90+ Guy Gardner Quotes Inspirational Words from a Fierce Green Lantern

When it comes to memorable characters in the DC Universe, Guy Gardner stands out not only for his fierce personality but also for his powerful and sometimes controversial words. Known as one of the Green Lanterns, Guy Gardner’s quotes often reflect his tough, no-nonsense attitude and his deep commitment to justice. In this article, we’ll explore some of the most famous and inspiring Guy Gardner quotes that capture the essence of this iconic character.

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Aside from Stewart and me, you're one of the best damn sharpshooters in the Corps.
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Mean, macho and greased to kick butt. Armed with a bad attitude, a bad haircut, and the baddest power ring in the universe. Quite the man. Quite the specimen. Only trouble is... he's not me!
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I always was the best.
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The only key to living forever -- is not being forgotten.
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The whole world is ending and you couldn't give me another chance to be a hero. But screw it. I don't need a ring to be an MVP. So hang on to your hats, amigos. Looks like it's finally party time!
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Fear is the mind-killer. Overcome it before it overcomes you. Doesn't matter if you're a cop, a coach or a superhero...we all need to find the strength to be brave. With a little bravery and a half-assed plan, maybe one day you can grow up just like me. I'm Guy Gardner. And I'm a Green Lantern.
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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Duck all you want, Dorkstar! Sooner or later, I'm gonna make wallpaper outta you!
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We got company. An' since these jerks don't look like the welcomin' committee -- take 'em down!
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You have the right to scream as loud as ya want while I kick your ass!
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Well I'm a firm believer in matter-- over assess who murder Green Lanterns!
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Beware my freakin' power, Guy Gardner's Might!
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Yeah, please, try and use your ring, gimme a reason to cook your ass instead of lugging you back to Oa to interrogate ya.
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I sure hope not, 'cause pug-ugly, red-faced barbarians with an ax to grind don't grow on trees! And hell, kicking your ass every once in awhile never gets old! You complete me, Bolly!
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Crappity crap crap... we are in for a world of freakin' hurt.
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You bastards killed him. AND NOW I'M GONNA KILL ALL OF YOU!!
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Red is Green. Green is Red.
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Let's light up this son of a bitch like a Christmas tree.
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Call the Cops. I'm gonna make a citizen's arrest. Hey, you! C'mere!
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Listen, Ranx. We got Lanterns the size of planets. We ain't scared by a little city.
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Maybe there's no air in space, but something still smells rotten.
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Face it, kid...some of us were meant to be heroes...and some of us were meant to be warriors.
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This you gotta hear, Kyle. Let me tell you, we had some time...
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So much for interplanetary peace, love, and understanding.
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Not to belabor the obvious -- but I am seriously pissed.
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With great power comes great responsibility. Scratch that last part and insert great fun!
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Well, it's all been a little overwhelmin', Miss Grant. All the light and people. I've always dreamed of havin' a place like this to come to, but now that it's finally comin' true, I ... uh ... well ... I'm feelin' pretty damn powerful!
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Y'hear that, folks? I'm here to save you. Me, the guy nobody thought was good enough to be a Green Lantern.
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Don't deserve it, he says. That's what they all say. "Guy don't deserve it. Guy don't deserve nothin'. Guy's garbage." All my life they been makin' me feel like garbage. All of 'em. Lovers. Partners. Enemies. Parents. But I hung in. I took it. I showed 'em! I have nothing... 'cept what I took. 'Cept what I got by my own pain. By my own guts! By my own strength! Remember, damn it -- when you gotta do somethin', you give it everything. No doubts. No softness. No nothin'! Yeah, Sinestro. You got the experience. You got the brains. You got the control. But I got one thing you ain't got. I got your ring!
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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Bad move, pal. You coulda done some serious damage. You coulda messed up my comic book!
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Who the hell d'ya think you are, huh? Who the hell do you think you are!? C'mon, get up, ya stupid punk. Ya think you're the only one who got pushed around when he was a kid? Ya think you're the only one who hadda learn to watch his back? C'mon -- get up -- so I can show you how I used t'handle those creeps!
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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Just try 'n' ignore me!
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Let's face it. The whole flaming world owes us big time.
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If you need somebody to plant some seeds--call yourself a real Gardner!
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I knew I was a hero and I didn't give a good damn what anybody else thought. To me, bein' a hero means doin' the right thing, no matter the odds or anybody's opinion. You do what you gotta do.
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It ain't what's on a guy's finger that makes him a hero like yours truly -- it's the fact that, ring or no ring, he never backs down from a fight. Beat that, fanboy.
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You think this world is one big classroom, don't ya? And everyone is just dying for ya to teach them all about peace and equality and all that other pious crap!
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Hugs and kisses to you too, Kyle
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Face it, Gardner. You were the ring, that's all. When you blew that, you blew it all. Big talk won't save you now. Big gins won't save you now. Big dreams won't save you now. Nothing'll save you now.
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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It turns out that my family tree has a few U.F.O.'s flying around it.
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Be careful, pal. Take a look at yourself before life makes you do it -- and you discover more than you can handle.
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You slitherin' bags of snot are pretty tough in your cozy little shells, ain't ya? Well, don't be shy, creep. Warrior says, come on out an' play!
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You're gonna lose so many teeth it's gonna look like your tongue is in jail!
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So it's true? He's dead? Someone killed Beetle?
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I don't know. My specialty is turning people on.
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From now on, the brand-spankin' new Justice League America is gonna take their marchin' orders from me! And if they don't, I'll power ring their lousy butts all the way to Pluto!
