Category:Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Quotes
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(To Spider-man) You did a grand thing, son.
When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree by the river of truth, and tell the whole world "No, You Move."
I believe in the American dream. But THIS...this is some sort of NIGHTMARE!
I think these were the original Avengers... as they would be if you or I never existed!
What are we waiting for? Let's go get'em!
He knows if he returns the Avengers will be waiting!
We played your deranged game -- but we played by OUR rules, not yours -- and the Avengers' rules have always been about saving lives -- whatever it takes.
You have your definition of a hero and I have mine --- and mine includes being alot more aware.
You can rest easier now Bucky,--wherever you may be! Your death--has been --avenged!
This whole team has been falling short of its rep, lately...
Get lost, Beast!
I hope that will be enough, C.M., because if the Beyonder's power should become corrupted -- it could well mean the end of everything!
All I did was help someone find his dream.
Call me, Steve.
The rest of you Avengers... Assemble.
Why do I feel like Kafka's hero in "The Castle".
Look, we have no reason to fight. We're on the same side.
And what's my fellow man's responsibility in this equation...? To always be vigilant.
We believe in life and the freedom to pursue it to the fullest.
Not so fast you space-traveling ape .. I'm not an easy kill!
Gotcha you murderous little mutant!
You're not just arrogant, Constrictor ... you're stupid!
You know this is the first time I've actually assisted in a childbirth!
(To Wolverine) ... I guarantee the Avengers would never have you!
We can't be sure the menace it posed is over, can we?
From now on we must both share this secret together...That means you're my partner, Bucky!
I have been to the end of the skies and back. I have been in the company of heroes. Of all those heroes, he was the bravest I have ever known.
Bottle it, fraulein. I don't have all day. And incidentally... I'm no bear.
As long as freedom may be threatened -- Captain America must follow his destiny -- wherever it may lead!
It's a pleasure to finally call you by your real name, Sharon Carter, rather than Agent 13.
No human replica can ever have...a fighting spirit!
Find Sharon Carter? No power on earth will stop me!
I remember how it all began!
(To Rick Jones) If you aim to fill Bucky's shoes, -- You'll do it my way!
The battle is never ended, Rick. There will be others to take their place.
(To Falcon) I've taught you all I can friend!
When am I going to find the soul of Steve Rogers?
There's no place to run, boys!
I've been waiting for a cause I could sink my teeth into!
You really are a poor man's version of me, aren't you?
(To Moonstone)That is the last lie you are going to tell about me! THE LAST LIE!
I struck the waters off Newfoundland and plummeted...
Is this the big Nazi Superman, then? Well, mister, I'll never rest until your kind are driven from the face of the Earth!
A soldier, even a super-soldier, is only as strong as his ideals...his dreams.
I've fought your kind before...Only back then they spoke German and wore brown shirts!
All right, Punisher, How about drawing a bead on a target who can defend himself?
The odds don't bother me as the number of innocent bystanders does!
My duty to my country comes first. No matter what the cost!
No, it will never be over. Not until we learn to temper justice... with mercy!
We've got to keep fighting these fights until we win, Because if we lose them -- there's no hope for any of us.
I have no idea how many false memories they plugged into me. I pray I never find out.
I'll never stop believing that life is something most sacred, something to be sacrificed only for the greatest of causes...liberty!
It's been a long time since I have been in England
It was at the end of World War II--over 30 years ago today that I-- that he...Bucky...
This city's my home... and as long as there's breath in my body. Captain America is going to defend it.
Before I became Captain America...I was a civilian and I suppose there's still a part of me that wants to enjoy the liberties I fight for in that same way...just like any other man.
Tonight's the last time I ever put so much liquor into my system!
Even the highest ideals--can't be forced upon people from without!
Reach out. Dare to dream the highest dreams and you will make a difference.
I represent the American Dream! A dream that has precious little to do with borders, boundaries, and the kind of blind hatred your ilk espouses!
You hot-headed fools! You don't know what you are doing!
Whatever it is Arnie... You've got Captain America
"They?" Who sent you Vermin?
They kidnapped General Sawyer!
Can't you see that in stooping to your own enemy's level--you're being made over in his image--that you are becoming the very thing that you loathe?
Didn't you hear me, idiot? Unless you want a massacre on your conscience -- Call them off!
Get your hand away from her, Primus, before I rip it off! Now, Primus--- NOW!
I will not see the memory of Bucky Barnes desecrated again!
It takes more than a mob and some muscle to stop Captain America!
I see now the only way I'm ever going to be free of you is to see you dead!
It's one thing to steal... and quite another to steal from Captain America.
