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Doctor Manhattan]] reflecting on the existence of Superman, ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' [[ComicBook/DoomsdayClock #12]]

--> Creator/MarkMillar

-->Superman, JLA/Hitman #2

-->(When the interviewer replied, "Creator/ChristopherReeve?", Hoechlin merely grinned and said, "Yep.")

-> '''ComicBook/DoctorDoom:''' [[NotSoDifferentRemark "Philosophically we are much alike!]] [[{{Ubermensch}} You and I are the mightiest beings on this planet!]] I choose to exert my power to impose my will upon the world--you choose not to! And yet, even that choice does, indeed, affect the lives of every man, woman and child on Earth--condemning them, in fact, to poverty, disease, famine... and to the hideous suffering they inflict upon one another! You cannot escape it, Superman! You dictate the fate of mankind... one way or the other!"

-->Clark Kent, Series/{{Smallville}}, ''Drone''

-->Jor-El, ''[[Film/{{Superman}} Superman: The Movie]]''

-->Superman, ''Whatever Happened to The Man of Tomorrow?''

-->Chloe Sullivan, Series/{{Smallville}}, ''Arrival''

-->Clark and Martha Kent, Series/{{Smallville}}, ''X-Ray''

-->Jor-El, Series/{{Smallville}}, ''Rosetta''

-->Creator/MarkWaid watching ''{{Film/Superman}}'' as a teenager

-> "If one of the unarguable criteria for literary greatness is recognition, consider this: In all of the history of literature, there are only five fictional creations known to every man, woman, and child on the planet. The urchin in Irkutsk may never have heard of Hamlet, the peon in Pernambuco may not know who Raskolnikov is; the widow in Jakarta may stare blankly at the mention of Don Quixote or Micawber or Jay Gatsby. But every man, woman, and child on the planet knows Mickey Mouse, Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, Robin Hood... and Superman. He is more than the fanciful daydream of two Cleveland schoolboys. He is the 20th-century archetype of mankind at its finest. He is courage and humanity, steadfastness and decency, responsibility and ethic. He is our universal longing for perfection, for wisdom and power used in the service of the human race. Of all the literary creations of American fiction, Superman, after all these years, born of a 'dispensable, disreputable' genre, is the only one that seems certain to get Posterity's nod. And that is because, simply put, he is our highest aspirations in human form. "

--> Jim Lee

-->-- '''Creator/ZackSnyder