Best Tony Stark Quotes From Marvel's Most Sarcastic Superhero

Moumita Dutta
Dec 12, 2023 By Moumita Dutta
Originally Published on Jan 13, 2021
Edited by Monisha Kochhar
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Tony Stark is a fictional comic character that appears in Marvel Comics and Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and Iron Man is his superhero name.

In the movies, the Iron Man character is played by Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr's portrayal of the superhero has been loved by the fans all over!

In the comics, Iron Man first appeared on the 'Tales of Suspense' Volume 1 issue number 39 in the year 1963. Tony Stark aka Iron Man has been portrayed as one of the wittiest and most sarcastic superheroes since then in both the comics and the movies.

Now, we've compiled the best of the quotes from Tony Stark's speech, some Iron Man sayings, and the Iron Man movie quotes that scream out loud that he's the best.

For more such articles, check out Age of Ultron quotes and Tom Hiddleston quotes.

Best Of Tony Stark Quote List From Marvel Phase 1 Movies

Here we have Iron Man 2 quotes, the Iron Man Jarvis quotes, some inspirational Tony Stark quotes, and Tony Stark billionaire quote for you.

1. “The Truth is… I am Iron Man.”

- Iron Man 1, 2008

Tony Stark says this to the press he's facing at the end of the movie. He clears everyone's speculation when he says he is Iron Man and from here on, this becomes the Iron Man catchphrase.

2. “Following’s not really my style.”

- The Avengers, 2012

3. “I am Iron Man. The suit and I are one.”

- Iron Man 2, 2010

4. "It's good to meet you, Dr. Banner. Your work on anti-electron collisions is unparalleled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster."

- The Avengers, 2012

5. "I shouldn’t be alive… unless it was for a reason. I’m not crazy, Pepper. I just finally know what I have to do. And I know in my heart that it’s right."

- Iron Man 1, 2008

6. “If we can’t protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we’ll avenge it!”

- The Avengers, 2012

7. "I'm your nuclear deterrent. It's working. We're safe. America is secure. You want my property? You can't have it. But I did you a big favor. I've successfully privatized world peace."

- Iron Man 2, 2010

8. "Thor: You have no idea what you are dealing with.

Tony Stark: Uh, Shakespeare in The Park? Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?"

- The Avengers, 2012

9. “Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk.”

- Iron Man 1, 2008

10. "Steve Rogers: Big man in a suit of armor. Take that off, what are you?

Tony Stark: Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist."

- The Avengers, 2012

11. "I haven't come across anyone man enough to go toe to toe with me on my best day! It's not about me. It's not about you, either. It's about legacy, the legacy left behind for future generations. It's not about us!"

- Iron Man 2, 2010

12. "Loki: The Chitauri are coming. Nothing will change that. What have I to fear?

Tony Stark: The Avengers. That's what we call ourselves; we're sort of like a team. 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' type thing".

- The Avengers, 2012

13. “It’s an imperfect world, but it’s the only one we got. I guarantee you the day weapons are no longer needed to keep the peace, I’ll start making bricks and beams for baby hospitals.”

- Iron Man 1, 2008

Tony Stark Cool Quote List From Marvel Phase 2 Movies

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14. “We create our own Demons.”

- Iron Man 3, 2013

15. "Maria Hill: All set up boss.

Tony Stark: Actually he's the boss. points to Captain America I just pay for everything and design everything, make everyone look cooler."

- Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015

16. “I'm Tony Stark. I build neat stuff, got a great girl, occasionally save the world. So why can't I sleep?”

- Iron Man 3, 2013

17. "This is going to be like finding a needle in the world's biggest haystack... fortunately, I brought a magnet!"

- Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015

18. “You can take away my house, all my tricks, and toys, but one thing you can’t take away – I am Iron Man.”

- Iron Man 3, 2013

19. "In a world this vulnerable, we need something more powerful than any of us."

- Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015

20. “I have to protect the one thing that I can't live without. That's you.”

- Iron Man 3, 2013

21. "Isn't it why we fight so we could end the fight and go home?"

- Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015

22. "There are people who say progress is dangerous, but none of those idiots ever had to live with a chest full of shrapnel."

