For Friedrich Nietzsche's quotes, see: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
and its collection of quotations.
"To be able to fall down in such a way that in the same second it looks as if one were standing and walking, to transform the leap of life into a walk, absolutely to express the sublime in the pedestrian -– that only the knight of faith can do –- this is the one and only prodigy."
— Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling
"Man will make it his purpose to master his own feelings, to raise his instincts to the heights of consciousness, to make them transparent, to extend the wires of his will into hidden recesses, and thereby to raise himself to a new plane, to create a higher social biologic type, or, if you please, a superman."
— Leon Trotsky, on the 'Communist Man' of the future, in Literature and Revolution (1924)
"Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time. I must continue to bear testimony to truth even if I am forsaken by all. Mine may today be a voice in the wilderness, but it will be heard when all other voices are silenced, if it is the voice of Truth."
"You would compare me to that gibbering nihilist? No, I have a goal: to escape the ultimate end... and build the future anew."
"What is the difference between a man and a parasite? A man builds, a parasite asks, 'Where's my share?' A man creates, a parasite says, 'What will the neighbors think?' A man invents, a parasite says, 'Watch out, or you might tread on the toes of God...'"
— Andrew Ryan, BioShock
"No Gods, Or Kings. Only Man."
— Andrew Ryan, BioShock
"He was warrior and mystic, ogre and saint, the fox and the innocent, chivalrous, ruthless, less than a god, more than a man. There is no measuring Muad'dib's motives by ordinary standards. In the moment of his triumph, he saw the death prepared for him, yet he accepted the treachery. Can you say he did this out of a sense of justice? Whose justice, then? Remember we speak now of the Muad'dib who ordered battle drums made from his enemies' skins, and the Muad'dib who denied the conventions of his ducal past with a wave of the hand, saying merely: 'I am the Kwisatz Haderach. That is reason enough.'"
— Princess Irulan, Dune
"A lot of people with a lot of evidence said that Roosevelt knew Pearl [Harbor] was going to be attacked — and that he let it happen. Wasn't proven. Things like that never are. I couldn't stop thinking how horrible that would be... and how Pearl was what got us off our duffs in time to stop the Axis. But a lot of innocent men died. But we won the war. It bounced back and forth in my head until I realized I couldn't judge it. It was too big. He was too big..."
— Commissioner Gordon, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
"Father. Mother. You were wrong. I will always treasure your memory, but you were wrong. I am subject to no man's laws. I am Superman."
Hudson: Growing old terrifies you, doesn't it?
Xanatos: Nothing terrifies me — because nothing is beyond my ability to change.
Xanatos: Nothing terrifies me — because nothing is beyond my ability to change.
"Artella, we're no longer human in the true sense. We're a different species, and that's fine. Unlike Jomy I don't think we need to be human... I don't think we even need a form. Artella, don't you feel that you are but one mass of the boundless energy that permeates the universe?"
— Tony, Toward the Terra
"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."
— Ash, Alien
"If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you'd be the first person in the history of the world."
— Lancaster Dodd, The Master
"The fact you are shamed by the values of the masses proves how small you are."
— Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
"Yes! A man I shall create in my own image!" ranted Zarkendorf. "A man beyond good and evil, the true incarnation of the ubermensch: Homo Superior!"
"His sexuality is of no concern to us", said TuMok.
"His sexuality is of no concern to us", said TuMok.
"Martyrdom for a merciless God. What a waste. On the battlefield, the life of a common soldier isn't even worth a single piece of silver. In today's world, most people's lives are subject to the whims of a handful of nobility and royalty. Of course, even a king himself can't live exactly as he pleases. We are all at the mercy of a great tide — fate, or whatever you wish to call it — and we all disappear in the end, our lives spent, never even knowing who we were. In life, unrelated to one's social standing or class as determined by man, there are some people who, by nature, are keys that set the world in motion. They are the true elite, as dictated by the golden rule of the universe. That's what I want to know!! What is my place in the world? Who am I? What am I capable of? What am I destined for?"
— Griffith, Berserk
"Have you decided to tread the path of strife...? Very well. Let us proceed with our contract at once. I am thou, thou art I... You have finally found your own justice... Please... Never lose sight of it again. This memorable day marks your graduation from your false self..."
