Bruce Wayne (DCAU)/Quotes

You don't get to be Zorro. Not in this town. That job's taken.

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He's a friend. More than a friend. Jim Gordon's the same age my father would have been if he hadn't...

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I used to admire what the Gray Ghost stood for...

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So if you're not "Robin" anymore, what do we call you?

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At least Bane is the worst thing I'll have face this evening. Then again, it's only ten o'clock.

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What exactly are we facing?

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I'm not really a "people person". But when you need help—and you will—call me

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Sometimes, there are no happy endings.

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If you're going to work with me, Tim, you have to follow the rules.
Rule Number One: you give me everything you've got.
Rule Number Two: then, you give me more.
And Rule Number Three: I make the rules.

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It's your decision now, Harvey. Life or death. The coin or me.

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Scoundrels like these are worse than the Joker. At least he's got madness as an excuse.

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I've seen it all — demons, witch boys, immortals, zombies... but this thing. I don't know, it just feels so... So high school.

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He wanted to win at any cost. So he looked the other way.

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A single ship attacks a major city. Then the Thanagarian armada coincidentally shows up to save us. I don't believe in coincidence.

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Passing judgment like gods, with our super-powered army and our orbiting death ray... Cadmus is right to be scared. The human race wouldn't stand a chance.

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He knows everything. Even what our opponents are doing. The question is, what does he want? And why this cat-and-mouse game?

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Bane knows from growing up in prison that the toughest doesn't always win. Neither does the smartest. But if the toughest is also the smartest... he's unbeatable.

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He's with the Titans.

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There's always a riddle. You just have to know where to look.

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Good night, humanitarian.

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You've made your father's killers pay for his murder, then put your own needs aside to help the city when it most needed a hero. You've honored the reputation of Batman many times over and for that, I thank you.

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When all is said and done, how much good have I accomplished? They sell T-shirts of me. I've become a cliché. More good for the tourist trade than the streets.

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I threw a rock at him! It was a big rock.

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I can't pretend to know what Ra's thinks, Talia. The only thing he and I have ever agreed upon is our feelings towards you.

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You know as a kid, I used to watch you with my father. The Gray Ghost was my hero. And he still is.

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Where there's love, there's hope, Commissioner.

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Could it be it had a soul, Alfred? A soul of silicon. . . But a soul, nonetheless.

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Tell me about my father.

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Ivy lost everything she had, everything she said she ever wanted. For what is worth, I believed her when she told me that for the first time in her life she was happy.

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Then the nightmare is over...

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You are not my father! I am not a disgrace!

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What if that guy wasn't wearing a mask?

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You can play all you like. You and I both know that I'm going to put you away, because you can't help yourself, you can't stop. And I'll be waiting.

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I need a new car.

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Man or woman, a sick mind is capable of anything.

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"There's always time to heal", the doctor told me, but he was wrong. There was no time left. Not for me, not for him, and not for Gotham City. And as long as I remained trapped in Arkham, there was nothing I could do, except wait for the end and remember the beginning.

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Never again.

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Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me, real hard.

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We know he used you. Humiliated you. Brainwashed you. Wound you up like a tin soldier and turned you loose against Earth. Cry me a river. On the outside chance that this isn't another one of his schemes, we have to take action. So I suggest you get over it.

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What are you laughing at, precious?

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You better tell me. Otherwise there'll be no rest for you. If this man is who I think he is, he'll never stop. And the longer you make him wait, the harsher the punishment.

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I'm sorry, Victor. I can't let him die because you won't accept the truth. Nora is gone. Neither science nor faith will change that. Now let me help you.

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He's been toying with me. With all of us. This is his revenge. He means to taunt us, wear us down. Then, when we least expect it, go for the kill. Unless I kill him first.

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(Describing Ra's al Ghul) More dangerous than the Joker and Luthor put together.

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Ouch with the puns. you're worse than he is.

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I can't deny a father and son the chance to know each other.

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That's one of the hardest things about this job, Robin. Sometimes we have to stop someone from doing the wrong thing for the right reason.

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You've been given an incredible gift. Make the most of it. Think of the consequences to your actions. They could end up saving the world someday, even if no one ever knows it. And that's what matters.

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You all know who I am. You know what I can do. But I'm holding a small child here. And if you make me do anything that could possibly endanger this baby... you will be very, very sorry. Forever.

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Power isn't money or guns or the fear you inspire. True power is forcing yourself to do the right thing.

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You're his only chance. You were an actor once. Act like you're a human being.

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An entire city incapacitated and acting completely irrationally -- all because they're utterly devastated by fear. The worst part is, it's utterly unlike anything he's ever done before.

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So, everyone's life is worse... if not for that night that created Batman?

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The only thing hard to believe is that someone actually did the right thing for no other reason than that it's the right thing.

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I'm standing here with a man who can lift a roof over his head... so I'm assuming none of you are going to do anything stupid.

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I'm telling you again -- get some new friends... Joe.

