"We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do."
"What did Doctor Doom really want? He wanted to rule the world. Now, think about this. You could walk across the street against a traffic light and get a summons for jaywalking, but you could walk up to a police officer and say "I want to rule the world," and there's nothing he can do about it, that is not a crime. Anybody can want to rule the world. So, even though he was the Fantastic Four's greatest menace, in my mind, he was never a criminal!"
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Source: Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe. Book by Roy Thomas, 2006.
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