History Quotes / CutLexLuthorACheck

->''"All you care about is ''money''. This town deserves a better class of criminal, and I'm going to give it to them. [...] It's not about money... it's about sending a message. Everything ''burns!''"''

->''"All you care about is ''money''. This town deserves a better class of criminal, and I'm going to give it to them. [...] It's not about money... it's about sending a message. Everything burns...!''

->''"All you care about is ''money''. This town deserves a better class of criminal, and I'm going to give it to them."''
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->''"It's not about the money. It's about sending a message. Everything burns...!"''\\

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->''"It's not about the money. It's about sending a message. Everything burns...!"''

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->''Do you remember what the villains from ''{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'' were like, how they'd steal an oil tanker and deliberately run it smack into a beach to teach all the sea lions a lesson in complacency? Do you remember wondering why they didn't just '''sell''' the oil at huge profits and not have to get beaten up by a big blue man in little red pants?''

-->-- '''Ben "[[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]" Croshaw'''

->''"Oh, I'm real. Real enough to defeat you! And I did it without your precious gifts, your oh-so-special powers. I'll give them heroics. I'll give them the most spectacular heroics the world has ever seen! And when I'm old and I've had my fun, I'll sell my inventions so that *everyone* can have powers. *Everyone* can be super! And when everyone's super.. [[[EvilLaugh chuckles evilly]]] - '''no one''' will be''.
-->-- The (somewhat) GenreSavvy Syndrome in ''TheIncredibles''.

->''"Oh, I'm real. Real enough to defeat you! And I did it without your precious gifts, your oh-so-special powers. I'll give them heroics. I'll give them the most spectacular heroics the world has ever seen! And when I'm old and I've had my fun, I'll sell my inventions so that *everyone* can have powers. *Everyone* can be super! And when everyone's super.. [chuckles evilly] - ''no one will be''.

->''If only you'd put your mind to something useful. You're like [[TropeNamer Lex Luthor]]!''

-->-- '''[[Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld]] to Kramer'''

->''This is a pretty sensible plan. [[SarcasmMode It's far less extreme than say, patenting the device, and getting a business loan, and selling the thing legitimately]]. And it's far easier than [[JustShootHim just shooting Batman]], and then taking off his mask.''

-->-- '''[[{{Superman}} Lex Luthor]]''', [[http://showhype.com/video/lex_luthor_bailout_with_jon_hamm/ asking]] for a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny government bailout]]

->'''Dr. Insano:''' [[LetMeGetThisStraight So help me understand this:]] [[TheSmartGuy This guy]] has somehow designed an [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual artificial sentient]] that can perfectly interpret visual data, troubleshoot computer faults ''by sight'', wirelessly hack traffic signals, and steal money from [=ATMs=] on command, but he still works as a lowly I.T. Tech. I mean, '''hello'''! Patent it! Sell it! Make zillions of dollars! We just established that he has no money to buy groceries, but with his computer, he could practicably ''print the stuff''!

->''This is a pretty sensible plan. [[SarcasmMode It's far less extreme than say, patenting the device, and getting a business loan, and selling the thing legitimately]]. And it's far easier than [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim just shooting Batman]], and then taking off his mask.''

->'''Dr. Insano:''' [[LetMeGetThisStraight So help me understand this:]] [[TheSmartGuy This guy]] has somehow designed an [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual artificial sentient]] that can perfectly interpret visual data, troubleshoot computer faults ''by sight'', wirelessly hack traffic signals, and steal money from ATMs on command, but he still works as a lowly I.T. Tech. I mean, '''hello'''! Patent it! Sell it! Make zillions of dollars! We just established that he has no money to buy groceries, but with his computer, he could practicably ''print the stuff''!

->''I don't get it. Little bit of fine tuning, you could have made a good paycheck, selling that to China, Iran...or go black market. You look like you've got friends in low places. Why throw it away on me?''
-->'''Tony Stark''', ''Film/IronMan 2'', discussing his concept with Ivan Vanko

-> Its not about ''making'' money, its about ''taking'' money.
-->-- '''[[{{ptitlebrl75dwevzir}} Dr. Horrible]]'''

-> We evil magicians have to make a living too.

-> I can rekindle the life in a corpse... I can raise the dead, but I can't make a buck!

-> I'm sure your next question is: "Lex, fine. What are you gonna do with a hundred billion dollars?" Well, it's simple. I'm going to use it... to ''kill Superman''.
-> I mean, c'mon, right? I'm ''Lex Luthor.'' It's what I ''do''.

-> All you care about is ''money''. This town deserves a better class of criminal, and I'm going to give it to them.

->''"Do you remember what the villains from [[CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet]] were like, how they'd steal an oil tanker and deliberately run it smack into a beach to teach all the sea lions a lesson in complacency? Do you remember wondering why they didn't just '''sell''' the oil at huge profits and not have to get beaten up by a big blue man in little red pants?"''
--->-- '''Ben "[[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]" Croshaw'''

->I once heard somebody-- I think it was Batman-- say that criminals are a cowardly, superstitious lot. Let me just add that costumed ones are not all that bright either. Take Dr. Alchemy. If you had a so-called Philosopher's Stone that transmuted anything you wanted into anything else, would you put on a costume, steal something and then defy the cops to take you in? Granted, the stuff changes back if you put the stone down but, still-- is there anyone here who can't think of about a dozen ways to make a million with such a stone?

->Seriously, imagine if you took all this cool stuff you do and applied it to something that '''wasn't''' stupid.
-->--'''Spider-Man''', ''{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}''

->'''Luthor''': I could have saved the world if it weren't for you!
->'''Superman''' ''(punching him out)'': You could have saved the world years ago if it ''mattered'' to you, Luthor.

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