I can feel it! I can feel it! This is Captain America's Shield!
London certainly is a beautiful city.
I never admit defeat!
This is Captain America. Step forward with your hands in the air!
This entire country of ours is my concern, Mr. Hutchinson.
Step outside quietly...or there is going to be trouble!
...Bernie, I can't shake this feeling that this is like...the end of an era.
Good Lord, What have I done?
I believe that guns are for killing, and killing is the ultimate violation of individual rights---the ultimate denial of freedom.
It seems Americans are now afraid of me thanks to my new rep as a gunslinger...
I'm sorry, but when I see a crime in progress--any kind of crime--I'm not going to idly sit by.
Last time we spoke I told you I would blow the whistle on your operation if I found you had stepped out of line again. You just did.
I'm concerned there's a connection between the man I'm looking for and the Pwer Broker you've told me about.
Be seated Malus. You and I are going to have a little talk.
D-Man! Dennis! It's me, Cap! Don't you recognize me?
To become what you want me to be, I would have to compromise the dream...abandon what I have come to stand for.
I'm not Captain America anymore. Why am I chasing after this fella then?
I'll get myself a new costume in order to preserve my anonymity and simply call myself Cap...
O.K. Miss, Your madness stops here!
Let's cut the chit-chat and get down to business...in private!
Once Again I am forced to choose between saving lives and apprehending felons!
Why does the Commission have it in for me so badly?
Jarvis, prepare guest rooms for the Soviets.
Still any time something good can be accomplished without and loss of life, I'll call that a victory.
Diamondback, before I let you tag along, I want you to promise there won't be any funny business like the last time we worked together!
I do appreciate what you've accomplished, Diamondback.
Well, Controller. You'd better learn to control yourself.
Unhand Him Magneto!
Know Something Diamond? We're going to have to stop meeting like this.
I manage to schedule in some leisure time during the week - read, swim, work-out...
Fabian, are you on something?
I've never felt better in my life.
Every time you buy drugs, you are financing murder...
You're concern is touching, but I'm fine. In fact, I haven't felt this alive in years.
I've got to find out if what really counts is the drug...or the man.
This is no way to treat a lady I know--but lady, you're no lady!
Ok, Kree-tin -- Feel my shield.
It's not a good idea for us to split up Iron Man.
I'm reluctant to involve any of my teammates unless absolutely neccessary.
Logan, you're under some sort of spell, fight it man -- FIGHT IT!
So, what are you doing up here Fabian? You weren't planning to jump were you?
Toughness means a strong mind in a strong body resisting weak thoughts and selfish acts!
When I see an injustice... I can't just stand idly by!
You've pased the audition, (Free) Spirit.
Steady, Skull! As I said, like it or not--we're a team!
You take care of those men. I'll take care of Manhattan.
I'm an expatriate.
Don't thank me, sir. It comes with the job...and I wouldn't want it any other way
Yes...let's be sure that Baron Blood is still in his grave... And if he is...then let's go find out who the hell is turning our boys into vampires.
I've always believed that all you need is one man to make a difference. To stand up when others are told to sit down. To speak loudly for those who have no voice. And to fight the good fight.
We're like cops, Bucky...we costumed few.
May the Lord God keep you all safe this day...and God Bless America.
I want answers, Mister. And I want them now.
The color of a man's skin has never made one person better than another.
I'm leaving the protection of SHIELD. There's a nation out there that I love and that I intend to re-discover.
I set out to find the good in this country. What I found was evil. But, if I hunt this sore...rid America of it...perhaps I can find some good lurking somewhere underneath.
How the rest of the world perceives America is a very important question for me...
It's as if there is something...ugly inside of me fighting to get out.
Dreams will alwasy stir more souls than Nightmares.
You haven't beaten me yet, Skull!
Believe in the strength of unity. Believe in the prize.
I can't kill you Sharon ... I love you.
Don't knock the Shield.
Now, What?
All I can do, all a man can ever do is try.
This nightmare you've been running stops here and now.
Fifty-five years after the end of the war, and I'm still fighting guys with swastikas.
It'd ruin my day if you surrrendered peacefully.
(On his Shield) I consider it a part of me, Thor. Much as you do your hammer, I'd wager.
Any idea what these things are?
I want it known that as of today...I am declaring war on HYDRA.
Nothing we can't handle.
You're about to be de-throned.
That hurt. I like that. It frees me---from having to hold back.
Warming a sideline bench is not my style.
When I was a kid, women were never in charge.
A trial is a search for truth.
I'm the one peerson you can trust, Connie!
Connie's gone. And she's never coming back.
