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“You can't just throw people at all your problems, dear.”

Source: Astonishing X-Men, Volume 2: Dangerous

“If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do.”

Tim Minear, in Epiphany", episode 16 of season 2 of Angel; also mentioned in the DVD commentary for the Firefly episode, "Objects in Space".
Misattributed

“The greatest expression of rebellion is joy.”

Acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at the Creative Art Emmys

“The actors can make up their dialogue. I'm bushed, and they're all funny, and the hell with it. Maybe I'll give them a premise to work off of, like "You're all in trouble" or "Wash has a thing."”

They could maybe light it too.
"This explains Joss perfectly." at Whedonesque.com (15 February 2006) http://whedonesque.com/comments/9548

“You can either watch TV or you can make TV.”

Underground Online, interview by Michael Patrick Sullivan

“I believe we are the only sentient beings in the universe, and I believe that 500 years from now, we will still be the only sentient beings around. … Aliens are something everyone else is doing.”

As quoted in "Whedon creates space cowboys in 'Firefly'" in Post-Gazette (22 July 2002) http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20020722owen0722fnp3.asp

“The network called up and said 'We piggybacked you on the deal for another show,' I'm like 'Okay, so what you're saying to my writers is that they weren't picked up when they thought they were and now that they are it was because of something that has nothing to do with them. Okay. Great. Stop calling.”

Underground Online, interview by Michael Patrick Sullivan
This is in reference to the WB network announcing that Angel had been confirmed for a full fifth season of 22 episodes, when Mutant Enemy Productions had already assumed that to be so.

“Let freedom ring, unless it's on vibrate.”

[21 October 2004, http://whedonesque.com/comments/5133, "More X-Men 3 rumors", Whedonesque.com, 2006-12-05]

“Joss: Um, no. Dead Buffy's a Buffy. But a dead one.”

As quoted in The Orlando Sentinel (24 May 2001)

“I'm working on Buffy: Deep Space Nine. It will be dark and badly received.”

Entertainment Weekly Angel TV Preview, published in issue #727-728 (12 September 2003)

“Stay crunchy, even in milk.”

"Joss to never learn how to work site! Man is complete Melvin! Mock him!" at Whedonesque.com (9 November 2005) http://whedonesque.com/comments/8735

“People with real power never fear of losing it. People with control think of little else.”

"Mom, He's Doing It Again..", at Whedonesque.com (10 November 2007) http://whedonesque.com/comments/14699#more

“I have had a dream my whole life… and it was not this good.”

On being attached to direct The Avengers at the San Diego Comic-Con 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkINcovFxaY