60 Best 'Doctor Strange' Quotes That Are Full Of Sorcery

Rajnandini Roychoudhury
Dec 12, 2023 By Rajnandini Roychoudhury
Originally Published on Mar 13, 2021
Edited by Jacob Fitzbright
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Doctor Strange, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1963, is one of the best-loved superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as the comic world.

Marvel's 'Dr. Strange' follows the tale of the egotistical neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange in his journey of becoming Sorcerer Supreme and defending earth from attacks of magical and mystical beings.

If you need a quick recap of the most memorable Doctor Strange quotes, we have the perfect list to satiate the Dr. Strange fan within you.

'Doctor Strange' Movie Quotes

Don't we all love Doctor Strange and his quirky sense of humor? We sure do.

Benedict Cumberbatch slays in the titular role much as he does in other ones. So here we have a compilation of some of the most memorable quotes from the 2016 movie and the latest Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to notch up your day.

  • 'It was the only way.' - Dr. Strange, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'There are other things that can give your life meaning.' -Christine Palmer, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Dreams are windows into the lives of our multiversal selves.' ~Doctor Strange, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Forget everything that you think you know.' -Mordo, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'What do you know about the Multiverse?' ~Dr. Strange, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'You break the rules and become a hero. I do it and I become the enemy. That doesn't seem fair.' - Wanda Maximoff, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Choose your weapon wisely.' -Wong, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'You are always the one who had to be holding the knife.' ~Christine, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'The greatest threat to our universe is you.' ~Mordo, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'A family is forever.' ~Wanda, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Fight like your life depended on it. Because one day it may.' -Mordo, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Wanda, your children aren’t real. You created them with magic.' ~Doctor Strange, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'You cannot control everything, Strange.' ~Wong, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'I love you. I love you in every universe.' - Doctor Stephen Strange, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain.' -Dr. Stephen Strange, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'But I never meant for any of this to happen.' ~Doctor Strange, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'You cannot beat a river into submission. You have to surrender to its current, and use its power as your own.' -Ancient One, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Choose your words wisely. The fate of the multiverse may depend on it.' - Wong, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'You might have a gift for the mystic arts, but you still have much to learn.' -Wong, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Your desecration of reality will not go unpunished.' ~Mordo, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'I do not believe in fairy tales about chakras or energy or the power of belief.' -Dr. Stephen Strange, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'I remain grateful about this universe. Even with its tribulations.' - Wong, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'This time it’s gonna take more than killing me to kill me.' ~Dr. Strange, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.

'Doctor Strange' Ancient One Quotes

The Ancient One, played by the talented and dynamic Tilda Swinton in the cinematic adaptations, is a character full of knowledge and mysticism who guides Let these quotes of the Ancient One help you find your way.

  • 'Arrogance and fear still keep you from learning the simplest and most significant lesson of all.' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'I’ve spent so many years peering through time looking at this exact moment, but I can’t see past it.' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'We don't get to choose our time.' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'You’re a man looking at the world through a keyhole, and you’ve spent your whole life trying to widen that keyhole' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'We neverlose our demons, Mordo. We only learn to live above them.' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Sometimes one must break the rules in order to serve the greater good.' -Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'He channels dimensional energy directly into his own body.' -Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'We don't get to choose our time. Death is what gives life meaning. To know your days are numbered. Your time is short. You'd think after all this time, I'd be ready. But look at me. Stretching one moment out into a thousand... just so that I can watch the snow.' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Look at me. Stretching one moment out into a thousand just so I can watch the snow.' -Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'I pushed your astral form out of your physical form.' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'At the root of existence, mind and matter meet. Thoughts shape reality.' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'This universe is only one of an infinite number. Worlds without end. Some benevolent and life giving. Others filled with malice and hunger. Dark places where powers older than time lie ravenous... and waiting. Who are you in this vast multiverse, Mr. Strange?' -'Doctor Strange', 2016.

Some Other 'Doctor Strange' Quotes

The magic of Doctor Strange is that the character makes you realize you might just be another speck within an indifferent multiverse yet you can make a big difference by taking a step in the right path. Here are some quotes to help you on that path.

  • 'There is no such thing as spirit. We are made of matter and nothing more. It's just another tiny momentary speck within an indifferent universe.' -Dr. Stephen Strange, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'The bill comes due. Always!' -Mordo, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Temporal manipulations can create branches in time. Unstable dimensional openings. Spatial paradoxes! Time loops!' -Mordo, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'I thought one strange was bad enough.' - Wong, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'I chose to settle for my miracle and I came back home.' -Jonathan Pangborn, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'Every night, the same dream. And every morning, a nightmare.' ~Wanda, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'I've prevented countless terrible futures and after each one there's always another' -Ancient One, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'You caused an incursion, and we're gonna fix it. Unless you're afraid.' - Clea, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'The hex was the easy part. The lying, not so much.' - Wand Maximoff, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'That's what every mother does.' - Wand Maximoff, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'In The Grand Calculus Of The Multiverse, Their Sacrifice Means Far More Than Their Deaths.' - Doctor Strange, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
  • 'And so it begins. The War of Damnation. The final battle for the souls of this world.' -Wong, 'Doctor Strange: Damnation Volume 1 (3)'.
  • 'I made mistakes and people were hurt.' - Wand Maximoff, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'The Multiverse Is A Concept About Which We Know Frighteningly Little.' - Doctor Strange, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
  • 'Love, loss, pain. They are stones in the wall that block your path, Stephen.' -Ancient One, 'Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme'.
  • 'We appreciate your concern Stephen, but it's not the scarlet witch that we fear. From our experience, the greatest danger to the multiverse, it turns out, is Doctor Strange,' - Reed Richards, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Call Me Stephen.' - Doctor Strange, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
  • 'Be careful which path you travel down, Strange. Stronger men than you have lost their way.' -Wong, 'Doctor Strange', 2016.
  • 'The Darkhold only showed me the truth, Everything I lost can be mine again.' - Wand Maximoff, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Scooby-Doo This Crap.' - Doctor Strange, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
  • 'I am glad I fell into your universe.' - America Chavez, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Is there no peace in knowing that even though you can't be with the ones you love, there are worlds where you are together? Is that not enough?' - Wong, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'Attachment to the material is detachment from the spiritual.' - Wong, 'Infinity War', 2018.
  • 'I am not a monster. I am a mother.' - Wanda Maximoff, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
  • 'The power is dangerous enough in the hands of a kid. Imagine if a real threat acquired it' - Wong, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.

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Written by Rajnandini Roychoudhury

Bachelor of Arts specializing in English, Master of Arts specializing in English

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Rajnandini RoychoudhuryBachelor of Arts specializing in English, Master of Arts specializing in English

With a Master of Arts in English, Rajnandini has pursued her passion for the arts and has become an experienced content writer. She has worked with companies such as Writer's Zone and has had her writing skills recognized by publications such as The Telegraph. Rajnandini is also trilingual and enjoys various hobbies such as music, movies, travel, philanthropy, writing her blog, and reading classic British literature. 

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