Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)/Quotes

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Son, you did your best for us! Now listen to my last words! You must always use your super-powers to do good... Uphold law and order! Good luck, my son... And goodbye!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Those other three super-characters have made you look like a fool! I'm ashamed of you! I-I wish I could send you back to the orphanage!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

By acting on your own as Superboy in time of danger... By knowing when to keep your lips sealed, you've shown you're ready for the responsibilities of a super-being! Yes, you're worthy of wearing that costume for all time!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Yes... You more than satisfied it-- By giving me a glimpse of something I thought would be impossible to see-- My son's future as an adult! Now I know he's become every bit the Superman Martha and I hoped he'd be! Thank you, my friends!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Son, for all that you love and cherish life, you must remember that death is a part of life. Remember, too, that despite all your power, you'll always be a man- Not a god! There may come a time some day when you face a choice between life and death-- And life may not be the answer. That decision is not yours to make. For not even you will be able to stay the hand of the Almighty.

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Anything Superboy can do, I can do -- even better, because of my mature judgement! I'll make a sketch of a costume I want you to sew me -- and I'll surprise my boy! At last, I can be like other fathers -- and teach him a thing or two!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

You may not know why you have such power-- But the fact is, you do have it! And letting harm come to someone because you didn't use it is the biggest blunder you could ever make! You have a responsibility, son! And if you don't meet it-- Nobody else can!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

You must always be kind and forgiving, son! Having super-powers imposes a great responsibility upon you that you must never misuse.

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

I won't tell you to go easy on yourself, son... Because today you've discovered the most dangerous disadvantage that comes with your astounding super-powers! Unless you're always very, very careful... Sometimes they can inadvertently backfire... Perhaps even triggering off a menace deadlier than the one you set out to prevent! And now that you've experienced your first close call-- I'm sure you will be more cautious from now on!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

What a strange feeling to say "thank you"... Without any inkling of what the thanks are for! I wonder what this subconscious wish of mine could possibly be? All they'd say was it would somehow involve Clark! Oh, well... No sense thinking about it now! As the old saying goes-- Only time will tell!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

All the same, Martha, I'll bet dollars-to-doughnuts we'll have our work cut out convincing Clark to see it our way! He's still a boy-- And with every passing day, he learns more about himself... About the world... And about how to use his super-powers most effectively! He just isn't ready for the big leagues yet! A few more years of on-the-job training, and he'll be able to cope with the unending turmoil of a major city's problems!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Martha and me, I guess you could say we've learned to live with this Superboy from day to day!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

I know he's the most powerful being on Earth, but every time he races off to face a new menace, I can't help but worry! He may he super, but he's still a boy-- My boy!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Poor Clark! Sometimes his powers can be such a burden. Here he is, a mere boy with responsibilities that would make a grown man cringe-- And he's saddled with the emotions of a teenager to handle them with! This isn't an easy time for him.

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Ever since Mal Davis asked me to run for city council to help fight a scheme to build a shopping mall outside of town-- Things have been getting strange! No sooner do I decide not to run than some hoods threaten me if I do! I know something more is going on than shopping malls and elections-- But I can't allow myself to be chased off like a jackrabbit! I've got my rights-- And I'm going to exercise one of them now... I'm staying in that election!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

I... I can't rightly say for certain, Chief... But I've got my suspicions-- And none of them are very good. All I do know is that the events of the last few days are pointing to one conclusion-- Someone is trying to kill me!

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Those glasses, Clark... They're all that stands between you and an unmasking... Sometimes it amazes me that people are fooled by something as simple as a pair of spectacles...

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)

Some day Clark will become a Superman... And even more famous on Earth than his distinguished father was on Krypton! And compared to either one of them-- What am I?

--Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)