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Batman is one of the most famous and loved characters of the DC comics books. With that in mind, check out the top 97 Batman quotes.
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#97 – 90. Batman Quotes
97. No miracles, No mercy, No redemption, No heaven, No hell, No higher power. Just life. Just… us. – Batman
96. I’m the goddamn Batman – Bruce Wayne/Batman
95. I knew Harvey Dent. I was his friend. And it will be a very long time before someone… Inspires us the way he did. I believed in Harvey Dent. – Jim Gordon
94. You’ll hunt me. You’ll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that’s what needs to happen. Because sometimes truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded. – Batman
93. If you’re good at something, never do it for free. – The Joker
92. What were you trying to prove? That deep down, everyone’s as ugly as you? You’re alone! – Batman
91. Bats frighten me. It’s time my enemies share my dread. – Batman
90. I never said thank you.… And you’ll never have to. – Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne/Batman
#89 – 80. Batman Quotes
89. Let that be a lesson. In the future, be more careful from who you accept free lemonade.- Bruce Wayne/Batman
88. Some men just want to watch the world burn. – Alfred Pennyworth
87. The training is nothing! The will is everything! The will to act. – Henri Ducard
86. He’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. – Commissioner Gordon
85. I won’t kill you, but I don’t I have to save you. – Batman
84. Maybe that’s what Batman is about. Not winning, but failing, and getting back up. Knowing he’ll fail, fail a thousand times, but still won’t give up. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
83. Drive sports cars, date movie stars, buy things that are not for sale… who knows, Master Wayne? You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident. – Alfred Pennyworth
82. If I have to have a past, then I prefer it to be multiple choice. – The Joker
81. You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. – Harvey Dent
80. Good grammar is essential, Robin. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
#79 – 70. Batman Quotes
79. A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat on a young boy’s shoulders to let him know the world hadn’t ended. – Batman
78. We all look for meaning behind the tragedies that befall us. And sometimes the meaning is there. But sometimes, Master Bruce, terrible things just happen. No sinister plots. No secret societies. They just happen. – Alfred Pennyworth
77. What killed the dinosaurs? The ice age! – Mr. Freeze
76. Swear to me! – Bruce Wayne/Batman
75. The bat-signal is not a beeper. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
74. How can two people hate so much without knowing each other? – Alan Moore
73. People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man I’m flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed, but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting. – Bruce Wayne
72. I am Catwoman. Hear me roar. – Selina Kyle/Catwoman
71. The public likes you. That’s the only reason that this might fly, but it’s all on you. They’re all gonna come after you, now. Politicians, journalists, cops. Anyone whose wallet is about to get tight. Are you up for it? You better be. Cause if they get anything on you, those criminals are put back on the streets, followed swiftly by you and me. – Mayor
70. I have given a name to my pain, and it is Batman. – The Joker
#69 – 60. Batman Quotes
69. You wanna get nuts? Come on! Let’s get nuts! – Bruce Wayne/Batman
68. It is the duty of every good citizen of Gotham City to report meeting a man from Mars in a public park. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
67. Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight? – The Joker
66. A reporter’s lot is not easy, making exciting stories out of plain, average, ordinary people like Robin and me. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
65. I’m a lover not a fighter! – Poison Ivy
64. Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
63. Because we have to chase him, Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now, so we’ll hunt him, Because he can take it, because he’s not a hero. He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a Dark Knight. – James Gordon
62. The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming. – Harvey Dent
61. He’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we’ll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight. – Jim Gordon
60. It’s not about what I want. It’s about what’s fair! – Harvey Dent
#59 – 50. Batman Quotes
59. About the whole no guns thing…I’m not sure I feel as strongly about it as you do. – Selina Kyle/Catwoman
58. Madness, as you know, is a lot like gravity. All it takes is a little push. – The Joker
57. The world only makes sense if you force it to. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
56. When Gotham is ashes, you have my permission to die. – Bane
55. You don’t get heaven or hell. Do you know the only reward you get for being Batman? You get to be Batman. – Neil Gaiman
