"Lijuan says she has reason to believe there was another as great as me at the dawn of our existence, that she has scrolls in her keeping that hint at the reason behind vampires and why the toxin lives in us. If she is right the first architect of disease was indeed terrible and strong. But I will be better than that unknown angel. They are forgotten. No one will forget me for I will do the one thing he could not. He infected angels, but he wasn't in control. I will be in control. I will decide who lives and who dies. My legacy will be of power so deadly that no one will stand against me. Not even Lijuan. Should she try, well, I have my weapons."
—Charisemnon', Archangel's Sun
"I’m good at what I do. Or I was. They’ll never forget my name. In a thousand years, they’ll still be whispering about me. The lives I took. The kingdoms I felled. I’m immortal."
—Oleander de Merelands, October Daye: Late Eclipses
Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner: You're greedy and narcissistic. You want the recognition...from the book...the fame...like (Ted) Bundy.
George Foyet: I wanna be bigger than Bundy.
Hotch: Well, you can't enjoy it if you're dead.
Foyet: If you know me so well then how come so many had to die to bring you here?
Hotch: That's your choice, not mine. You're the serial killer.
George Foyet: That's right.
— Criminal Minds, "Omnivore"
"That man...the Ripper! His brutality. How many? Seven? At Most? And his name all set to haunt this city for thousand years. I have already tripled his score. Think how long they'll talk of me!"
—Claxton, Ripper Street, "The King Came Calling"
"You see this? This here little DNA bead comes from a little girl in Riverside, California... didn't like to wash her hands. Took me three whole weeks. And this one: nice lady in Detroit, Motown. Six days flat. Then there's this old guy in Philly. I killed him in 72 hours. Yeah, I'm getting better as I go along, baby, but the problem is I never set a record! Until my man, Frank, that is. I'm gonna take him down in 48 hours! Get my own chapter in the medical books!"
— Thrax, Osmosis Jones
Robert Graysmith: Zodiac claimed he shot someone in their car.
Paul Avery: Yeah, a couple days after this article came out. Zodiac didn't do it, but he took credit for it anyway, because he's in it for the press.
Paul Avery: Yeah, a couple days after this article came out. Zodiac didn't do it, but he took credit for it anyway, because he's in it for the press.
"From just some dumb mechanic's wife I'm gonna be Roxie
Who says that murder's not an art?
And who in case she doesn't hang
Can say she started with a bang?
Roxie Hart!"
Who says that murder's not an art?
And who in case she doesn't hang
Can say she started with a bang?
Roxie Hart!"
— Roxie Hart, Chicago
"The ultimate truth, the real truth is… that there is no truth. None whatsoever. Our existence is merely to have our names added to the historical ledgers. And as Optronix, my name wasn’t even a footnote. But as Optimus Prime, ruler of the Autobots and conqueror of worlds, I think I’ve done better."
— Optimus Prime, Transformers: Shattered Glass
Brenda Johnson: So that's Evolution's End? You and Darren Melman killing some kids at school?
John McFadden: No, no, no, no. You keep on reducing this to some minuscule high-school shooting but it's so much more than that. I'm talking about setting the record. Killing the most people ever. It's about inspiring others. Columbine was a great idea. But they just didn't execute it right. We will. And people will remember us as they line up to die.
John McFadden: No, no, no, no. You keep on reducing this to some minuscule high-school shooting but it's so much more than that. I'm talking about setting the record. Killing the most people ever. It's about inspiring others. Columbine was a great idea. But they just didn't execute it right. We will. And people will remember us as they line up to die.
— The Closer, "Time Bomb"
Timmy Turner: You did this all for a TV SHOW?
Professor Calamitous: Not just any TV show! THE TV show! The TV show that would have earned me unspeakable infamy!
Jimmy Neutron: You can still be infamous, Professor! Just create a reality show based on your prison experiences for the next 15 to 20 years!
Professor Calamitous: Not just any TV show! THE TV show! The TV show that would have earned me unspeakable infamy!
Jimmy Neutron: You can still be infamous, Professor! Just create a reality show based on your prison experiences for the next 15 to 20 years!
