Richard Jones (Earth-616)/Quotes

Quotes by Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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!

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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!

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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!

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

I might as well have never left the Avengers.

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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!

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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!

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

...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.

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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!

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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.

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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.

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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.

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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.

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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.

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

A-BOMB SMASH RED MAN!!

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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

--Richard Jones (Earth-616)

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)

Conversations with 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 #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

Supreme Intelligence	And you believe, therefore, that none other can construct such a gateway? Name one thing that Reed Richards can do that I cannot!
Rick Jones	Pick his nose.

— Captain Marvel Vol 4 #23

Rick Jones	Man, you're like some kind of hulking --
Hulk	Hulk.

— Hulk: Gray #1

Mentor	I'm Mentor, leader of the Titans.
Rick Jones	I thought Robin was leader of the Titans.
Mentor	Shut up.

— Captain Marvel Vol 5 #18

Rick Jones	Hello, why aren't you taking any of this seriously?
Steve Rogers.	Because it's not real. I'm dreaming all this

— Captain America: Man Out of Time #2

A-Bomb	We're not just weapons, we're people too, dammit!
Doc Green	Well, "A-Bomb," I have bad news: If there's anything more unstable than weapons, it's people.

— Hulk Vol 3 #6