Hate doesn't motivate me. My love for my country does...and you can never beat that.
I'm accustomed to being a symbol... but not a symbol of worship.
Next time you want to get back at a planet for crimes against Skrulldom...pick a world without me on it.
Divide and conquer. The oldest military strategy in the world, and you fell for it.
We're going to Lemuria.
Ready to show them our world view?
Fellow Americans! Be Ready! The Revolution starts soon!
An entire town?
Are you a strong swimmer, sir?
An honest man can still be guilty of a mistake.
The Senator's running for President, and he wants me on the ticket as Veep.
... my metabolism doesn't let me get drunk.
Batroc, I'm in no mood for this.
Let the pain go. Hold the dream.
You just butchered two men who were under your command.
Chose your ground, soldier, and make your stand.
I am sick of people trashing this country.
So hard to believe THIS is the world we fought for...
Remember! Remember who you really are!
I care about one thing -- The Winter Soldier.
We'll get him this time regardless of his politcal influence.
I told you it'd get uglier before it gets better.
I'm just tired -- alot on my mind.
Something's messing with my mind. My memories.
Leila and Sam go back a long way.
Hello MODOK. Its been awhile.
I honestly don't know what I'm going to do about Sam...
In all my years of service, my biggest regret is all the people who see the symbol, but miss the point.
We could be under attack. We have to be sure...
Frankly, partner -- I don't know what to think.
No one dies on my watch.
No! None of this is real!
Send some new linoleum?
Surrender Yet?
I thought I told you people ---- I'm Captain America.
Iron Man, Snap out of it!
You're braver than you think.
Courage. Honor. Loyalty. Sacrifice.
I have been to the end of the skies and back. I have been in the company of heroes. Of all those heroes, he was the bravest I have ever known.
I've seen a lot of boys go to war, and not all of them have returned. So many have left without a chance for me to say goodby that you'd think it would be impossible to keep track of. I've never forgotten the name of a single one of them. Because I can't. And I consider that a privilege.
WE maintained the principles we swore to defend and protect. You SOLD your principles. You LOST this before it started.
I'm loyal to nothing General -- except the dream.
Bucky! If you harm that boy, I'll...
Stay back! I don't hit women!
On to Berlin!
Union Jack?!
MAYDAY! Sitauation Desperate Here -- Where are you?
Did you kids mean what you said a minute ago...You're staying here in the States for a while -- to act as a group?
Let's Move it, Invaders!
It's funny isn't it Patriot -- You and I are similar in so many ways.
Well, not exactly Torch, Bucky's matured some.
(To Iron Man) So, I don't suppose what you're planning will do anything to compromise American foreign policy or security?
... I need a new shield, can you help?
If it comes to that, I'll lay my life on the line for Iron Man.
What are you doing here, boy?!
If anyone can pull it off, it's the Yellow Claw! And if anyone can stop him it's me.
I'm a hero not a politician! I don't argue jurisdiction when lives are in danger!
Sometimes the most obvious things are the easiest overlooked.
We all have crosses to bear! I once stood helplessly by while a young partner -- my closest friend -- died!
There's a lot going on out there right now, Spector. A lot more than you can see just coming off the sidelines like you are. A whole world in turmoil. A world that needs heroes like it never had before.
I have been in the company of heroes. In the company of heroes I remain.
Heroes are important. They teach us, define us, give us ideals to aspire to. But heroes don't live forever. And whne they're gone, that's when we all have to step up -- and do our duty. For we are all Americans.
I know you want answers soldier! But sometimes you have to act!
( To Doctor Doom) ... If I had a choice, I'd sooner team up with Satan!
... I'd enter a thousand traps -- fot the slimmest chance of finding Bucky again!
You can't justify murder by masking it with a cause.
What do you mean your not a god?!!
We've been handling you with kid gloves up till now, Cyclops.
- "Weapons down or I will not be responsible for what comes next...-Facing S.H.I.E.L.D. Cape-Killers in Civil War #1
- "Ninety percent of the casualties of World War I were soldiers, fraulein. But half the people who died in World War II were civilians... Half of sixty-one million. I know why I'm fighting, fraulein. I don't want to see World War III." - talking to a German student, Captain America vol. 3 #5
- "I'm loyal to nothing, General.. except the Dream." - After an army general confronts him about his loyalty, Daredevil #233
- "I fought your kind every day of that war, Zemo! You mocked democracy and said that free men were weak! Well feel this grip, Zemo - it's the grip of a man who loves liberty! Look into the eyes of your foe, and know that he will die for his freedoms! The world must never again mistake compassion for weakness! And while I live - it had better not!" - Avengers, vol.1 #5
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