Batman Begins

"Kindness toward the undeserving is merely cruelty deferred."

"Patience is a virtue only for those whose time has value."

"Gratitude chains us to our inferiors."

"Death should be embraced as the ultimate truth."

"Peace is purchased with the blood of the weak."

"The capacity to laugh is the capacity to deny reality."

"Dreams are prophecies of what the dreamer secretly desires."

"The greatest work of art is a perfectly executed manipulation."

"A true leader transcends morality—he operates beyond its constraints."

"Faith without evidence is the ultimate form of self-deception."

"Music is mathematical order expressing itself through sound."

"Art, like science, is a language of control and manipulation."

"The scarecrow is a symbol of order imposed on nature's chaos."

"I don't destroy Gotham—I awaken it from its comfortable delusion."

"The only constant in human nature is the desire for dominance."

"Courage must be tempered with intellect, or it becomes folly."

"Hope is what prevents men from acting decisively."

"Family ties are chains that bind us to mediocrity."

"Friendship is a liability in the pursuit of excellence."

"Love is a drug, and like all addictions, it destroys the addict."

"The limits of human achievement are self-imposed."

"Education should liberate the mind, not confine it to conventional thinking."

"What separates man from beast is not morality, but the capacity for deception."

"Power corrupts, but only the strong-willed can wield it without being consumed."

"The mask I wear is no different than the ones society forces us all to wear."

"To understand my work, you must first understand your own fear."

"Fear is not our enemy—ignorance is."

"Solitude is where true genius is cultivated."

"Relationships are transactions—nothing more."

"Inspiration is the spark that ignites revolution and chaos."