Yes. And I shall be watching both of you closely. Very closely indeed, — Darkseid

"The brilliance is in the victory, Kanto and now it is time to test the capabilities of this Earth man. Even with these weapons, I am curious if this mortal can actually complete his task. The eradication of the Last Son of Krypton."

"As for his [Darkseids] creation, this wouldve been the late 1960s, while Kirby was still at Marvel Comics, before he jumped ship to DC, Mark Evanier is on record saying Jack was channeling Richard Nixon when writing Darkseids dialogue. Kirby hated Nixon."

"Darkseid considers anything evil thats going to stop him. If you stop me, I consider you evil."

"Perhaps too inventive. It is an admirable quality albeit driven by greed. As surely as Superman will fall, Lex Luthors activities must be closely monitored. Do I make myself clear, Kanto?"

"Darkseid is very evil. Hes the equivalent of a mass murderer, but he wouldnt waste his super-powers on just one individual. He wouldnt go out of his way just to kill one man; it would be ridiculous. He wouldnt do it. Hed just walk away. Thats how my villains think."

"The right idea to Darkseid is anything that benefits him. He isnt going to worry about you. He sees the world from where he sits, and of course what he sees is big. Hes a big man. Darkseid is a tremendous, powerful, evil figure, and hes going to see everything in a cosmic view. Hes not going to see a view of the candy store around the corner or whats playing at the Palladium next week. Darkseid is going to see everything in an over-powering cosmic view, and of course what else would he want but complete subjugation of everything? Earth is included in that everything, and my concept is that somewhere on Earth is someone who can solve the Anti-Life Equation, and Darkseid is after that poor soul."