72+ Best Thanos Quotes: Famous Lines From Mad Titan

If you are a Marvel fan, you have probably known everything about Thanos the Mad Titan and The Avengers. Greatest Thanos the Mad Titan quotes and memorable lines will never get out of your head while making you rethink. He is defined by his own moral compass and rules of conduct.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) brought us some memorable villains who give our heroes some spectacular conflict. Thanos, a world-conquering cosmic, has become one of the biggest villains ever. He is extremely scary, and his presence is enough to break the spirit of his rivals.

Thanos is beyond doubt the deadliest and the mightiest enemy ever faced by The Avengers. With one goal in mind, conquer and destroy, he plans to wipe out half the universe for the bright future of the other half. He sets out to collect the six infinity stones which will allow him to achieve his goal of bringing stability to the universe.

Sometimes the most iconic villains quotes actually come out with something quite insightful. Discover greatest collection of craziest Joker quotes, coolest Harley Quinn quotes and top Darth Vader quotes.

Most Famous Thanos Quotes

The hardest choices require the strongest wills. ― Thanos

The universe required correction. After that, the stones served no purpose beyond temptation. ― Thanos

You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me. ― Thanos

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

Fine I’ll do it myself. ― Thanos

When I’m done, half of humanity will still exist. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. I hope they remember you. ― Thanos

The work is done. I won. What I’m about to do, I’m gonna enjoy it. Very, very much! ― Thanos

Fun isn’t something one considers when balancing the universe. But this… does put a smile on my face. ― Thanos

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I’m a survivor. ― Thanos

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

In my heart, I knew you still cared. But one ever knows for sure. Reality is often disappointing. ― Thanos

You’re not the only one cursed with knowledge. ― Thanos

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

I finally rest, and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe. The hardest choices require the strongest wills. ― Thanos

You’re strong. But I could snap my fingers, and you’d all cease to exist. ― Thanos

The end is near. ― Thanos

Stark… you have my respect. I hope the people of Earth will remember you. ― Thanos

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You should have gone for the head. ― Thanos

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

Today, I lost more than you can know. But now is no time to mourn. Now is no time at all. ― Thanos

I know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless. It’s frightening. Turns the legs to jelly. I ask you, to what end? Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it’s here. Or should I say, I am. ― Thanos

You’re a great fighter, Gamora. Come. Let me help you. ― Thanos

Going to bed hungry. Scrounging for scraps. Your planet was on the brink of collapse. I was the one who stopped that. You know what’s happened since then? The children born have known nothing but full bellies and clear skies. It’s a paradise. ― Thanos

I would death to imprisonment! Pride: my one fatal flaw. ― Thanos

Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives. Or should I say, I have. ― Thanos

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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

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

I ignored my destiny once, I can not do that again. Even for you. I’m sorry Little one. ― Thanos

With all six stones, I can simply snap my fingers, they would all cease to exist. I call that mercy. ― Thanos

Look. Pretty, isn’t it? Perfectly balanced. As all things should be. ― Thanos

Destiny waits for no man. Not even one who shall bring the universe to its knees. ― Thanos

At random. Dispassionate, fair. The rich and poor alike. And they called me a madman. And what I predicted, came to pass. ― Thanos

No resurrections this time. ― Thanos

Reality can be whatever I want. ― Thanos

I did not ask for your trust. I demand only your obedience. ― Thanos

Thanos: “Daughter.” Gamora: “Did you do it?” Thanos: “Yes.” Gamora: “What did it cost?” Thanos: “Everything.”

Your optimism is misplaced, Asgardian. ― Thanos

A small price to pay for salvation. ― Thanos

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

I am… inevitable. ― Thanos

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

You should choose your words wisely. ― Thanos

The Tesseract… or your brother’s head. I assume you have a preference? ― Thanos

I used the stones to destroy the stones. It nearly… killed me. But the work is done. it always will be. ― Thanos

I now hold omnipotence. What should I do with such almighty power? The answer to that is actually quite simple: Anything I want.
Anything. I am incapable of error. Any result that displeases me I can simply reverse. There is nothing I need to worry on, for I am Thanos. And Thanos is supreme. Supreme god. ― Thanos

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

I am disappointed. But not because you didn’t find it… But because you did. And you lied. ― Thanos

Am I not Thanos?! Did I not butcher the woman who gave me birth, who force-fed me into this hell called life?!
Is not the wake of my passing crimson with the blood of my enemies and allies alike?!
Death is with me every second of the day! My every moment is spent in either dealing out death or worshipping it! So tell me, who under the stars is better suited than I to be Death’s consort? ― Thanos

“Welcome Thanos, son of A’Lars. Gamora, daughter of Thanos.”
“You know us?”
“It is my curse to know all who journey here.”
“Where is the Soul Stone?”
“You should know, it extracts a terrible price.”
“I am prepared.”
“We all think that at first. We are all wrong.”
―Red Skull and Thanos

“I only ask that you take this matter seriously.”
“The only matter I do not take seriously, boy, is you. Your politics bore me. Your demeanor is that of a pouty child. And apparently, you alienated my favorite daughter, Gamora. I shall honor our agreement, Kree, if you bring me the Orb. But return to me again empty handed… And I will bathe the starways in your blood.”
―Ronan the Accuser and Thanos

