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The Joker4 quotes
I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you...stranger. — The Joker · 2008You see I'm a guy of simple taste. I enjoy dynamite, gunpowder, and gasoline! — The Joker · 2008Can't rely on anyone these days, you have to do everything yourself, don't we. — The Joker · 2008They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve. — The Joker · 2008
Loki2 quotes
Freedom is life's great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart, you will know peace. — Loki · 2012Is not this simplier? Is this not your natural state? It's the unspoken truth of humanity, that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power, for identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel. — Loki · 2012
Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn. — Alfred Pennyworth · 2008
Because sometimes truth isn't good enough. Sometimes, people deserve more. Sometimes, people deserve to have their faith rewarded. — Bruce Wayne/Batman · 2008
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. — Harvey Dent · 2008
Lex Luthor1 quote
Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe. — Lex Luthor · 1978
Mankind was not evil, just...uninformed. — Professor Charles Xavier · 2000
Superman1 quote
I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way. — Superman · 1978
The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance. Unbiased, unprejudiced…fair. — Two-Face/Harvey Dent · 2008