The Dark Knight

Movie · 5 characters · 1930 quotes

Quotes from The Dark Knight

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"The powerful use compassion as a tool for the weak."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Strength
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"Gotham needs hope. It needs something to inspire it."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Inspiration
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"I have one rule: I don't kill."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Philosophy
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"You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Power
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"Know your limits, then exceed them."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Perseverance
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"I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Courage
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"The mask is who I am. Bruce Wayne is the mask."
Bruce Wayne / Batman
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"A man is defined by his actions, not his words."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Life
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"Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Wisdom
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"I won't kill you, but I don't have to save you."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Justice
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"Fear is a tool. When that light hits the sky, it's not just a signal. It's a warning."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Fear
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"The night is darkest just before the dawn."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Hope
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."
Bruce Wayne / Batman Truth
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"The real tragedy is that you'll never understand."
Joker Philosophy
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"I've transcended your petty morality."
Joker Power
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"You keep searching for answers that don't exist."
Joker Philosophy
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"Everything beautiful is built on suffering."
Joker Beauty
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"I'm the only sane one in an insane world."
Joker Wisdom
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"Your civilization is one catastrophe away from collapse."
Joker Philosophy
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"In the end, we're all just alone with our thoughts."
Joker Solitude
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"You fear what I represent because it's true."
Joker Truth
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"The punchline is better than the setup - always."
Joker Humor
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"I represent liberation from your comfortable prison."
Joker Freedom
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"You're all trying so hard to find meaning in meaninglessness."
Joker Philosophy
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"Laughter in the face of meaninglessness is the truest response."
Joker Humor
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"I'm not evil - I'm just brutally honest."
Joker Truth
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"Your system is built on a foundation of lies."
Joker Truth
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"I've figured out what makes people tick - fear and hunger."
Joker
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"Freedom means accepting there's no safety net."
Joker Freedom
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"Everything you love can be taken away - that's the point."
Joker Philosophy