Richard Jones (Earth-616)/Quotes

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It's too much for me! I've got the most powerful thing in the world under my control, and I don't know what to do with it! But one thing I do know... I don't dare go to sleep again, unless he's locked up back in his dungeon!

—Incredible Hulk Vol 1 3

What'll we do? You can't lick a whole platoon of these cats! Look at the hardware they're carryin', Hulk!

—Incredible Hulk Vol 1 4

Gosh, Iron Man -- if you won't level with them, how can the Avengers help?

—Avengers Vol 1 7

Something's happening to me -- like I was changing -- like I wasn't Rick Jones anymore -- but --Captain Marvel!!

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 17

But the real truth is -- I don't know who I am anymore. A folk-rock comer named Rick Jones -- or a guy from another galaxy called Mar-Vell!

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 20

I -- I did it! I just thought about them -- and they're forming -- out of thin air!

—Avengers Vol 1 97

I might as well have never left the Avengers.

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 22

Captain America taught me how to fight... And that alone makes me worth five of you creeps!

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 24

Ya see, ya killed a man -- a good man! I got mad -- and when Rick Jones is mad -- so's -- Captain Marvel!

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 25

How the (Expletive Deleted) did I get into this mess!

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 35

This is another fine mess you've gotten us into Marv!

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 39

The Teen Brigade days hold some of the fondest memories of my life!

—Captain Marvel Vol 1 51

I guess I'll never be a super-hero.

—Captain America Vol 1 221

Ever since Bruce Banner pushed me to safety and took the brunt of that gamma blast that turned him into the Hulk -- Well, I've felt responsible! One mistake and I'm spending a lifetime trying to rectify it!

—Incredible Hulk Vol 1 323

I'll show you! I'll show you what happens when you mess with the Hulk!

—Incredible Hulk Vol 1 331

That's not an earthquake. Too rhythmical. It's either giant robots or a two-ton Riverdance troupe - NO! BRUCE! AW MAN, I AM SO FREAKIN' SICK OF BEING RIGHT ALL THE TIME!

—Incredible Hulk Vol 1 462

Boy, get one thing wrong, and the critiques start.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 3

...she's no more Jarella's long-lost sister than I am! She's just trying to take advantage of the love and esteem you have for her.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 6

Kelly, listen to me! Listen kid! Make your own happy ending! Turn your reality into a place where you never had your powers to begin with! That's all it'll take!

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 10

Uh...Death? I...think I'm stuck old and with one arm. Can I be wrong about that, too? Death? Yo...Death? Ohhhh crap.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 18

I'm old, with one arm, and still stuck with Marv... My life is a bad dream... But hey... ...at least I've got you to wake up.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 19

Face it, Heather, you're putting the "Moon" in Moondragon. If your butt gets any bigger, it's gonna start affecting the tides.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 20

Super-villain fates are like the military sometimes, Mar'. Don't ask......don't tell.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 21

When I had cancer? Nothin'. And... And when I was crippled? Nothin'. Nothin' compared to this. I'm a young man, trapped in an old man's body.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 24

You have an evil future self named Fredd. I have an evil future self called Thanatos. The Maestro is the Hulk's evil future self. I wonder if we can get a group rate for some serious therapy.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 33

See, that's what heroes do, Steck. They save people. Triumph over obstacles. Beat the bad guys. As for our family, friends, well...they're always casualties, y'see? Relationships fall apart. Loved ones become targets for bad guys. They should really form a support group for families of superdoers. Kind of like they have for families of alcoholics, y'know? It's not all that different, y'know. Alcoholism and super heroing. You become hooked on something that feels so good when you're doing it. You get this...this buzz. This high. And you want more of it, and more. Pretty soon, it takes over your life, and it defines who you are. And sooner or later, it kills you. There's two kinds of super heroes, Steck. Those who die horribly...and those who haven't died yet.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 35

Shinga Doon seemed quite rational in life...so, in death, seems fitting I've rationed him.

—Captain Marvel Vol 5 3

I thought I knew rage. I mean, I hung out with the Hulk, for God's sake. I thought I knew what pure, undiluted fury was like. But I've never seen anything like what Marv does to his father. Never. Ever. It makes the 'Singing in the Rain' sequence from 'Clockwork Orange' look like a third grade ballet recital.

—Captain Marvel Vol 5 5

I guess history isn't the truth. It's just what someone with self-interest wants you to believe.

—Captain Marvel Vol 5 23

I'll show you! I'll show you what happens when you mess with the Hulk!

—Hulk Visionaries: Peter David Vol 1 1

A-BOMB SMASH RED MAN!!

—Hulk Vol 2 3

No, hey! There's the bad monster -- I'm the nice monster!

—Hulk Vol 2 25

Story of my life. I'm always left behind.

—Hulk Smash Avengers Vol 1 1

I've been a sidekick for years now. I've seen a lot. I've seen the bad guys win. I've watched the good guys die. And if there's one thing I learned, it's this: The real monster in your life doesn't do loud rants in loud costumes. He doesn't gloat or give speeches. The real monster stays quiet. Keeps his head down. He's got a reputation to think about. He's got a name. Maybe you know it.

—Immortal Hulk Vol 1 16

I've been a sidekick for years now. I've seen a lot. I've seen the bad guys win. I've watched the good guys die. And if there's one thing I learned, it's this: The real monster in your life doesn't do loud rants in loud costumes. He doesn't gloat or give speeches. The real monster stays quiet. Keeps his head down. He's got a reputation to think about. He's got a name. Maybe you know it.

—Richard Jones (Earth-616)

Rick Jones

He...talks?! He says he wants help!

Hulk

I'll help 'im, all right. Help him to shut up!

—Incredible Hulk Vol 1 341

Rick Jones

Then again, maybe you should have a chance to stretch your legs. SHAZAM!

Genis-Vell

Sha-what?

Rick Jones

Something Gomer Pyle used to say. Don't sweat it. You've got other things to worry about.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 0

Genis-Vell

It's Genis from now on, Rick. Or Captain Marvel.

Rick Jones

How about Marv?

Genis-Vell

That sounds stupid.

Rick Jones

Well, it's what I always called your dad...y'know, what with it being his name and all.

Genis-Vell

Oh. Right. Uhm...very well, then. I'd be honored to be addressed that way...on behalf of his memory, and on behalf of all those who remember him.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 1

Genis-Vell

Rick, you know him better than anyone else. What's the best way to fight the Hulk?

Rick Jones

Hire the Juggernaut to do it and move to Portugal.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 2

Genis-Vell

Rick... Since I look to you for expertise about human beings......can you explain the female of your species to me?

Rick Jones

No. No one can.

—Captain Marvel Vol 4 8

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