The Dark Knight Rises

"Impatience is the disease of the ambitious. Patience is its cure."

"Power corrupts only the weak. The strong are purified by it."

"A philosopher questions the world. A man of action reshapes it."

"Fear is a choice made by those without vision."

"The path to success is paved with the bodies of the weak."

"Justice and mercy are luxuries afforded only to the victorious."

"Death holds no terror for one who has already survived it."

"Time waits for no man, yet some men control how others experience it."

"Knowledge without strength is merely academic curiosity."

"The natural order is not chaos—it is the triumph of the strong."

"Every scar is a testament to survival and an education in pain."

"Your rules are chains forged by the fearful to constrain the strong."

"Victory is not given—it is seized by those strong enough to claim it."

"I have endured what would shatter lesser men into dust."

"Rage is fuel for those without discipline. Controlled anger is a force of nature."

"In the end, we are all slaves to something. Choose your master wisely."

"The greatest lie is telling yourself you are incapable of greatness."

"Every moment of weakness is a moment stolen from your potential."

"Solitude is where a man discovers his true nature."

"A man's word is his bond only if he possesses the strength to enforce it."

"The pain you feel now will forge you into something greater."

"I am not bound by your morality or your laws."

"Happiness is for those who have surrendered to circumstance."

"Wisdom is knowing what cannot be changed and having the power to change everything else."

"Hope is the last refuge of the desperate and the damned."

"Love is the most powerful weapon—and the most dangerous liability."

"Friendship is a luxury. Loyalty is a necessity."

"Family is either a strength or a weakness. It cannot be both."

"Peace is the absence of the will to fight. I will always be willing."

"Creativity without conviction is merely entertainment."