Oliver Queen quotes from Arrow

Diaz

It's like I said... life ain't fair.

Oliver

You... You have failed this city. And I'm gonna take it back. [falls unconscious]

Diaz

[to Anatoly] Maybe he won't be so smug when he wakes up.

I'm gonna ask. Are you the Green Arrow?

Oliver

Yes.

Then I'm gonna to propose a new strategy: jury nullification. You're going to admit to being the Green Arrow. We are then gonna highlight every single thing you have done for this city, all the times you have saved it. We will argue you do not deserve to go to prison. This. Is. A legitimate chance, Oliver.

Oliver

I can't do it.

Why not?

Oliver

I'd be putting a target on my back. I'd be putting a target on my wife and son's back. I've been the Green Arrow for six years. I didn't plan on doing it forever. I thought that one day, my mission would end and I would finally, after all this time, get a chance to actually live my life. That will never happen if I tell the whole world that I'm the Green Arrow.

Oliver

[seeing the gun] You can take a shot at me if you want to. It's just gonna... ruin me saying "Thank you".

Rene

Can't be too safe.

Oliver

As the Green Arrow, I have gone up against some terrible people who've tried to do terrible things, – hey, look at me – and I'm still here.

William

That doesn't mean you always will be.

Oliver

You're right. William, I just started being your dad, okay? I love being your dad. And nothing is gonna take me away from you. Especially not Ricardo Diaz.

William

Kick. His. Ass!

Oliver

I'm asking a lot of you. I appreciate it.

Anatoly

You cannot wage revolution in white gloves. Lenin had many faults, but he was right about that.

Oliver

Hey, um... I shouldn't have pushed you away. I should have trusted you to keep yourself safe, and I should've trusted my abilities to help keep you safe.

Felicity

Thank you.

Oliver

Yeah.

Felicity

It's good to know, after all these years, that you can still learn something.

Oliver

You know, I still have a ways to go.

Felicity

That's true.

Oliver

So far, Ricardo Diaz has been unstoppable. He has aligned himself with the most powerful criminal organization in the country. He controls Star City's government, its infrastructure, and its police force. I can't stop him on my own.

And when you say you can't stop him, are you speaking as the former Mayor... or as someone else? [Oliver says nothing.] You want my help? I'm gonna need two things from you. The first is, I'm gonna need you to say the words.

Oliver

I am the Green Arrow.

And the truth shall set you free.

Oliver

What's the second thing? [Watson says nothing.]

Quentin

Come a long way, you and me.

Oliver

It's been getting better since the first time you arrested me.

Quentin

[smiles at that] You know, I've always been curious... How'd you beat that lie detector, anyway?

Oliver

It... it just comes down to... keeping a regular heart rate.

Oliver

I know that you have put your vendetta aside for the sake of the mission.

Dinah

And you want to make sure I keep it that way.

Oliver

I want to say "Thank you". It takes a very big person to not seek vengeance for someone they love. If I haven't always been sensitive to that,... I'm truly sorry.

Dinah

I'm sorry I was so hard on you. You know, the truth is... I respect you more that you could ever know. You put together a team of heroes. It's no small thing. [shakes hands with Oliver]

Oliver

Quentin, I hope I took the time to tell you... You're a really good father.

Quentin

So are you.

Oliver

[emotional] I had a good example.

Quentin

Yeah, your dad was a good man.

Oliver

[nearly in tears] I'm not talking about my dad.

Mr. Queen. Why are you being arrested again?

Oliver

I have voluntarily handed myself over to the FBI.

Can you comment any further?

Oliver

Yes, I can. [looks directly into the camera at the viewer] I am the Green Arrow. I realize that I have denied that claim with the same conviction with which I'm speaking now. I have let good people stand accused of things that I've done. Roy Harper is not the Green Arrow. Tommy Merlyn is most certainly not the Green Arrow. These are two names on a long list of people who have given so much and sacrificed everything in the name of my crusade. Some of them gave their lives in the pursuit of one simple objective: to save our city. Star City still needs saving. Last night, we dealt our enemy a critical blow, but there is still work to be done. So I'm looking to the people of this city. I'm looking to my allies. To my friends. To my partners. And I'm asking them to continue. To keep fighting. I'm asking them to complete our mission. To save our city!

Felicity

I'm done hiding, Oliver. I'm done being a person who doesn't fight back. Diaz broke in, and all I could think about was protecting William. I tried, and I couldn't do it. If A.R.G.U.S. hadn't gotten there when they did... do you know what it feels like not being able to protect your family?

Oliver

I have lived with that feeling every second since I stepped in here, Felicity. Don't... don't tempt that, please. Please. I am begging you to go back to witness protection.

Felicity

No. I won't. You don't get to decide this time, Oliver. I love you, and I will always... always wait for you. But I can't let what happened to William and I happen again. I can't. I have to fight back. You, of all people, understand that.

Oliver

I just want to do the right thing.

The right thing? Is that what you were doing, running around in that costume? You turned the law into a joke. The Green Arrow's very existence invited criminals into your city. You think you're some kind of hero. Have you ever stopped to think maybe all you've done is make things worse?

Oliver

We had a deal!

A deal that means nothing now that Brick got what he wanted. With Yorke gone, we're finally free to have some fun. Brick's got a game going on right now in the mess hall. All thanks to you.

First rule of prison, trust no one.

Ah. The kid's right. Now, how'd he manage to figure that out before you did?

Recidivism is the likelihood that a violent criminal offender will commit another violent crime when set free. That is what I'm trying to prevent, but I believe everyone here has a chance at redemption, even people like you.

Oliver

I don't need your help, and I don't need redemption.

You don't?

Oliver

[quietly] No.

How many people have you hurt besides the prisoners and guards you sent to the infirmary?

Oliver

I don't know.

How many people have you murdered? Hmm? Would you say you have violent tendencies?

Oliver

I would say I'm trying to protect my family.