Philosophy Quotes

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

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"The universe doesn't owe you anything."
Rocket
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"The only thing constant is the universe trying to kill you."
Rocket
M
"The boundaries of reality are merely suggestions."
Mysterio
M
"The body may be limited, but the mind is infinite."
Mysterio
M
"I've transcended the limitations of ordinary existence."
Mysterio
B
"They said I was mad, but madness is to expect different results."
Batman (1989)
B
"Every criminal thinks they're the hero of their own story."
Batman (1989)
B
"You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain."
Batman (1989)
B
"You cannot serve justice and mercy equally—choices must be made."
Batman (1989)
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"The world would be so much better without human interference."
Poison Ivy
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"Men see conquest where I see symbiosis."
Poison Ivy
P
"Men are disposable; nature is eternal."
Poison Ivy
S
"The mask I wear is not who I am. It is simply the reflection of what others see."
Scarecrow
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"I wear the mask so others can see themselves reflected in my terror."
Scarecrow
S
"What you see is not what is. What you feel is all that matters."
Scarecrow
S
"Every person carries their own scarecrow. I simply help them meet it."
Scarecrow
S
"I am the personification of what already exists within every human being."
Scarecrow
R
"The greatest puzzle is human nature itself"
Riddler
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"Philosophy is the art of asking better riddles"
Riddler
R
"The riddle of existence has no wrong answer, only unexplored ones"
Riddler
R
"The mind is both riddler and riddle, question and questioner"
Riddler
D
"Control is an illusion we create for ourselves."
Doctor Octopus
M
"Philosophy without cold logic is merely poetry. And poetry melts."
Mr. Freeze
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"Philosophy is the warm-blooded attempt to make sense of the senseless."
Mr. Freeze
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"I am a philosopher of power and its rightful applications."
Penguin
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"My philosophy is simple: dominate or be dominated."
Penguin
S
"We are all connected through the roots beneath our feet."
Swamp Thing
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"We are not separate from nature; we are nature."
Swamp Thing
S
"Humanity's greatest mistake is believing it stands apart from nature."
Swamp Thing
S
"What does not bend will break; what breaks may regenerate."
Swamp Thing