— Johanna, Persona 5
"I am my own justification. So say I. This is the law of kings. Either make it your own — or know your place."
"I am, and always have been, my own man."
— Char Aznable, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
"We're superior, we are supermen
Says my Nietzsche book chapters one through ten
And as supermen, we could not get caught
So don't give last night a second thought
Let's plan next time"
Says my Nietzsche book chapters one through ten
And as supermen, we could not get caught
So don't give last night a second thought
Let's plan next time"
— Richard, Thrill Me
"That letter is a fraud! Othar Tryggvassen may do things that lesser men find objectionable or slightly illegal, but I never apologize!"
— Othar Trygvassen (GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER!) of Girl Genius fame, on his Twitter / X account (Jun 2, 2008)
)Sorry for being brash.
People who are all talk are the worst.
I don't do what I do out of righteousness. I do what I do because I love to do it.
But I'd never betray you.
People who are all talk are the worst.
I don't do what I do out of righteousness. I do what I do because I love to do it.
But I'd never betray you.
— Opening message by Sonic the Hedgehog from the Japanese manual for the original Sonic the Hedgehog
"It doesn't matter now what happens, I will never give up the fight
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights
Long as the voice inside me says "go", I will always keep on running
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top
It doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right!"
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights
Long as the voice inside me says "go", I will always keep on running
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top
It doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right!"
"It was never about chivalry for me... I just gotta do what I've gotta do, that's all!"
"Free-spirited, adventurous, and fun-loving Sonic. He loves his friends, but he hates crookedness. He also doesn't seem to want to be a 'hero'. However, Sonic helps everyone with his heart, and that might just make him the coolest hero of all."
— The Japanese Twitter account for Sonic the Hedgehog
for Sonic the Hedgehog"He dislikes injustice and can't ignore when someone needs help, but he's also not your average hero. Sonic has no "code" that he lives by. He's not out to avenge his dead parents or juggle the responsibility of being a hero with his personal life. He's not looking to redeem the enemies he faces— he couldn't really care less, he simply doesn't think that far ahead. Sonic doesn't care about being a hero. In fact, he's completely fine with playing the bad guy if he has to. Because Sonic doesn't care what the world thinks. He doesn't care what's right or wrong, he does what he wants. That's why he's so unique."
"I never cared about justice, and I don't recall ever calling myself a hero... I have always only fought for the people I believe in. I won't hesitate... If an enemy appears in front of me, I will destroy it!"
Ohio Jack: How do Foreclaimers work together without empathy? Empathy is the core of all societies.
Emperor Goddrick III: Weak societies. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. A building-block of morality, so that lines may be drawn to prevent harm to others. But, with that, you lose something: You lose the ability to push beyond morality. Each Foreclaimer is individually driven with the ideals of progression; to become the ultimate being through science without limits. However, to achive this, we cannot do it alone. We need resources and others. So, naturally, we must rely on each-other, simply as a tool.
— Fool's Gold, Episode 29
Mike: The anonymous benefactor. Well, that must make you feel pretty good. And is that supposed to balance the scales? Make up for everything else you do?
Gus: It makes up for nothing. I am what I am.
Gus: It makes up for nothing. I am what I am.
"You're right about one thing. I do need capital, and votes. Wanna know why? 'I have a dream' - that one day, every person in this nation will control their OWN destiny. A land of the TRULY free, dammit. A nation of ACTION, not words, ruled by STRENGTH, not committee. Where the law changes to suit the individual, not the other way around. Where power and justice are back where they belong: in the hands of the people! Where every man is free to think - to act - for himself!...In my new America, people will die and kill for what they BELIEVE! Not for money. Not for oil! Not for what they're told is right. Every man will be free to fight his own wars!"
"And they won't call me Mother or Sister or Wife
They will know me or not by the strength of my life
I will burn with a light of my own
They'll know me as Joan
They'll know me as Joan"
They will know me or not by the strength of my life
I will burn with a light of my own
They'll know me as Joan
They'll know me as Joan"
— Heather Dale, "Joan"
