Alex Irvine Quotes & Sayings

Modesty is good. But take your credit. You can't always count on other people to offer it. — Alex Irvine

Brutish strength combined with the elegance of the gambit - it was the mark of a true genius. Anyone could achieve power with a gun or a knife. The perfect riddle commanded its recipient to act in one way, and one way only. There was no greater mastery - and that was what the Riddler sought to achieve over Batman - absolute mastery. — Alex Irvine

Overcommunicate. It's better to tell someone something they already know than to not tell them something they needed to hear. — Alex Irvine

This is the third night you've kept me up crying. Thought I'd give your mother a rest. Right now you haven't mastered English yet so I thought I'd put this on film for you. I want to show you something. Tony, see that? I built that for you and someday you're going to realize that it represents a lot more than just people's inventions. It represents my life's work. Someday you'll figure it out, and when you do, you'll do even bigger things with your life. I just know it. You're the future. I've created so much in y life, but you know what is the thing I'm proudest of? You. My son. The secret to the future is here! — Alex Irvine

The world is ending. This is your chance. Would you rather die here, or in a Jaeger? — Alex Irvine

The world may be about to end, but if it's going to end, we'll goddamn well give it our best shot first. And this is the place to do it. — Alex Irvine

But sons have to be soldiers. And soldiers adapt. — Alex Irvine