History Quotes / YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood

-->-- '''Siam''', ''VisualNovel/FourTwoEightShibuyaScramble'', ''Canaan'' scenario

->'''Tanya''': Sure, there's always going to be someone above me telling me what to do, and some of those people are going to be tyrannical assholes like [[GloryHound Zhao]]. But so what? Every good organization needs rules. I've met people like you before you know. People who whine and complain about the work their boss makes them do. People who moan about how unfairly the rules are, or how badly they believe they're treated. What they fail to comprehend is that [[InternalReformist if they truly want to make change, griping about it or quitting won't change shit! If you want to make a difference, you gotta earn the right to! You gotta claw and kick and fight your way up the greasy ladder of power until you're the one with the authority to do something about it!]] And believe me, ''I'm'' gonna do something about it!... I'm heading straight to the top of the military!...I'll help bring an end to this war in whatever way I deem appropriate!... I'm pleasantly surprised, I'd expected you to have run away by now.\\

'''Tanya''': No? You could have fooled me. Running away from the war is an ''interesting'' way of proving your courage.\\

'''Doctor Fate: Then you must be destroyed.

->'''ComicBook/DoctorFate:''' You could help them ''overcome'' fear!

-->-- '''Creator/{{Seanbaby}}''', ''Website/{{Cracked}}'', [[https://www.cracked.com/blog/smokey-bear-terrifying-origin-story-5Bman-comics5D/ "MAN comics presents Smokey The Bear: A Terrifying Origin Story]]"

->'''ComicBook/LexLuthor:''' I could have saved the world if it wasn't for you!\\
'''Franchise/{{Superman}}:''' You could have saved the world ''years'' ago if it ''mattered'' to you, Luthor.

-->-- ''Franchise/TheFlash'' Volume 2, Issue 133

-> You could be so wonderful. You're a genius, you're stone-cold-brilliant, you are, I swear, you really are. But you could be so much more. You could be '''[[HoYay/DoctorWho beautiful.]]'''
-->-- '''The Doctor''' to '''The Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time]]"

->You were TheChosenOne! It was said that you would ''destroy'' the Sith, not ''join'' them! Bring ''balance'' to [[SentientCosmicForce The Force]], not leave it in ''darkness''! You were my ''brother'', Anakin! [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove I loved you!]]
-->-- '''Obi-Wan Kenobi''' to '''Anakin Skywalker'''/'''Darth Vader''', ''[[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith]]''

-->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

'''Gein''': I hear that a lot, also. But would a master swordsmith make razors? Would a superior castle architect build tenements? The forefront of technology is always in battle.

->'''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:''' You’ve got powers that even I and Kal can’t command. You’re part of one of the greatest heritages on our planet, whether you admit it or not. You could use your abilities to help, rather than hurt. Instead of wasting them in this stupid battle... you could do something with them that could make your mother proud. And you could be a heroine.\\

->'''Player Character:''' You were a great teacher. Your skill was wasted on evil ambition.\\

->What you have witnessed, again, is what happens when great talent and application is left in the hands of the inept. If [[FromNobodyToNightmare Henderson]] had followed the path of [[ChaoticNeutral the Dragon]], none of this calamity would have ever happened, and [[EvilSorcerer his notable powers]] would have been put to use for the greater good.
->Instead we saw a master of curse and chaos [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds left to rot]] in the reckless palms of TheIlluminati.
-->--'''Bong Cha,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->'''[[ReplacementGoldfish Odd's Clone]]''': And enemy subject is a loose collection of pseudo-organic material and carbon-based spectral fluid that gives the false impression of a normal human being.
->(...)
->'''[[BigBad Moriarty]]''': Impressive…..is it not? It took me years of research to get this. So much power was needed. But it was worth it. I am about as human as I can possibly be. Compared to me, you are hopelessly obsolete. Am I not a work of art?
->'''Odd's Clone''': A form of virtual and organic ingenuity tragically wasted on an entity bent on merciless dominance and power.
-->--''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' fanfic ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/7740418/27/ The Games of Moriarty]]''

