Superman Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old superman quotes, superman sayings, and superman proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Man is a rope stretched between the animal and Superman— a rope over an abyss. Friedrich Nietzsche
Age to women is like Kryptonite to Superman. Kathy Lette
Beware of the man who does not return your blow; he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself. George Bernard Shaw
I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me, Superman. Homer Simpson
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is. George Bernard Shaw
This 'Superman' is nothing of the kind— I've discovered his weakness already. He cares. General Zod
Remember when it was Superman who was faster than a speeding bullet? Now it's anybody who gets out of Central Park. Robert Orben
You can put up a front in the real world, but your mom sees through that faster than Superman sees through Lois Lane's pantsuit. Dennis Miller
When you're young you think your dad is Superman. When you grow up, you realize he's just a guy who wears a cape. Dave Attell
I'm not a prophet or a stone-aged man, just a mortal with the potential of a superman. I'm living on. David Bowie
He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes. Zack Snyder
You can't relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle. Timothy Dalton
Gay people are all like Superman. You have to be quite strong to be gay - or to be different in any way. You build special muscles. Noel Fielding
When you feel sad, it's okay. It's not the end of the world. Everyone has those days when you doubt yourself, and when you feel like everything you do sucks, but then there are those days when you feel like Superman. It's just the balance of the world. I just write to feel better. Mac Miller
Before it was a bomb, the bomb was an idea. Superman, however, was a faster, stronger, better idea. Grant Morrison
A man can reach the heights of Superman by entering the field of supra-sexuality, by knowing how to enjoy love, by knowing how to enjoy a woman, by knowing how to live with joy or with more emotion and less useless reasoning. Samael Aun Weor
For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for when standing is hardest. J. Michael Straczynski
I'm not Superman. Eventually, the grind gets to you. If you're away from your friends, you're not traveling with anyone you like, and you're doing stuff that doesn't creatively stimulate you, that's when it becomes a job. C.M. Punk
One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist. I was like what do you mean he's not real. And she thought I was crying because it’s like Santa Claus is not real and I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us. Geoffrey Canada
We ordinary people might lack your great speed or your X-Ray vision, Superman, but never underestimate the power of the human mind. We carry the most dangerous weapon on Earth inside these thick skulls of ours. Mark Millar