32 Oliver Queen Quotes: the Playboy Who Became Green Arrow

We all go through traumatic or ecstatic moments that change us permanently, whether for good or bad. For one hedonistic womanizer, Oliver Queen, his transformation into becoming a better man went from zero to 1000, and soon enough, he was saving the day. Read 32 of his quotes below.

Born into endless wealth, the DC character Oliver Queen lived a lifestyle devoid of worries and moral inhibitions and had a taste for the playboy lifestyle. This perspective on life changed when he found himself on a deserted island when his family's yacht sank into the ocean.

There, he went through an internal revolution while perfecting skills for surviving on the island, including archery, swordsmanship, and more, followed by missions in China and Russia where his job was to prevent terrorist attacks, only one of the many missions and groups he found himself in.

Finally, after a decade of being presumed dead, he returned to his home city of Starlight, where he committed himself to his father, who died in the shipwreck, saving him's, dying wish; that he may become a better man.

So, donning the moniker Green Arrow, former rich boy Queen devoted himself to a life of vigilante justice and eventually joined the Justice League. Read 32 of his quotes below.

An image of Oliver Queen with his quote: “You have no idea how powerful truth can be.” | Source: facebook.com/CWArrow

Moral and General Perspective Quotes from Oliver Queen

"There is more than one path to justice.” — Oliver Queen

“Every one of those losses brings within a choice between darkness and light. Make the right choice.” — Oliver Queen

“Sometimes we just need a reason when a situation is completely unreasonable.” — Oliver Queen

“You have no idea how powerful truth can be.” — Oliver Queen

“Sometimes a lie isn’t wrong if it’s for the good of someone that you love.” — Oliver Queen

An image of Oliver Queen with his quote: “Every one of those losses brings within a choice between darkness and light. Make the right choice.” | Source: facebook.com/CWArrow

“Being happy doesn’t mean you don’t have issues. It just means that you’re working on them.” — Oliver Queen

Emotional Oliver Green Quotes

“When I didn't feel lost, I felt...free.” — Oliver Queen

"I spent the past year trying to avenge my father. If we're going to do this, it has to be about honoring Tommy. I need to become the man he thought I could be. You two have helped me take the first step. The city still needs saving. But not by The Hood. Not by some vigilante who's just crossing names of a list, it needs... something more." — Oliver Queen

"Please. I'm starving. I've never killed anything before." — Oliver Queen

An image of Oliver Queen with his quote: “When I didn't feel lost, I felt...free.” | Source: facebook.com/CWArrow

“I didn’t know how painful it would be to keep my secrets.” — Oliver Queen

"John, I don't want to die down here.." — Oliver Queen

“I just wanted one night to remind me of what I’m fighting for.” — Oliver Queen

“Never doubt my love for you.” — Oliver Queen

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"I don't think that I could do something like this." — Oliver Queen

“Being the mayor isn’t the job that’s lonely.” — Oliver Queen

More Oliver Green Quotes

“The only thing that hurts worse than an arrow going in is an arrow coming out!” — Oliver Queen

“"You got her fired under false pretenses, Thea.” — Oliver Queen

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"What's Twilight?" — Oliver Queen

"I came back to the boat because I want to go home. I wasn't thinking of saving anybody. That's not who I am." — Oliver Queen

"That would be my preference. "— Oliver Queen

"You think I'm going to stab the district attorney in the middle of city hall?" — Oliver Queen

"She says the island changed me. She has no idea how much. There are many more names on the list. Those who rule my city through intimidation and fear. Every last one of them will wish I had died on that island." — Oliver Queen

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"You need to make things right with Susan." — Oliver Queen

"Ras Al Ghul, your father was an honorable man. You've aligned with a psychopath. And he'd be ashamed of you." — Oliver Queen

"Because I need you to be safe." — Oliver Queen

An image of Oliver Queen with his quote: “Sometimes a lie isn’t wrong if it’s for the good of someone that you love.” | Source: facebook.com/CWArrow

"I'm not asking. I will come and get you when this is all over." — Oliver Queen

“When you are in charge, everything that your team does is on you.” — Oliver Queen

"I don't see the difference." — Oliver Queen

An image of Oliver Queen and other characters with his quote: “I just wanted one night to remind me of what I’m fighting for.” | Source: facebook.com/CWArrow

Over the decades, Green Arrow has been interpreted in many ways via comic books, games, series, and movies. Some voice actors include Alan Tudyk and Kin Shriner, as well as actors Stephen Amell and Justin Hartley, known for his portrayal as Kevin Pearson from "This Is Us" and Fox Crane in "Passions."

John Barrowman also plays Green Arrow's arch nemesis in "Arrow: The Dark Archer, "which gives viewers a deeper look into his story.

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