--- title: "9 Can do Quotes By Stan Lee" description: "9 Can do quotes by Stan Lee. Plus more from Stan Lee and more Can do sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/stan-lee-1586_can-do_we-all-wish-we-had-super-powers-we-all-w_1964271.jpg" --- > [We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/we-all-wish-we-had-super-powers-we-all-wish-we-could-do-more-than-we/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/stan-lee-1586_can-do_we-all-wish-we-had-super-powers-we-all-w_1964271.jpg) > [If I got a superpower I wouldn't say, oh, I got to get a costume and put on a mask. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-i-got-a-superpower-i-wouldn-t-say-oh-i-got-to-get-a-costume-and/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/stan-lee-1586_bucks_if-i-got-a-superpower-i-wouldn-t-say-oh_2769618.jpg) > [I'm the Chairman Emeritus, and according to my contract I am supposed to devote 10% of my time to working for Marvel...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-the-chairman-emeritus-and-according-to-my-contract-i-am-supposed/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/stan-lee-1586_can-do_i-m-the-chairman-emeritus-and-according_1242487.jpg) > [I'm just somebody who tries to write things that entertain people. And if I can do it in a way that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-just-somebody-who-tries-to-write-things-that-entertain-people-and/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/stan-lee-1586_bad-guy_i-m-just-somebody-who-tries-to-write-thi_248851.jpg) > [Everybody wants to feel that you're writing to a certain demographic because that's good business, but I've never done that ... I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/everybody-wants-to-feel-that-you-re-writing-to-a-certain-demographic/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/stan-lee-1586_best-work_everybody-wants-to-feel-that-you-re-writ_2380373.jpg) > [What did Doctor Doom really want? He wanted to rule the world. Now, think about this. You could walk across the street…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/what-did-doctor-doom-really-want-he-wanted-to-rule-the-world-now/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b91/stan-lee-1586_can-do_what-did-doctor-doom-really-want-he-want_793167.jpg) > [ Jack \[Kirby\] and Joe \[Simon\] wrote and drew the stories themselves in the beginning and I was just, like, the office boy.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/jack-kirby-and-joe-simon-wrote-and-drew-the-stories-themselves-in-the/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/stan-lee-1586_boys_jack-kirby-and-joe-simon-wrote-and-drew_1163951.jpg) > [The way I'm doing it is I'm trying to think to myself, "Okay, I have the name Superman, and he's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-way-i-m-doing-it-is-i-m-trying-to-think-to-myself-okay-i-have-the/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/stan-lee-1586_blind_the-way-i-m-doing-it-is-i-m-trying-to-th_339235.jpg) > [The purpose of this is not show that I can do it better, because I think Superman is perfect. The original creation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-purpose-of-this-is-not-show-that-i-can-do-it-better-because-i/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/stan-lee-1586_another-way_the-purpose-of-this-is-not-show-that-i-c_2296938.jpg) ## Other authors on Can do ## More by Stan Lee > [I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-think-the-way-you-become-a-good-storyteller-is-to-read-a-lot-of/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [I enjoy the fact that we have these mobile comics now, which are sort of a cross between a comic book and an animated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-enjoy-the-fact-that-we-have-these-mobile-comics-now-which-are-sort/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [To tell you the truth, I never thought of myself as much of a success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/to-tell-you-the-truth-i-never-thought-of-myself-as-much-of-a-success/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-am-so-impressed-with-people-who-can-really-make-a-big-movie-a-good/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/marvel-is-a-cornucopia-of-fantasy-a-wild-idea-a-swashbuckling/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [Your humans slaughter each other because of the color of your skin, or your faith or your plitics -- or for no reason at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/your-humans-slaughter-each-other-because-of-the-color-of-your-skin-or/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [That's what everybody tells me. "I would've had a great comic-book collection, but my mother made me throw them away." But when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/that-s-what-everybody-tells-me-i-would-ve-had-a-great-comic-book/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-have-always-tried-to-have-a-message-not-to-be-a-preacher-but-a/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [ I was in the beginning when \[comic book superheroes\] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-was-in-the-beginning-when-comic-book-superheroes-started-but-not/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [I always felt the 'X-Men,' in a subtle way, often touched upon the subject of racism and inequality, and I believe that subject has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-always-felt-the-x-men-in-a-subtle-way-often-touched-upon-the/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. Then, when you get a little older you can't read fairy tales…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/every-kid-loves-fairy-tales-stories-of-witches-and-giants-and/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [Wherever we find news, excitement, mystery and adventure, there, too, we find the newspaper reporter. Always on the alert for something new, ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/wherever-we-find-news-excitement-mystery-and-adventure-there-too-we/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [I hated teenagers in comics because they were always sidekicks. And I always felt if I were a superhero, there's no way I'd pal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-hated-teenagers-in-comics-because-they-were-always-sidekicks-and-i/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [The experience of reading a printed comic book will never change, but now, thanks to the digital age, there are many different ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-experience-of-reading-a-printed-comic-book-will-never-change-but/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) > [I'm just somebody who tries to write things that entertain people. And if I can do it in a way that makes them prefer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-just-somebody-who-tries-to-write-things-that-entertain-people-and/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/can-do/stan-lee/#itemlist", "name": "9 Can do Quotes By Stan Lee", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We all wish we had super powers. 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