->'''Pablo Escobar''': I was going to do marvelous things for this [[UsefulNotes/{{Colombia}} country]]. If I have made myself a monster, like all of you say, that is the fault of people like your father and those politicians 'of always'. Those oligarchs and those people were never going to tolerate that little ''paisa'' from Medellin, who had more money and was more intelligent than all of them!\\
'''Diana Turbay''': ... Yes. You would have done marvelous things. And that is the saddest part.
-->--''Series/{{Narcos}}''

->''"You know, I used to be like you. One day you'll learn...that the more you hurt others, the harder your life becomes. It's simple. Your desire to kill is killing you! It's a darn shame! You could've put this hand to good use! What a waste of technology!"''
-->'''Piccolo''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''

->''"I only wish that I could have met [[[VillainProtagonist Mastermind]]] before he turned to villainy. Such a brilliant mind deserves to be nurtured and I would have loved to teach him.'' (Sighs) ''But unfortunately, I have to catch him instead."''

->''Now that [[BigBad Tigerstar]] lay at his paws, staining them with his blood, he found himself struggling with the strangest feeling of all — grief. Tigerstar had received from [[{{Heaven}} StarClan]] all the strength, skill, and intelligence to make himself truly great, a legend among cats. But he had misused his gifts, murdered and lied and plotted revenge, until his [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] brought him to this terrible end.''
-->-- ''Literature/WarriorCats'': ''[[Recap/WarriorCatsTheDarkestHour The Darkest Hour]]''

'''[[spoiler:ALAN:]]''' [[EvilCannotComprehendGood I don't understand. Why?]]

->And what had [[Franchise/{{Superman}} the idiot]] done with his great powers? Had he taken over the planet, ended the stupidity of mobocracy or Communism or fascism? Had he unified the world under a common rule, ended war, hunger, and poverty?\\

All he had done was dress up in an absurd three-colored costume and beat up on crooks.
-->-- '''ComicBook/LexLuthor''', ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn''

->"It's a shame you wasted your talents as a [=PKer=], [=PoH=]. You could have done great things with the assault team."

->'''[[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]]'''(''holding up [[spoiler:[[{{Fingore}} Jason's severed ring finger]]]]''): Aw, Jason, [[FauxYay now we'll never be married]]. [[InvertedTrope You know]], you could have joined me. [[BloodKnight Every kill]] would have been [[PsychoForHire rewarded with money]]!\\
'''[[AntiHero Jason Brody]]''': [[ShutUpHannibal Fuck you!]]\\
'''Hoyt''': [[BlatantLies I take no pleasure in this]]. [[FauxAffablyEvil Really, I don't!]]\\
'''Jason''': [[BadassBoast I don't need]] [[spoiler:ten fingers]] [[BadassBoast to use a knife]]!

-->--[[{{Creator/Seanbaby}} MAN comics]] [[{{Website/Cracked}} presents]] Smokey The Bear: [[https://www.cracked.com/blog/smokey-bear-terrifying-origin-story-5Bman-comics5D/ A Terrifying Origin Story]]

->'''ComicBook/SpiderMan:''' Sandy, you're pathetic.\\

'''Spider-Man:''' Totally. With your powers, you could do some real good! Help people! But you waste it, on all the same stupid crimes Flint Marko committed.\\
'''Sandman:''' ''(drops weapons)'' Gee, do you really think I could be a hero like you?\\
'''Spider-Man:''' Well... yeah, I-I mean, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility with great power comes great-]]\\
'''Sandman:''' [[ISurrenderSuckers GULLIBILITY!]] ''(decks him)''

->I have to admit, I didn't get why you never tried to form your own Guild. I figured with your Skill and Intellect, you should have been leading '''armies''', clearing Floor after Floor with ease as ''"The Great Saviour of Aincrad"''
-->-- '''Kayaba to Kirito''', ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged''

