Oliver Queen quotes from Arrow

Oliver

Hey. Come on, we can't just lose all hope here.

Felicity

You have. I can see it in your eyes.

Oliver

I just can't believe that I thought that I'd be the one to unite this city while Damien Darhk was trying to kill it. That was arrogant. The same arrogance that made me feel that I could be the Green Arrow without descending into darkness. Bottom line: it was foolish.

Felicity

You don't believe that.

Oliver

I didn't believe that. Not until Laurel died.

Felicity

I thought you weren't blaming yourself for her death anymore.

Oliver

We made a decision to come back here. I tried to do things differently. And for a time, I did. And now I am left here to wonder... if I hadn't, would Laurel still be alive?

Darhk

What are you gonna do now, Oliver? Stop posturing. We both know you can't do it. You spared the life of the man that killed your own mother.

Oliver

You killed a friend of mine. You killed tens of thousands of innocent people. With Slade Wilson, I had a choice. This time, I don't.

Oliver

It's Thea and John.

Felicity

Them leaving has to be a blow.

Oliver

And they're leaving because of their own personal darkness. I just can't help but think that they were infected by mine.

Felicity

Maybe. Like you said, maybe you can't become a hero without succumbing to the darkness even a little bit, but you were able to defeat Darhk by giving the city its hope back.

Oliver

You're saying it's not black and white?

Felicity

I'm saying that there is a man who killed Darhk in cold blood, and that same man stood on top of a car and gave the city its hope back. What you're feeling isn't darkness. It's a schism. You're at war with two sides of yourself.

Thea

You realize you just accused the police department of being corrupt, at the police department gala?

Oliver

I answered a question.

Thea

And you also just put blame on the police department instead of taking responsibility for the city's crimes.

Oliver

You know I'm taking responsibility.

Thea

Yes – the other guy. But as the mayor, it looks like you're sleepwalking. Okay? Showing up late again is not helping that perception.

Oliver

I see what you did there.

Felicity

What did I do?

Oliver

You talked about the new team like it's a done deal.

Felicity

Oh, that. Well, I just thought since you decided to "keep swimming" as mayor, you might do the same as Green Arrow?

Oliver

You might be right.

Felicity

Lance told me about the Russian proverb by the way. Very poetic... Wait! Did you just say I might be right? Are you okay?

Oliver

Curtis, if you think this is hard, wait until I actually start training you.

Curtis

What happens then?

Oliver

The last guy got an arrow in the leg before it even started.

Curtis

That was Roy, right?

Oliver

Also Roy, but I'm talking about Wild Dog.

Felicity

And you did put two arrows in Barry Allen's back.

Curtis

I'm starting to sense a pattern.

Felicity

When I got to know you, the real you, I was in awe. I had never met somebody so passionate, so focused and determined to make a real difference. But the recruits didn't get to see the real you because all you showed them was this angry guy in a mask. Like, scary angry.

Oliver

I just thought that if they didn't know who I was, it would make things easier ... For me. Easier for me. When I was in the Bratva ... Nobody in the Bratva uses their real names. Nobody knows anything about anyone's life before they were Bratva.

Felicity

Sounds lonely.

Oliver

It's effective. They teach you that the only person you can trust is yourself, that without personal attachment, there can be no loss. Laurel, Thea, Dig, even Roy, I let them into my crusade. I let them in ...

Felicity

Then they left.

Oliver

I was protecting myself.

Felicity

I just think you're missing something.

Oliver

Only one thing?

Felicity

The reason the original team worked so well was because of the trust and respect that everyone had for Oliver Queen, not the Green Arrow. Oliver is the one who makes a good leader. He's the one that runs a good team. He's the one that I chose to stand by and that I continue to choose to stand by.

Oliver

Your father didn't give up his life so you could become a killer.

You don't know that.

Oliver

My father gave up his life to save mine. He made me promise to be better than him, to save this city in a way that he never could. It's been nearly 10 years since that day. So far, I've failed.

Why are you telling me this?

Oliver

Because I don't want to fail anymore. I can't do it alone. I need a team. Let's honor the legacies of our fathers together.

Rene Ramirez

I wanna help, too.

Oliver

I think you've done enough.

Rene

Sorry about before, but I get it now. I'll do whatever you need.

Oliver

What I need is to trust that when I do ask for your help, you're not immediately gonna make the problem worse.

Rory Regan

He said he was sorry. Let us help.

Evelyn

Yeah, we could canvass the city.

Oliver

Look what happened the last time you went looking for Samson. Pass.

Anatoly

Bratva. Do you know what this word means?

Oliver

"Brotherhood".

Anatoly

Da. If you are hungry, brothers will feed you. If you are hurt, brothers bring ten times pain to men responsible. If one brother succeeds, all brothers rich. If one brother fails, all brothers suffer. Your brothers would kill for you, would die for you, as you would kill and die for them.

Thea

Well, as promised, I will stay on until I can find a more qualified and experienced replacement.

Oliver

I don't want experience. I want someone that I can trust, Speedy, and that person is you.

Thea

I messed up Ollie. Big time.

Oliver

No, Thea, you didn't. Follow me.

Oliver

Thank you all for coming. I'd like to address head-on, and with brutal honesty, some of the recent reports regarding my administration. Reports that suggest that while voters may have elected me, others have been making decisions in my stead. Truth of the matter is, that every decision made by any member of my administration is my decision. The buck, as they say, stops with me. Because when you are in charge, everything that your team does is on you, and I trust my team. [Quentin walks in from a side room] That team will be include former police captain Quentin Lance, who'll be serving beside me as Deputy Mayor.

Quentin

I appreciate the vote of confidence, Mr. Mayor.

Oliver

You're the right man for the job. Trust me.

Rene

Ragman should be here.

Oliver

Overwatch, do you have a 20 on Ragman?

Felicity

I texted him, like, 10 times and then 10 more, but nada.

Curtis

Maybe he's sick. I mean, the flu's been going around, and by the looks of those rags, he does not hit the drycleaner very often.

Curtis

Another robbery in progress at...

Felicity

Palmer Tech! I got to call Oliver.

Curtis

Or maybe don't, and we'll just let them get robbed. It will serve Mr. Dennis right for firing us.

Felicity

He fired me. You quit.

Curtis

Because he fired you. Same thing.

Felicity

[calls Oliver] Oliver! We have a robbery in progress at Palmer Tech.

Oliver

[Oliver is revealed to be the robber] Yeah?!

Anatoly

Second test over. Do not make any worse by pulling out suture.

Oliver

Anatoly, if this is how the Bratva treat their new members, I'd hate to see how they treat their enemies.

Anatoly

Pass third and final test, find out.

Evelyn

Things have really fallen apart without Oliver, haven't they?

Oliver

[walking in] It's a good thing I'm back then.

Rory

Was he waiting for an entrance line?

Curtis

No, he's just that cool.