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Charles Xavier

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Quotes by Charles Xavier

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"Any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for."

―Charles Xavier

"Look who’s back in the saddle again."

―Charles Xavier

"There is a moment when I pray it's the lightning that wakes me. But from the start I know that isn't true."

―Charles Xavier

"I only ever had two real loves in my life – the beautiful family that God gave me and this school."

―Charles Xavier

"Oppression is no excuse for vengeance, for murder. I wonder... does the death of innocent people cut down on the streets as they flee free you? I think not."

―Charles Xavier

"If you will not take responsibility for yourself, Magneto... then God help me I will!"

―Charles Xavier

"Let us all hope your confidence in me is well founded. Because, my students, I am proud to formally introduce you to Bishop, the newest X-Man!"

―Charles Xavier

"This is only the first step on a long and difficult journey."

―Charles Xavier

"Don`t hunt what you can`t kill."

―Charles Xavier

"We think you're ready to join the X-Men."

―Charles Xavier

"If I had a nickel for every stiff like you that tried to take me down, I would be a millionaire...Oh, wait a minute, I am a millionaire."

―Charles Xavier

"I will... miss you, Scott."

―Charles Xavier

"As cheesy as it sounds, I'm coming back for you."

―Charles Xavier

"I see you haven't read the novel, Bobby... which I assigned last spring!"

―Charles Xavier

"I told you once and I told you a thousand times, if I go down, I'm bringin everybody with me. And I'm goin out in a blaze of glory!"

―Charles Xavier

"I have decided that you, the X-Man known as Cyclops, shall be group leader until I return."

―Charles Xavier

"Throughout your lives, there are going to be lots of people telling you not to be you. Don't let them tear you down. Don't wait until you are 40 to find yourself. I beg you all to do me one favor: don't compromise. What you have is where it is at."

―Charles Xavier

"I've spent enough time running, both literally and figuratively. It's high time I went back home."

―Charles Xavier

"How does something that looks this good, hurt so bad?"

―Charles Xavier

"If I could only have chosen one of you to face this, I still would have chosen you."

―Charles Xavier to Scott Summers

"I'm alive and well."

―Charles Xavier

"Yes. The boy is, indeed, gifted. He could be one of us."

―Charles Xavier

"Those feelings are what mark Bishop as a great X-Man. They are his true power. His commitment to his teammates...to what the X-Men represent -- his spirit embodies what my dream is all about. He has chosen his heart over his past. He is, heart and soul, one us us."

―Charles Xavier

"How could I go so quickly from a being a good guy to a petty, blood thirsty son of a gun. That's something I struggled with for a very long time."

―Charles Xavier

"Every man at some point in his life is going to lose a battle. He is going to fight and he is going to lose. But what makes him a man is at the midst of that battle he does not lose himself. This game is not over, this battle is not over."

―Charles Xavier

"Life is so very fragile. We are all vulnerable. And we will all at some point in our lives fall. We will all fall. We must carry this in our hearts. That what we have is special."

―Charles Xavier

"Don't whisper yell at me! Don't whisper yell at me, please!"

―Charles Xavier

"I need you to work a little bit harder. You need to learn this, son. You need to know this in your mind, in your body. You need to know this so well that your children are gonna know this in their own DNA. Do you understand me? Do you understand?"

―Charles Xavier

"The kind of pregnant when you have a baby?"

―Charles Xavier

"What the hell, you want a hug or something? Get out of here."

―Charles Xavier

"Are we not clear that in five days a group will be coming down here to destroy you? Is that... is that not clear?"

―Charles Xavier

"They've got some top-notch ballet-ers!"

―Charles Xavier

"I say if we do our best we will have success."

―Charles Xavier

"All right, listen up! Listen, now. You ought to be real proud of yourselves. That was a hell of an effort tonight"

―Charles Xavier

"I swear to god if you touch another student of mine."

―Charles Xavier

"If you ever, touch one of my students, I will kick your ass six ways to Sunday!"

―Charles Xavier

"Nothing's gonna crush Scott. He's like a little stink bug, you can't crush them. He's tough, he'll be fine."

―Charles Xavier

"Tell me, last week when you stopped them, did you close your eyes?"

―Charles Xavier

"Contrary to popular opinion, I am very good at communicating with the women folk."

―Charles Xavier

"You want to listen to a girl whose running around the city robbing liquor stores for love?"

―Charles Xavier

"You know what you call that? You call that a stupid, dumbass, cowardly act."

―Charles Xavier

"Keep your head on straight."

―Charles Xavier

"Right now you all are in control of your destiny. You remember that."

―Charles Xavier

"I have meetings with whoever I want, whenever I want. And I'm sorry if that doesn't fit your comfort zone."

―Charles Xavier

"Don't you roll eyes at me, you're gonna need your eyes for the road."

―Charles Xavier

"Give all of us gathered here tonight the strength to remember that life is so very fragile. We are all vulnerable, and we will all, at some point in our lives... fall. We will all fall. We must carry this in our hearts... that what we have is special. That it can be taken from us, and when it is taken from us, we will be tested. We will be tested to our very souls. We will now all be tested. It is these times, it is this pain, that allows us to look inside ourselves."

―Charles Xavier

"I love my job and I'm good at it. I love this school, I love the kids, and I feel like I've just gotten started here."

―Charles Xavier

"Is there someone else I can talk to?"

―Charles Xavier

"You know how many people depend on you to make good decisions? Huh? Do you have any idea? Your mother, your friends, your teammates. You better start making them, you better stop being so damn selfish, you hear me?"

―Charles Xavier

"I'll start talking when you all stop!"

―Charles Xavier

"It is a gift Kitty, and you've used it well."

―Charles Xavier

"Mutants shouldn't be divided. But we didn't draw the line, Magneto did, and it's still there."

―Charles Xavier

"You know, handling defeat is as much mark of your character as coming home the victor. And from what I see, this was a lesson, apparently, much needed."

―Charles Xavier

"You have been chosen to take the first step into this new world. To lead the way, to be a beacon of hope for mutants yet to come. This is not only a big responsibility, it is an honor. I'm always astonished by the wondrous things that can be built on the ashes of tragedy. For even in the face of bigotry and discrimination, the X-Men will endure."

―Charles Xavier

"Well, fortunately, there's no official mention of the incident. The military must believe it was a UFO sighting, so they're, no doubt, covering it up."

―Charles Xavier

"Just call me Mr. Incredible."

―Charles Xavier

"I Speak Jive."

―Charles Xavier

"It's been said that the saddest thing a man will ever face is what might have been. But what of a man who's faced with what was? Or what may never be? Or what can no longer? Choosing the right path is never easy. It's a decision we make with only our hearts to guide us. But sometimes we find our way to something better. Sometimes we fight through the regret and remorse of our mistakes, our malice and our jealousy and the shame we feel for not being the people we were meant to be. And that's when we find our way to something better. Or when something better finds its way to us."

―Charles Xavier

"I Speak Jive."

―Charles Xavier

Conversations with Charles Xavier

Luke: "Kill or be killed."

Charles: "It's the way of the world."

―Luke Xavier and Charles Xavier