Mad Scientist/Quotes: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"Now becomes the the past in an instant -- and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes ''mad! That'' is the way of things! I ''spit'' upon this frail, crazed, world! I ''spit'' upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!"''|'''Professor Desty Nova''', |''[[Battle Angel Alita]]'' (aka ''[[Gunnm]]'' in Japan).}}

{{quote|''"You're all a bunch of hippies, what with your 'loafer walking' and your touchy-feeliness! What good is science if no one gets hurt?!?!"''|'''Professor Chromedome''', |''[[The Tick (animation)]]''.}}

{{quote|''"'Blasphemy?' Before what, 'God?' A God repulsed by the miserable humanity he created in his own image? I will not be shackled by the failures of ''your'' God. The only 'blasphemy' is to wallow in insignificance! I have taken the refuse of your God's failures, and I have ''triumphed!''"''|'''Herbert West''', |''Bride of [[Re-Animator]]''.}}

{{quote|''"The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate."''|'''Judge Holden''', |''[[Blood Meridian]]''}}

{{quote|''"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence- whether much that is glorious- whether all that is profound- does not spring from disease of thought - from ''moods'' of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect."''|'''Edgar Allan Poe''', |''Eleonora''}}

{{quote|''"When it came to getting weird things done, sane beat mad hands down."''|'''[[Terry Pratchett]]''', |''[[Discworld/Thief of Time|Thief of Time]]''}}

{{quote|''"Everyone's always in favor of saving [[Hitler]]'s brain, but when you put it in the body of a [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|great white shark]], ooooh, ''suddenly'' you've gone too far!"''|'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''', |''[[Futurama]]''}}

[[Who's Laughing Now?|Mock my theories now!]]"''|'''Andrew G. McCann ''', "[http://planetmagazine.com/sfku.htm Angry Scientist]"}}

{{quote|''"[Milo] always did prefer mad science of academia."''|'''Jen''', |''[http://chronillogical.com/2008/09/16/excessively-delicious-madness/ Chronillogical]''}}

{{quote|''"We hold life to be sacred, but we also know the foundation of life consists in a stream of codes not so different from the successive frames of a watchvid. Why then cannot we cut one code short here, and start another there? Is life so fragile that it can withstand no tampering? Does the sacred brook no improvement?"''|'''Chairman Sheng-ji Yang''', |''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]''}}

{{quote|''"The point is, with the right amount of genius and a touch of perceived insanity, science can conquer anything."''|'''Brainiac 5''', |''[[Legion of Super-Heroes|Legion of Three Worlds]]'' "#4"}}

{{quote|''"Aperture Science: We do what we must because we can."''|'''GlaDOS''', |''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]''}}

I'm a scientist Lem, I've been a threat to humanity, the environment, even Jupiter once. But ''never'' to a hot girl's boyfriend."''|'''Phil''', ''[[Better Off Ted]]''}}

{{quote|''"There is no way in which the fully realised sentience of a machine could not be of benefit to us. As it is, the Machine Spirit is revered, yet in permanent bondage, its full potential shackled by petty fears. I seek to terminate this state of affairs."''|'''Unknown''' [[Machine Worship|Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Techno Wizard|tech-priest]], |''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''}}

{{quote|''"Isn't it worth the loss of a hand to have created the man of the future, the '''''MACHINE'''-MAN?!''"''|'''[[Metropolis|Rotwang]]''', on his evil [[Robot Girl|robot wife]]|[[Metropolis]]|}}

'''Both:''' [[Evil Laugh|Ha ha ha ha ha!]]|''[[JLA]]'' "#5"}}

{{quote|''"When I get [[Science-Related Memetic Disorder|the vibe]], it's like there's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited!"''|'''Tigerlily Jones''', |''[[Skin Horse]]''}}

{{quote|''"They called me crazy, insane, mad. [[Evil Laugh|Uwahahaaa]]! Well. I'll show them."''|'''Dr. Wily|[[Mega Man (video game)|Dr.Mega WilyMan]]'''}}

{{quote|''"Really, why in the hell would you even '''get''' into mad science if you're not going to [[Take Over the World]]? Honestly, people, the sooner you realize that [[Science Is Bad|all scientists are evil]] and have them all killed, the safer you'll be, really."''|'''Dr. Insano'''|[[The Spoony Experiment|Dr. Insano]]'''}}

{{quote|''"Yes Meredith, I've sent an elephant to hell. Science stuff, you wouldn't understand."''|'''Dr. Z''', |''Bino the Elephant''}}

{{quote|''"I remember those nights, planning technologies that didn't exist yet, outsider science, futurist dreaming, half-magical. The things I could do outside the university setting, now that I didn't have to wait for the pompous fools at the college! I was building another science, my science, wild science, robots and lasers and disembodied brains. A science that buzzed and glowed; it wanted to do things. It could get up and walk, fly, fight, sprout garish glowing creations in the remotest parts of the world, domes and towers and architectural fever dreams. And it was angry. It was mad science."''|'''Doctor Impossible''', |''[[Soon I Will Be Invincible]]''}}

''In this world of fools."''|'''Men At Work''', "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive"}}

{{quote|''"Just a heads up: we're gonna have a superconductor turned up full blast and pointed at you for the duration of this next test. [[For Science!|I'll be honest, we're throwing Science at the wall here to see what sticks. No idea what it'll do.]] Probably nothing. Best-case scenario, [[Freak Lab Accident|you might get some superpowers]]. Worst case, [[Body Horror|some tumors]], which we'll cut out."''|'''Cave Johnson''', Aperture Science CEO, |''[[Portal 2]]''}}

{{quote|''"If you want a ''new'' [[Gone Horribly Wrong|problem]], ask a salarian."''|'''Commander Shepard''', |''[[Mass Effect]]''}}

'''Dr. Walter Bishop:''' It's wonderful, isn't it?|'''[[Fringe]]'''}}

'''Medic''': "I have no idea!|'''Meet the Medic''', ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''}}

{{quote|"I am Kang, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Mad]]. I [[Those Magnificent Flying Machines|make things fly]], and I [[Mad Bomber|make things explode]]. The things I fly [[Mr. Fixit|tend to survive]]. The things I explode... [[Chunky Salsa Rule|not so much]]."|'''Kang the Mad''', |''[[Jade Empire]]''}}

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|''[[Girl Genius]]'', Moloch von Zinzer [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20080314 starts to get it].|''[[Girl Genius]]''}}

|''[[Girl Genius]]'', Moloch von Zinzer [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20090902 finally gets it].|''[[Girl Genius]]''}}

{{quote|"Mad? Is one who has solved the secret of life to be considered mad?"|'''Dr. Von Niemann''', |''The Vampire Bat''}}

'''Dr. Drakken:''' Keep it up and you'll be seeing a ''lot'' more of the "mad".|From '

|''[[Kim Possible]]'', "Car Trouble"}}