Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"Philosophy without application is merely intellectual masturbation."
Scarecrow
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"Philosophy is just overthinking what you already know."
Rocket
R
"Philosophy is just asking questions nobody can answer."
Rocket
M
"The truth is whatever people accept as truth."
Mysterio
M
"Philosophy teaches us that reality is a construct."
Mysterio
T
"I'm not mad, I'm just ahead of the curve."
The Joker
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"I'm an agent of chaos, and chaos is all a man needs to reach enlightenment."
The Joker
T
"The line between genius and madness is drawn by the sane."
The Joker
T
"The world is a stage, and we're all method actors too deep in character."
The Joker
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"I am not mad—the world is simply not civilized enough for me."
Poison Ivy
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"Creation and destruction are two sides of the same coin."
Poison Ivy
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"Civilization is the death of everything beautiful."
Poison Ivy
P
"The difference between medicine and poison is merely perspective."
Poison Ivy
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"I am the balance between creation and chaos."
Poison Ivy
P
"The world needs less humanity and more nature."
Poison Ivy
P
"Life and death are just two forms of the same natural process."
Poison Ivy
B
"To understand evil, you must first understand yourself."
Batman (1989)
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"Gotham's problems run deeper than any criminal."
Batman (1989)
B
"Madness and genius are separated by a thin line."
Batman (1989)
B
"I've learned that the greatest enemy is often within."
Batman (1989)
B
"I don't fight crime. I fight darkness itself."
Batman (1989)
M
"What is life but a temporary thaw before the inevitable freeze?"
Mr. Freeze
M
"The philosophers asked the questions; I provide the answers."
Mr. Freeze
R
"The mind is a riddle wrapped in an enigma, waiting to be solved."
Riddler
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"The mind is my playground, and riddles are my games."
Riddler
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"Philosophy is the science of asking better riddles."
Riddler
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"I am a product of this city's cruelty and indifference."
Penguin
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"We are slaves to our ambitions."
Doctor Octopus
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"Philosophy without application is mere speculation."
Doctor Octopus
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"We're all a little broken, that's what makes us whole."
Rocket