->Alphard... you're unstoppable. But if, instead of striving for some empty goal, you could find something that truly matters to you- then you could be so much more.
-->--'''Siam''', ''VisualNovel/FourTwoEightShibuyaScramble'', ''Canaan'' scenario

->All this time you spent here, you could've been building worlds. You could've been redefining life and how we live it. The day you gave into your weakness, Shaw, that was the day you became obsolete.
-->--'''Ritchie Simpson''', ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', "A Whole World Out There"

->''Impressive. To have such magic at your young age...I guess there's something to your title of wizard saint. If you had used that magical power the way it should be used, you might have become a model for the younger generation, advancing the entire magical world at the same time.''
-->--'''Makarov to Jose Porla''', ''Manga/FairyTail''

->''Behold! The awesome fires of God. The limitless power of pure creation itself. Look carefully. Observe how it is used for the same purpose a man might use an especially sharp rock.''
-->--'''Meti ten Ryo''', ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons''

->'''[[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]]'''(''holding up [[spoiler:[[Jason's severed ring finger]]''): Aw, Jason, [[FauxYay now we'll never be married]]. You know, you could have joined me. [[BloodKnight Every kill]] would have been [[PsychoForHire rewarded with money]]!\\

-->-- '''VideoGame/FarCry3'''

-> You could be so wonderful. You're a genius, you're stone-cold-brilliant, you are, I swear, you really are. But you could be so much more. You could be '''[[FoeYay/DoctorWho beautiful.]]'''

-->--'''Meti ten Ryo''', ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons''

-->-- '''Kayaba''', ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged''

-->-- '''Megamind''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}''

-->'''Piccolo''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ

-->Meti ten Ryo, ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons''

-->--'''Makarov to Jose Porla''', ''Manga/FairyTail''

-->--'''Ritchie Simpson''', ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', "A Whole World Out There"

->'''[[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]]'''(''holding up [[spoiler:[[{{Fingore}} Jason's severed ring finger]]]]''): Aw, Jason, [[FauxYay now we'll never be married]]. You know, you could have joined me. [[BloodKnight Every kill]] would have been [[PsychoForHire rewarded with money]]!\\

-->--'''Siam''', ''VisualNovel/FourTwoEightShibuyaScramble'', ''Canaan'' scenario

->'''[[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]]'''(''holding up [[spoiler:{{Fingore}} Jason's severed ring finger]]''): "Aw, Jason, [[FauxYay now we'll never be married]]. You know, you could have joined me. [[BloodKnight Every kill]] would have been [[PsychoForHire rewarded with money]]!"\\
'''[[AntiHero Jason Brody]]''': "[[ShutUpHannibal Fuck you!]]"\\
'''Hoyt''': "I take no pleasure in [[KnifeFight this]]. [[FauxAffablyEvil Really, I don't!]]"\\
'''Jason''': "[[BadassBoast I don't need]] [[spoiler:ten fingers]] [[BadassBoast to use a knife]]!"

->'''[[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]]''': "You know, you could have joined me. [[BloodKnight Every kill]] would have been [[PsychoForHire rewarded with money]]!"\\

'''Hoyt''': "I take no pleasure in [[KnifeFight this]]. [[BlatantLies Really, I don't!]]"\\
'''Jason''': "[[BadassBoast I don't need]] [[spoiler:ten fingers]] to use a Knife!"
-->-- '''VideoGame/FarCry3'''. At this point, Hoyt has just killed Jason's friend Sam, sold his younger brother as a SexSlave, and [[spoiler:cut off one of Jason's fingers]].

'''Jason''': "[[BadassBoast I don't need]] [[spoiler:{{ ten fingers}}]] to use a Knife!"

'''Jason''': "[[BadassBoast I don't need]] [[spoiler:{{Fingore ten fingers}}]] to use a Knife!"
-->-- '''VideoGame/FarCry3'''

'''Jason''': "[[BadassBoast I don't need]] [[spoiler:{{Fingore}} ten fingers]] to use a Knife!"