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Scarface has always been dangerous. If he's come up with an entirely new modus operandi...that's very bad news.

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I heard three pulses and could tell two of them were rats.

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You so much as jaywalk -- and you're going down.

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I know who you are. I know your names. I know where you live. I know where you work. I know who your loved ones are. Go home. Now. Don't try another robbery. And go to work tomorrow. I'll be watching you.

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It's a mistake to rely on any one weapon in a fight, Batgirl. You might lose it, and that gives your opponent the advantage. Your best weapon is to rely on yourself.

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Being caricatured in a badly conceived film doesn't faze me, Alfred.

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I have to save him, Alfred. He's my friend.

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He thought you'd saved him. That you're some kind of spirit... some kind of goddess.

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I've sworn to protect all life, Ms. Kyodai. Your life. Your brother's. Everyone's.

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Dalton believes his life's over. All that's left for him is vengeance. Since he can't have that... he doesn't want to go on living. He needs something. Something to immerse himself in. Something to give his life meaning again.

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When everything went wrong? No, I don't see it that way, Alfred. After all, everybody got their belongings back, the bad guy went to jail... and nobody got hurt.

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I'm a pretty lousy Batman with my mind like this. I don't know anything... I keep messing up... I want my memory back before I mess up anything worse. No matter what... I want my life back.

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No, Miss Gleeson. The person you described... was never here.

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Murder... is a gift?!

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Alfred, go get that device that can tell us if someone is Clayface, a Martian, or a robot.

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You think this is a tight spot? Not even close.

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The mission always continues, and whether in form or in spirit -- there must always be a Batman.

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Welcome to my world...

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The message wasn't for Terry McGinnis or Bruce Wayne. It was for Batman. It was meant for you. But it caught me instead.

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You sure you're not just a little jealous?

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A number of them have been seen that appear barely human anymore. As if the humanity has been spliced over.

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Welcome to Wayne Incorporated. The name change is just the beginning.

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My world began with pain. I can see it in my mind's eye. The gunman, my parents, the end of my childhood. Every moment. Every day. I don't need reminders.

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With a closer look he's the same as anyone else. Just another frightened soul looking to find his way.

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I save everybody.

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You're on no one's side. You're a loose cannon... a mob princess on a personal vendetta who doesn't care who gets hurt.

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This can't be happening. I'm dreaming. Ot hallucinating... or something. These things aren't real. I'm... floating?

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The holidays can put undue stress on people who live isolated lives.

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This time it's ghosts. I think I may have one trying to help me with Mayor Hill's murder case.

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That's just it. You're too close to it. You may not think so now, but see him face to face and it's a different thing.

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Fortunately, Detective Renee Montoya is in charge. A real by-the-book cop. Sorry to say, she's no fan of mine. Of course, if they were all like her I wouldn't have much to do.

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He was very different from the muggers and gangsters I had faced up until then. He was a public hero, with the media hanging on every word and a private army at his beck and call. I knew I had to work fast to bring him down.

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Bruce Wayne has enough of a presence in Gotham without becoming a kingmaker as well. I have faith in the people. They'll be able to see Mayfield for who he is.

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Was it intuition on my part, or simply desperation, that made me reach out to her? Made me believe our two hearts combined could create a miracle?

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The company means nothing to me. The name means everything. And what it stands for. My family made their money to do good things in this world. When I lost the company, I failed them. I lost a little of them. And though I had their house and the future they provided for me... I had so little of them to begin with.

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Someone's figured out how to herd cats, Commissioner Gordon. Psychotic, nihilistic cats, devoted to meaningless sadism and violence. This feels like an army forming.

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You can get involved in a situation you know a few details about and go after your girlfriend's brother, who can likely wait... or you can try to diffuse an immediate situation before it potentially blows up your city and kills millions. It's calls like these that you have to make when you wear the mask. Make it. Quick.

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Then welcome... to the family... Dana. God... God help you...

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You don't eat, you don't sleep, and Magnus programmed you to be incorruptible. I'd like to suggest you take up residence in that satellite and serve as watchmen for the planet. In a time of crisis anywhere, you can be there in an instant, and I know you'll do everything you can to protect and save lives. For what it's worth, I think it would be a fitting way to honor your creator's memory.

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I think you have blind spots. You and Dick both. It's why you're not good for each other.

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Without his family, real life proved to be too much for Kirk. He turned to the formula again, and has been living in secret -- as a Man-Bat -- ever since. The Cult of the Bat is his attempt at having a family again.

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Yes, well, "Kneel before Bob" doesn't sound much more comforting.

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I have to admit she came a lot closer [to killing me] than you ever did... Puddin'.

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Another night, another costume party. On goes the mask, the suit, and all the accessories needed to make the illusion complete. That's me. The one wearing the tuxedo and the forced smile. Bruce Wayne: Billionaire, socialite, playboy.

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I suggest you save your flattery for the judge.

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I am vengeance. I am the night. I... am... Batman!

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