54. I’m whatever Gotham needs me to be. – Batman
53. Let the games begin! – Bane
52. You’re harder to kill than a cockroach on steroids! – The Joker
51. It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
50. Your anger gives you great power. But if you let it, it will destroy you… As it almost did me. – Henri Ducard
#49 – 40. Batman Quotes
49. [whipping out Batman credit card] Never leave the cave without it! – Batman
48. Not you, Robin. They have strict licensing laws in this country. A boy of your age is not allowed in a drinking tavern. Bruce Wayne/Batman
47. All men have limits. They learn what they are and learn not to exceed them. I ignore mine. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
46. I see without seeing. To me, darkness is as clear as daylight. What am I? – Bruce Wayne/Batman
45. I don’t blend in at a family picnic. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
44. No miracles, No mercy, No redemption, No heaven, No hell, No Higher Power. Just life, just…us. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
43. Yes, father. I shall become a bat. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
42. Meow. – Selina Kyle/Catwoman
41. Criminals, by nature, are a cowardly and superstitious lot. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
40. Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They’ll hate you for it, but that’s the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make, the right choice. – Alfred Pennyworth
#39 – 30. Batman Quotes
39. As a man; I am flesh and blood; I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol, I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting. – Bruce Wayne
38. You’ve gotta admit, I’ve played this stinking city, like a harp from hell! – The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot
37. Perhaps the knife was too slow. – Batman
36. Rubber lips are immune to your charms. – Dick Grayson/Robin
35. Tell me where the trigger is, then you have my permission to die. – Batman
34. Do you wanna know how I got these scars? – The Joker
33. It’s obvious. Only a criminal would disguise himself as a licensed, bonded guard yet callously park in front of a fire hydrant. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
32. You’re about to become compost. – Barbara Gordon/Batgirl
31. All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That’s how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. – The Joker
30. You’re not taking me to the cooler! – Mr. Freeze
#29 – 20. Batman Quotes
29. Come on, I want you to do it, I want you to do it. Come on, hit me. Hit me! – The Joker
28. I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
27. Life’s a bitch. So am I. – Selina Kyle/Catwoman
26. Not everything. Not yet. – Batman
25. If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely… Legend, Mr. Wayne. – Henri Ducard
24. Riddle me this, riddle me that, who’s afraid of the big black bat? – The Riddler
23. A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy’s shoulders to let him know that the world hadn’t ended. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
22. Holy rusted metal, Batman! – Dick Grayson/Robin
21. Madness is the emergency exit. You can just step outside, and close the door on all those dreadful things that happened. You can lock them away…forever. – The Joker
20. You are as precious to me as you were to your own mother and father. I swore to them that I would protect you, and I haven’t. – Alfred Pennyworth
#19 – 10. Batman Quotes
19. I’m not going to kill you. I want you to do me a favor. I want you to tell all your friends about me. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
18. The pen is truly mightier than the sword! – The Joker
17. Grr, monkey work! – Bane
16. This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible, aren’t you? You won’t kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won’t kill you because you’re just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever. – The Joker
15. I’m Batman. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
14. That’s one trouble with dual identities, Robin. Dual responsibilities. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
13. We all wear masks. -Bruce Wayne/Batman
12. Let’s kick some ICE! – Mr. Freeze
11. She wants to kill you, Dick. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
10. I believe what doesn’t kill you simply makes you, stranger. – The Joker
#9 – 1. Batman Quotes
9. I’m still here. – Bane
8. The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
7. Batman punches people in the face. – Bruce Wayne/Batman
6. All you care about is money. This city deserves a better class of criminal. And I’m gonna give it to them! – The Joker
5. You can’t be too careful with all those weirdos running around! – The Joker
4. You think darkness is your ally. – Bane
3. Joygasm! – The Riddler
2. For once I’m stuck without a punchline. – The Joker
1. You’re a real nice girl, and I like you a lot, but right now—shut up! – Bruce Wayne/Batman
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