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Okay, my vacation is ruined and now I'm pissed. GET ME THE MANAGER! NOW!
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Gosh, fellows--what's all the ruckus? I hope there's not any trouble!'
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And just give us the facts ma'am. Just the facts...
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We got hurt Lanterns all over the place, Cyborg-Superman and Super-Psycho Junior missin' from their sciencells, Sinestro's band of merry men lightin' up the universe, Kyle Rayner's been kidnapped--and you buncha babies wanna cry and hold on ta stupid grudges?!
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Now where's McFly? I wanna be the first to shake... his wing...
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I'm surprised you agreed to Waller running this caper, Hal.
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Oh, come on! You really think we're gonna throw in with these wimpos?
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Man, what a rush. I looove smashing through spaceships.
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Scary, huh, Natu? Confined spaces and spiders...brrr!
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This is war, and I say -- take no prisoners.
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Listen up. We're the Green Lantern Corps. We're the best team in the universe. If we believe in each other, if we trust in each other, if we conquer fear... we're unstoppable. Together, we can turn all this around. But first, there's something we gotta do. Our power's gotta match our will. So together now, rings forward, and -- Recharge!
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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This is our greatest failure ever.
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Pay attention, class -- while I show you how a man uses his powers!
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Y'know, I never noticed before what a lovely flag you soviets have. Who's your designer?
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Wars aren't supposed to break out during diplomatic meetings, ya chuckleheads.
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Now if dat ain't the rudest.
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I'm the guy who died playing the game your way, and didn't even get a gravestone as thanks for it. And you know what? That's fine by me, because now I know how the world really works. Someone has to be the garbage man for you people. And guess who just got hired. Don't thank me... just stay out of my yard, and I'll stay out of yours. Until you mess up again, of course.
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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What is this? All I ever get is this "not for your own benefit" jazz! Can't use my ring to pop a beer can without hearin' about it from Hal Jordan!
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If I'm right... It means I've gotta use my power... and stomach the pain... for as long as it takes. And if I'm wrong... it'll be for nothin'. Okay. So let's find out how smart I am.
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Fight me for the ring, Hal. Like a man. One full-scale fight. Winner gets the sector. Loser quits the Corps.
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I can't believe it. I finally get what I been wanting all along. I'm finally it. And nobody'll buy it!
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Qward! You're those weaponer guys! The guys who invented those yellow power rings that suck off our rings! The guys Jordan used to tangle with! The guys who worship evil!
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Forget it. If I don't wanna work for the Justice League…and even if I got a beef with the Guardians…you think I'm gonna work for a cheap thug like you?
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Big goofball like you oughta have a real man's name! I know a lot of the good monikers are taken but... Melissa?
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Ya gotta be kidding me -- green, yellow, red, blue, violet -- it's like Walt Disney threw up -- what the hell's going on out there?
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I was a Green Lantern before, even if it was only for a day -- but this time, I'm goin' on forever!
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Walking out, lady! Hurry up and check me through! Guy Gardner has a long-overdue appointment -- with a ring!
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No way, old man! You'll never get me back on your damn planet! I'm the last true Green Lantern, and Green Lanterns fly free!
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Whattaya mean you're on duty? This is a night to party down, Jordan... or are you wimps really the Green Lantern Corpse?
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Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight... I wish I may, I wish I might... find these evil bastards and kick their asses.
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Well, if I'm gonna go to the principal's office it might as well be for a good reason.
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Jeeze, was I really this dumb?
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A body count, huh? That's almost enough to cheer me up.
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What was the idiot thinking? That I'd go out at night without a power ring aura around me? In New York City?
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Nobody this ugly has my favorite Guy's best interests at heart.
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Who you kiddin', Guy? It's gonna take a lot more than some good press to brighten your prospects.
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I never used any name but my own before. But I figure it's time for a change. From now on it's WARRIOR.
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Nobody's on Guy Gardner's side, baby! Especially not this dude! He's the competition!
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Some say I'm a loser 'cause of my anger. No, I'm a loser, 'cause throughout my whole life I've had everything taken from me. Well, bein' a hero's the only place I can let my anger out and do some good. And nobody's takin' that away.
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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You twisted diseased maniac. Always tryin' to be the boy scout. Always tryin' to do what others think is the right thing. It's guys like you that always end up with ulcers or in a tower with a gun goin' postal. Well, Hal ol' buddy... Guy Gardner ain't got no ulcers!
Guy Gardner (New Earth)

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Your local forecast is a fist-storm with an increasing chance of hospitalization.
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That's the way you deal with scum like them. That's the way I'm going to deal with everyone who crosses me! Just watch and learn, because this is the wave of the future!
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We don't need Gods, Tora. We got the Justice League. And the Justice League is all about savin' the world.
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So the Tormocks and the Vuldarians are kissing cousins, eh? I bet that's a deep, dark secret.
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He was smarter than Bats, although nobody ever noticed.
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Guy Gardner’s quotes continue to inspire and motivate those who face challenges with courage and resolve. From his fierce dedication to protecting Earth to his bold approach to life, these quotes reveal the complex and determined nature of one of DC’s most intriguing characters. If you're ever in need of a bit of motivation, turn to these Guy Gardner quotes, and let his words remind you that sometimes, you have to break the rules to get the job done.