"Do you know the oldest lie in America, Senator? It's that power can be innocent."
— Lex Luthor, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
"The Infinity Stones are too powerful for mortals to wield."
—Dr. Light, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Captain America: Where are [Infinity Stones]?
Captain Marvel: Answer the question.
Thanos: The universe required correction. After that, the Stones served no purpose beyond temptation.
Bruce Banner: YOU MURDERED TRILLIONS!
[Bruce uses the Hulkbuster armor to shove Thanos to the ground]
Thanos: You should be grateful.
[Thanos is punched by Bruce]
Black Widow: Where are the Stones?
Thanos: Gone. Reduced to atoms.
Bruce Banner: You used them two days ago!
Thanos: I used the Stones to destroy the Stones. It nearly killed me, but the work is done. It always will be. I am... inevitable.
Captain Marvel: Answer the question.
Thanos: The universe required correction. After that, the Stones served no purpose beyond temptation.
Bruce Banner: YOU MURDERED TRILLIONS!
[Bruce uses the Hulkbuster armor to shove Thanos to the ground]
Thanos: You should be grateful.
[Thanos is punched by Bruce]
Black Widow: Where are the Stones?
Thanos: Gone. Reduced to atoms.
Bruce Banner: You used them two days ago!
Thanos: I used the Stones to destroy the Stones. It nearly killed me, but the work is done. It always will be. I am... inevitable.
Spock: It literally is Genesis.
Kirk: The power of creation.
Spock: Have they proceeded with their experiment?
Kirk: Well, the tape was made about a year ago. I can only assume they've reached Stage Two by now.
McCoy: Dear Lord, do you think we're intelligent enough to... Suppose, what if this thing were used where life already exists?
Spock: It would destroy such life in favor of its new matrix.
McCoy: "Its new matrix"? ...Do you have you any idea what you're saying?
Spock: I was not attempting to evaluate its moral implications, Doctor. As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to create.
McCoy: Not anymore! Now we can do both at the same time! According to myth, the Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis, we'll do it for you in six minutes!
Spock: I do not dispute that in the wrong hands...
McCoy: "In the wrong hands"? Would you mind telling who's are the right hands, my logical friend? Are you in any way in favor of these experiments?
Kirk: Gentlemen, gentlemen...
Spock: Really, Doctor McCoy, you must learn to govern your passions. They will be your undoing. Logic suggests...
McCoy: Logic? My God! The man's talking about logic! We're talking about universal Armageddon! You green-blooded, inhuman...
"I didn't ask for this war. But once it started, I had to finish it. Hands down, Kronika was the toughest enemy I ever faced. All my tactics, my training, meant nothing against a god like her. In the end, it was a battle of wills. It never occurred to me that for winning, I'd get her Hourglass. At first, I hoped to right every wrong in history. But then I figured out that doing it meant I'd have to decide the fates of billions. Picking who lives and who dies, for eternity? It was going to kill my soul. I'd end up no better than those old men who sent us off to war, not giving a shit about what would happen. And that's not the man I want to be. It's time to walk away, for good this time, leaving the pain and the ugliness behind. After all I've been through, I've earned a little peace."
—John Rambo's Tower Ending, Mortal Kombat 11
I-Ching: Perhaps I can transfer the powers [the Sandman Superman] took from Superman back to him!
Superman: No! I've seen the dangers from having too much power... I am human— I can make mistakes! I don't want— or need— more...
Superman: No! I've seen the dangers from having too much power... I am human— I can make mistakes! I don't want— or need— more...
"That device is evil. That kind of power...should never be used. Whatever it takes, I'll help you destroy it."
"I could Fly, shoot out bolts of electricity, bring trees alive: I'd be unstoppable! Or, I guess I could just be me."
— Gwen Tennyson, Ben 10 S1 E10 "Lucky Girl"
"We cannot use the Ruling Ring. That we now know too well. It belongs to Sauron and was made by him alone, and is altogether evil. Its strength, Boromir, is too great for anyone to wield at will, save only those who have already a great power of their own. But for them it holds an even deadlier peril. The very desire of it corrupts the heart."
— Elrond, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Zelda, I shall watch over the Triforce. Its power is too great to leave in the grasp of man. Dependence on its might is an invitation to disaster. When it has served its purpose, it must be secreted away to lie dormant once again...the knowledge of its existence hidden from mortal history."
