The Best Sphinx Quotes

The: We are number one. All others are number two, or lower.

[Mr. Furious tries to balance a hammer on his head]
Mr. Furious: Why am I doing this, again?
The: When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you will head off your foes with a balanced attack.
Mr. Furious: And why am I wearing the watermelon on my feet?
The: [looks at the watermelon on Mr. Furious' feet] I don't remember telling you to do that.

[last lines]
[to the news reporters]
The: Excuse me, could I say something? I think we would all like this victory to go out to all the other guys, and I'm talking about the people in this city who are super good at their jobs but never get any credit. Like the lady in the DMV - that's a rough job.
Invisible: To the people that remember jingles from tons of old commercials.
The: And uh, uh, people that support local music and seek out independent film.
The: And the guy that drives the snow-plow. And the school nurse, that's a...
Mr. Furious: Eddie, Eddie, I think they got the point.
Becky: What's the name of this group?
Invisible: The Super Dudes!
The: No, no, no, not the Super Dudes.
Mr. Furious: We're not the Super Dudes. We don't have a name yet, but we're definitely not the Super Dudes.
The: I gotta get home, it's late...
[a photojournalist approaches]
The: Picture, picture time!
Becky: Well, whatever you call them, Champion City will forever owe a debt of gratitude to these mystery men.
The: Wait! Wait, that's it!... We are the Super Squad.
The: No, no! Alliteration in these situations is corny... What?
[She opens her bag, where Carmine sits smouldering]
The: Yes, we're all very aware that you saved the day, and I'm sure we'll be hearing about it for the rest of our lives...

The: He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions.

The: You must lash out with every limb, like the octopus who plays the drums.

The: When you care what is outside, what is inside cares for you.

Mr. Furious: Okay, am I the only one who finds these sayings just a little bit formulaic? "If you want to push something down, you have to pull it up. If you want to go left, you have to go right." It's...
The: Your temper is very quick, my friend. But until you learn to master your rage...
Mr. Furious: ...your rage will become your master? That's what you were going to say. Right? Right?
The: Not necessarily.

The: Come on, somebody do something, we need him.
The: Okay. Okay, let's do this. You're a very furious man, do you understand that?
Mr. Furious: No.
The: No? Well you've got a lot to be furious about, and I'll tell you why: You're not well-liked. You're uh, you're abrasive and off-putting. You try and say pithy things, but your wit is a hindrance and so, therefore nothing is provocative. Just mixed metaphors. Now, doesn't that make you angry? Does it infuriate you?
Mr. Furious: No.
The: Well, it should. Aren't you angry? Come on, man!
The: Your penmanship is atrocious!
The: You dress in the manner of a male prostitute!

The: To learn my teachings, I must first teach you how to learn.

Invisible: [after becoming invisible for a moment and reappearing naked] I'm invisible. Can you see me?
The: Yes!
Mr. Furious: Wow.
The: Two hands there, son.
[Invisible Boy covers up]
The: Maybe you should put some shorts on or something, if you want to keep fighting evil today.

The: You must be like wolf pack, not six-pack.