“BOY! I would reconsider your current course!”
“YOU CALL ME “BOY”?! I will unfurl one thousand years of Kree justice on Xandar AND BURN IT TO ITS CORE!! Then, Thanos, I’m coming for you!”
―Thanos and Ronan the Accuser

“What’s wrong, little one?”
“My mother. Where is my mother?”
“What’s your name?”
“Gamora.”
“You’re quite the fighter, Gamora. Come. Let me help you.”
―Thanos and Gamora

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“I always hated that chair.”
“So I’ve been told. Even so, I’d hope you would sit in it one day.”
“I hated this room. This ship. I hated my life.”
“You told me that, too. Every day. For almost 20 years.”
“I was a child when you took me.”
“I saved you.”
“No, no, we were happy on my home planet.”
“Going to bed hungry. Scrounging for scraps. Your planet was on the brink of collapse. I was the one who stopped that. You know what’s happened since then? The children born have known nothing but full bellies and clear skies. It’s a paradise.”
“Because you murdered half the planet!”
“A small price to pay for salvation.”
“You’re insane.”
“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 correction.”
“YOU DON’T KNOW THAT!”
“I’m the only one who knows that. At least I’m the only one with the will to act on it. For a time, you had that same will. As you fought by my side, daughter.”
“I’m not your daughter. Everything I hate about myself, you taught me.”
“And in doing so, made you the fiercest woman in the Galaxy.”
―Gamora and Thanos

“Welcome Thanos, son of A’Lars. Gamora, daughter of Thanos.”
“You know us?”
“It is my curse to know all who journey here.”
“Where is the Soul Stone?”
“You should know, it extracts a terrible price.”
“I am prepared.”
“We all think that at first. We are all wrong.”
―Red Skull and Thanos

“How is it you know this place so well?”
“A lifetime ago, I, too, sought the stones. I even held one in my hand. But it cast me out, banished me here, guiding others to a treasure I cannot possess.”
―Thanos and Red Skull

“What you seek lies in front of you. As does what you fear.”
“What’s this?”
“The price. Soul holds a special place among the Infinity Stones. You might say, it is a certain wisdom.”
“Tell me what it needs.”
“To ensure that whoever possesses it, understands its power. The stone demands a sacrifice.”
“Of what?”
“In order to take the stone, you must lose that which you love. A soul for a soul.”
―Red Skull, Gamora and Thanos

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“Oh, yeah. You’re much more of a Thanos.”
“I take it that Maw is dead? This day extracts a heavy toll. Still, he accomplished his mission.”
“You may regret that. He brought you face-to-face with a Master of the Mystic Arts.”
“Where do you think he brought you?”
“Let me guess. Your home?”
“It was. And it was beautiful. Titan was like most planets. Too many mouths, not enough to go around. And when we faced extinction, I offered a solution.”
“Genocide?”
“But at random, dispassionate, fair to rich and poor alike. They called me a madman, and what I predicted came to pass.”
“Congratulations. You’re a prophet.”
“I’m a survivor.”
“Who wants to murder trillions.”
“With all six Stones, I could simply snap my fingers. They would all cease to exist. I call that… mercy.”
“And then what?”
“I finally rest. And watch the sun rise on a grateful universe. The hardest choices require the strongest wills.”
“I think you’ll find our will equal to yours.”
“Our?”
―Doctor Strange and Thanos

I hope famous Thanos quotes from Endgame, Infinity War, Age of Ultron, and Guardians of the Galaxy provide some memorable lines. Do you have your own favorite Thanos quotes?

Thanos Quotes From Infinity War

  • The tesseract, or your brother’s head. I assume you have a preference.
  • You will have your war, Asgardian. If you fail, if the Tesseract is kept from us, there will be no realm, no barren moon, no crevice where he can’t find you. You think you know pain? He will make you long for something as sweet as pain.You will have your war, Asgardian. If you fail, if the Tesseract is kept from us, there will be no realm, no barren moon, no crevice where he can’t find you. You think you know pain? He will make you long for something as sweet as pain.
  • Fun isn’t something one considers when balancing the universe. But this… does put a smile on my face.
  • Humans. They are not the cowering wretches we were promised. They stand. They are unruly, and therefore cannot be ruled. To challenge them is to court…Death.
  • I ignored my destiny once. I cannot do that again. Even for you.
  • The entire time I knew Thanos, he only ever had one goal: To wipe out half the universe. If he gets all the Infinity Stones… he can do it with the snap of his fingers, just like that.
  • To ensure that whoever possesses it, understands its power. The stone demands a sacrifice.
  • Titan was just like most planets. Too many mouths, not enough to go around. And when we faced extinction, I offered a solution.
  • Fun Isn’t Something One Considers When Balancing The Universe. But This… Does Put A Smile On My Face.
  • You’re strong. Me… You’re generous. Me… But I never taught you to lie. That’s why you’re so bad at it.
  • You Have My Respect, Stark. When I’m Done, Half Of Humanity Will Still Be Alive. I Hope They Remember You.
  • Undying? You should choose your words more carefully.
  • I Know What It’s Like To Lose. To Feel So Desperately That You’re Right, Yet To Fail Nonetheless… Dread It. Run From It. Destiny Arrives All The Same. And Now It’s Here. Or Should I Say, I Am.
  • I am disappointed. Not because you didn’t find it… But because you did. And you lied.

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