I don't care about the past - I believe in the power to reinvent yourself.

Lex: I hear you're escorting the birthday girl. Nice work.
Clark: (monotone) We're just going as friends.
Lex: Sure you are. Hope you got her a nice gift.

Lex: I heard the quarterback couldn't make it. Too bad.
Lana: I knew you'd be devastated.

I believe we make our own destiny.

Clark: You might consider rounding those curves at a speed that won't actually break the sound barrier.
Lex: Hey, where's the fun in that?
Chloe: Yep, that's impressive, even for Smallville.

Lex: Life's a journey, Clark; I don't wanna go through it following a roadmap.
Clark: It still wouldn't kill you to drive more slowly.

Cassandra: Do those expensive shoes come with a name?
Lex: Lex Luthor.
Cassandra: Huh. Of Luthor... Everything Incorporated?
Lex: More or less.

Lex: I come bearing gifts.
Cassandra: So did the Greeks.

I once read about a rich man who survived a hotel fire. He hung onto the ledge for an hour before the fire department rescued him. Afterwards he bought the hotel...always stayed in the room. When they asked him why, he said he figured Fate couldn't find him twice.

You see, I don't want to do good things, I want to do great things.

A high school boyfriend isn't a husband; he's an obstacle.

Lex: I promise I'm not a criminal mastermind.
Clark: I know; a criminal mastermind would have worn a mask.

Smallville Quotes

Clark: Isn't it time we moved beyond these mental trials?
Jor-El: Your determination is strong, Son, but just as your passion will be your greatest strength, so, too, will it be your greatest obstacle.

Chloe: Dr. Hamilton.
Dr. Hamilton: If you would be so kind as to lower the 9mm Jericho 941. I prefer "Emil."