40 Thanos Quotes from the Marvel Universe

Thanos is a fictional supervillain character appearing in American comic book created by writer-artist Jim Starlin and published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The Invincible Iron Man. Thanos is one of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe and has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. Thanos has also appeared in various comic adaptations, such as animated television series and video games. Here are the most memorable and best Thanos quotes.

Thanos Quotes

1. “Undying? You should choose your words more carefully.” ~ Thanos

2. “Little one, it’s a simple calculus. This universe is finite, its resources, finite. If life is left unchecked, life will cease to exist. It needs correcting.”  ~ Thanos

3. “I’ve come home. Because I’m tired of running from who I am. From who I was born to be.” ~ Thanos

4. “Look. Pretty, isn’t it? Perfectly balanced. As all things should be.” ~ Thanos

5. “I did not ask for your trust. I demand only your obedience.” ~ Thanos
6. “You’re strong. But I could snap my fingers, and you’d all cease to exist.” ~ Thanos
7. “I finally rest, and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe. The hardest choices require the strongest wills.” ~ Thanos
8. “Today, I lost more than you can know. But now is no time to mourn. Now is no time at all.” ~ Thanos
9. “In all my years of conquest, violence, slaughter, it was never personal. But I’ll tell you now, what I’m about to do to your stubborn, annoying little planet… I’m gonna enjoy it. Very, very much.” ~ Thanos
10. “When I’m done, half of humanity will still exist. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. I hope they remember you.”  ~ Thanos

Quotes by Thanos

11. “Fun isn’t something one considers when balancing the universe. But this… does put a smile on my face.” ~ Thanos
12. “You’re a great fighter, Gamora. Come. Let me help you.” ~ Thanos
13. “Destiny waits for no man. Not even one who shall bring the universe to its knees.” ~ Thanos
14. “At random. Dispassionate, fair. The rich and poor alike. And they called me a madman. And what I predicted, came to pass.” ~ Thanos
15. “The work is done. I won. What I’m about to do, I’m gonna enjoy it. Very, very much!” ~ Thanos
16. “I am disappointed. But not because you didn’t find it… But because you did. And you lied.” ~ Thanos
17. “In my heart, I knew you still cared. But one ever knows for sure. Live with your own failure.” ~ Thanos
18. “I’m the only one who knows that. At least I’m the only who has the will to act on it. For a time, you had that same will. As you fought by my side, daughter.” ~ Thanos
19. “Your optimism is misplaced, Asgardian.” ~ Thanos
20. “You’re strong. Me… You’re generous. Me… But I never taught you to lie. That’s why you’re so bad at it. Where is the Soul Stone?” ~ Thanos

Most Memorable Thanos Quotes

21. “I will shred this universe down to it’s last atom and then, with the stones you’ve collected for me, create a new one. It is not what is lost but only what it is been given… a grateful universe.” ~ Thanos
22. “I know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless.”  ~ Thanos
23. “I would death to imprisonment! Pride: my one fatal flaw” ~ Thanos
24. “Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives. Or should I say, I have.” ~ Thanos
25. “Your politics bore me. Your demeanor is that of a pouty child. Return me again empty-handed… And I will bathe the stairways in your blood.” ~ Thanos
26. “This day extracts a heavy toll. Still, he accomplished his mission.” ~ Thanos
27. “I thought by eliminating half of life, the other half would thrive, but you have shown me… that’s impossible. As long as there are those that remember what was, there will always be those, that are unable to accept what can be. They will resist.” ~ Thanos
28. “I used the stones to destroy the stones. It nearly killed me.” ~ Thanos
29. “They’re not trying to stop something I’m going to do in our time. They’re trying to undo something I’ve already done in theirs.” ~ Thanos
30. “I am… inevitable.” ~ Thanos

Best Thanos Quotes

31.  ”You’re not the only one cursed with knowledge.” ~ Thanos
32. “Reality can be whatever I want.” ~ Thanos
33. “The end is near.” ~ Thanos
34. “I ignored my destiny once, I can not do that again. Even for you. I’m sorry Little one.” ~ Thanos
35. “A small price to pay for salvation.” ~ Thanos
36. “You couldn’t live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me.” ~ Thanos
37. “No resurrections this time.” ~ Thanos
38. “You have my respect, Stark. When I’m done, half of humanity will still be alive. I hope they remember you.” ~ Thanos
39. Gamora: “What did it cost you?”
    Thanos: “Everything.”
40. “Ah… thank you, daughter. Perhaps I treated you too harshly…” ~ Thanos

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