- Iron Man 3, 2013

23. "I tried to create a suit of armor around the world, but I created something terrible."

- Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015

Best Iron Man Quotes From Marvel Phase 3 Movies

Here's you'll find Tony Stark quotes Endgame, Tony Stark quotes Avengers along with some funny Iron Man quotes that are quite famous.

24. "I Love You 3000."

- Avengers: Endgame, 2019

25. "What if somebody had died tonight? Different story, right? 'Cause that's on you. And if you died, I feel like that's on me."

- Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017

26. “If we can’t accept limitations, we’re boundaryless, we’re no better than the bad guys.”

- Captain America: Civil War, 2016

27. "Everybody wants a happy ending. Right? But it doesn't always roll that way."

- Avengers: Endgame, 2019

28. "Ebony Maw: Hear me, and rejoice! You are about to die at the hands of the Children of Thanos. Be thankful, that your meaningless lives are now contributing to…

Tony Stark: I’m sorry, Earth is closed today. You better pack it up and get outta here."

- Avengers: Infinity War, 2018

29. “Peter Parker: This is all I have! I'm nothing without this suit!

Tony Stark: If you're nothing without the suit, then you shouldn’t have it.”

- Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017

30. “No amount of money ever bought a second of time.”

- Avengers: Endgame, 2019

31. "Tony Stark: So, you're the Spiderling. Crime-fighting Spider. You're Spider-Boy?

Peter Parker: S-Spider-Man.

Tony Stark: Not in that onesie, you're not."

- Captain America: Civil War, 2016

32. "Tony Stark: You know me?

Thanos: You're not the only one cursed with knowledge.

Tony Stark: My only curse is you."

- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

33. "It's not about how much we lost. It's about how much we have left. We're the Avengers. We gotta finish this."

- Avengers: Endgame, 2019

34. "Don't do anything I would do, and definitely don't do anything I wouldn't do…"

- Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017

35. "Steve Rogers: Sorry, Tony. You know I wouldn't do this if I had any other choice. But he's my friend."

Tony Stark: So was I."

- Captain America: Civil War, 2016

36. "This time travel thing we're gonna try and pull off tomorrow, it's got me scratching my head about the survivability of it all. Then again that's the hero gig. Part of the journey is the end."

- Avengers: Endgame, 2019

37. "Stay close to the ground. Build up your game helping little people, like that lady that bought you the churro. Can’t you just be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?"

- Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017

38. "All right, I've run out of patience, Underoos!"

- Captain America: Civil War, 2016

39. "Thanos: I am... inevitable.

Tony Stark : And I... am... Iron Man!"

- Avengers: Endgame, 2019

This is what Tony Stark says after tricking Thanos.

Quotes By Iron Man From Comics Of Silver Age

The silver age of comics was from 1956 to 1970. Here are some Iron Man love quotes and Tony Stark inspirational quotes from that era.

40. "Maybe I'm just a pasteboard playboy... maybe I come on with a manufactured line... but I know a real woman when I hold one... and I know there's a kind of beauty that can't be destroyed... because it's on the inside!"

- Iron Man Vol 1 #19, Archie Goodwin, 1969

41. "That's one of the hazards of being a lone-wolf type of adventurer! After a while, you begin to talk to yourself!"

- Tales of Suspense Vol 1 #62, Stan Lee, 1965

42. "I'm sick of being Iron Man! Sick of having to wear an electronic chest plate 24 hours a day! Sick of living on borrowed time... Never knowing which moment will be my last!"

- Tales of Suspense Vol 1 #56, Stan Lee, 1964

43. "...The right woman can mean all the difference to a man, Cheryl."

- Iron Man Vol 1 #23, Archie Goodwin, 1970

44. "Women I can figure, Happy, but Pepper... she's in a class by herself!"

- Tales of Suspense Vol 1 #48, Stan Lee & Larry Lieber, 1963

45. "I've got to make sure he didn't sacrifice his life in vain...! While a breath still remains within me, I'll fight...I'll make this moment meaningful, old friend...I swear it! Wherever you are, Happy...I pray that you know...this is for you!"

