100+ Batman The Dark Knight Quotes That Define Heroism & Justice

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

"A hero is someone who saves people because they believe in something greater than themselves."

"Sometimes, truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded."

"I'm not wearing hockey pads!"

"He's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now."

"I believed in Harvey Dent."

"This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object."

"You’ll be the hero they need you to be."

"If you're good at something, never do it for free."

"Gotham needs you, Bruce."

"He’s not the hero we wanted. He’s the hero we needed."

"Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up."

"Fear is a tool. It can be used against those who would use it against us."

"You're afraid... and rightly so."

"Men get tired of running. They forget what they're running from."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"You have nothing to fear, as long as you're with me."

"I’m not afraid of bats. I’m not afraid of anything."

"The fire rises."

"They’ll hate me for it, but that’s the point of camouflage."

"You think your pain makes you something special?"

"You either face your fear, or it consumes you."

"The night is always darkest just before the dawn."

"Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos."

"Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I’m an agent of chaos."

"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder."

"Some men just want to watch the world burn."

"When the chips are down, these civilized people will eat each other."

"Madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push."

"We live in a society… and I’m just pulling back the curtain."

"You thought we could be decent men in an indecent time. But you were wrong."

"The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules."

"I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve."

"It’s all part of the plan."

"You can’t rely on anyone these days. You gotta do everything yourself."

"You complete me."

"You have two sides of yourself. One you show the world, the other you keep hidden."

"I'm not wearing the mask to hide who I am. I'm wearing it to become someone else."

"You're not the only one who knows how to play the vigilante."

"Bruce Wayne is a disguise. Batman is real."

"The best weapon is the one no one sees coming."

"I'm not one of them. I'm one of you."

"You wear your mask to hide your shame. I wear mine to hide my hope."

"Two faces. Two lives. One soul."

"Harvey Dent is the daylight. I am the darkness."

"You don’t need to be rich to be Batman. You need to be driven."

"I’m whatever Gotham needs me to be."

"The world is not governed by justice. It's governed by power."

"You have to choose between what is right and what is easy."

"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

"No one should have that much power."

"We have to believe that our actions have meaning."

"The problem is not the criminals. The problem is us."

"Justice is blind. But she shouldn't be deaf."

"You don't have to show everyone the truth. Sometimes lies protect us."

"Even if the sun never comes out again, we still have a chance."

"You wanted order in Gotham. Now you have it."

"Morality is not black and white. It's painted in shadows."

"Sometimes the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people need hope."

"Why so serious?"

"I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve."

"Madness is the emergency exit."

"I believe that deep down, everyone’s as ugly as me."

"I just want to see what happens when I push people too far."

"Don't talk like one of them. You're not! Even if you'd like to be."

"You have nothing, nothing to fight with, nothing to lose."

"I’m not trying to kill you. What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob bosses?"

"You complete me."

"It’s not about money. It’s about sending a message."

"You can’t rely on the heroes. They’re just men in costumes."

"I'm not a man with a plan. I'm the plan."

"The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you—the dawn is coming."

"I believe in Harvey Dent."

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

"Gotham needs its true hero to be incorruptible."

"We’re going to make Gotham safe for families."

"No more exceptions. No more compromises."

"I made a choice. And that’s what he can’t tolerate."

"The battle for Gotham’s soul begins tonight."

"You don’t have to take the blame. We can fix this."

"You’ve got to have rules. The rest of us do."

"I’m the White Knight. I can fix this."

"Two-Face doesn’t care about rules."

"Gotham’s long bedroom to the stars."

"This city deserves a better class of criminal."

"You brought the war to our doorstep."

"Gotham is yours, Commissioner."

"You thought you could escape the madness. But it found you."

"The people of Gotham are ready to believe in good."

"The city is watching. Always."

"Order. Structure. Control. That’s what Gotham needs."

"Every citizen has a breaking point."

"We’re not powerless. We have laws. We have police."

"You can’t save Gotham alone."

"Hope is the most powerful weapon in the city."

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

"I have a plan. A very complicated plan."

"The Bat-Signal: shining hope in the darkest hour."

"Technology is just another tool. Like fear."

"You have your gadgets. I have my mind."

"I don’t need weapons. I am weapons."

"Sonar? That’s not surveillance. That’s salvation."

"You turned cell phones into a homing device? That’s crossing the line."

"Desperate times require desperate measures."

"You have to break the rules to save the city."

"I’m using every resource available to stop this madness."

"The Tumbler doesn’t need roads."

"He’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now."

"Legends are born in moments like these."

"The Batman is a symbol. And symbols can be eternal."

"You’ll search for me. You’ll wonder where I am. But you’ll never find me."

"The story ends here. Or begins."

"My name is no longer important."

"The legend will live on."

"One day, they won’t need me anymore. But today, they do."

"The Batman will vanish. But the idea won’t."

"You’ll tell them it wasn’t me. You’ll tell them it was necessary."

"Let people believe in the hero they need."

"The myth is stronger than the man."