- Tales of Suspense Vol 1 #70, Stan Lee, 1965

46. "I haven't the courage to remove my iron armor... I don't dare gamble with my damaged heart! I'm a prisoner of Iron Man... Of my own creation!"

- Tales of Suspense Vol 1 #60, Stan Lee, 1964

47. "Without my other identity, I'm just an ordinary human... More vulnerable than most because my heart would stop without my chest plate… What's the matter with me? I'm still not helpless! I've still got the greatest weapon in the world... a human brain!"

- Tales of Suspense Vol 1 #47, Stan Lee & Larry Lieber, 1963

Iron Man Famous Quotes From Comics Of Bronze Age

The bronze era of comics was from 1971 to 1984. In this list, we have some Iron Man comic quotes that are some Iron Man inspirational quotes from this era.

48. "As an Avenger, it is my duty to safeguard Earth."

- Iron Man Vol 1 #112, Bill Mantlo, 1978

49. "Sometimes I wonder which is the real me... this splendid metal skin I've created -- or the frail thing of flesh that wears it."

- Iron Man Vol 1 #164, Dennis O'Neil, 1982

50. "I've been killing myself for years. That's not news. But I'm going to stop."

- Iron Man Vol 1 #182, Denny O'Neil, 1984

51. "I'm tired of being a hero. I want to relax and have some fun."

- Iron Man Vol 1 #170, Denny O'Neil, 1983

52. "I still love my country, Nick (Fury) and I fight for it... in my own way."

- Iron Man Vol 1 #129, Jim Shooter, Bob Layton, Roger Stern & David Michelinie, 1979

53. "I'm alone -- the millionaire 'man who has everything' is missing one all-important item -- a friend."

- Iron Man Vol 1 #92, Gerry Conway, 1976

54. "I swear, as the man, Tony Stark-- As the Avenger fate chose to cast in the role of Iron Man-- That I will live to avenge those whose lives have been lost through the ignorance of men like the man I once was-- Or I will die trying!"

- Iron Man Vol 1 #78, Bill Mantlo, 1975

Quotes By Tony Stark From Comics Of Modern Age

The modern era of comics is going on from the year 1985 to the present. This is the list of the Tony Stark quotes comics that are Iron Man motivational quotes along with the Iron Man slogan from this time.

55. "Every superhero is a potential gun... and the last time I checked, guns required registration."

- Iron Man Vol 4 #12, Daniel Knauf & Charles Knauf, 2006

56. "In everyone's life, Peter, there's an 'it'... your wife leaves you, or you get cancer. There's your life before 'it' and your life after 'it'."

- Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #532, J. Michael Straczynski, 2006

57. "I spent fifty years building Stark Universal into the global juggernaut it is today. Fifty years battling bombs, bullies and buyouts. Only to have a more subtle enemy slip through my defenses when I wasn't looking. Time."

- Iron Man: The End Vol 1 #1, David Michelinie & Bob Layton, 2009

58. "I can create a world without war. I can make a world without alcohol or drugs. Without hate or jealousy. But then it wouldn't be the world we live in. Nothing would be learned, nothing would be gained. We wouldn't advance as species."

- Avengers Vol 4 #12, Brian Michael Bendis, 2011

59. "We have no funds, we have no equipment, and at any moment Ultron or Kang or somebody could come gunning for us. With that said -- who wants to join me as an Avenger?"

- All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol 1 #3, Mark Waid, 2016

60. "Iron Man's an idea. Ever changing. And limited only by our imagination. I say 'our' because Iron Man is an idea we all share at Stark Unlimited. It's all of us and everything we do here. We are Team Stark and... We. Are. Iron Man."

- Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol 1 #1, Dan Slott, 2018

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Written by Moumita Dutta

Bachelor of Arts specializing in Journalism and Mass Communication, Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Management

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Moumita DuttaBachelor of Arts specializing in Journalism and Mass Communication, Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Management

A content writer and editor with a passion for sports, Moumita has honed her skills in producing compelling match reports and stories about sporting heroes. She holds a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Calcutta University, alongside a postgraduate diploma in Sports Management.

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