People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy,…

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/Batman

Other Batman Begins Quotes

Lucius Fox: … and over here on the throttle: [flips open afterburner guard] flip that open and throttle up. This will boost you into a rampless jump. [Bruce presses the button] Not now!!! - View Quote Details on Lucius Fox: … and over here on the throttle: [flips...
Thomas Wayne: Gotham's been good to our family. But the city's been suffering. People less fortunate than us have been enduring very hard times. So we built a new, cheap, public transportation system to unite the city. And at the center … Wayne Tower. - View Quote Details on Thomas Wayne: Gotham's been good to our family. But the...
[Sees Bruce Wayne enter the restaurant] You could’ve just sent a Thank You card. - View Quote Details on [Sees Bruce Wayne enter the restaurant] You could’ve just sent…
[On the duration of his stay in Gotham] As long as it takes to show the people of Gotham that their city doesn’t belong to the criminals and the corrupt. - View Quote Details on [On the duration of his stay in Gotham] As long…
You haven’t beaten me. You have sacrificed sure footing for a killing stroke. - View Quote Details on You haven’t beaten me. You have sacrificed sure footing for…
I will not become an executioner. - View Quote Details on I will not become an executioner.
Don’t be afraid, Bruce. You’re just an ordinary man in a cape. That is why you cannot fight injustice and that is why you cannot stop this train. - View Quote Details on Don’t be afraid, Bruce. You’re just an ordinary man in…
The world is too small for a man like Bruce Wayne to simply disappear. No matter how deep he chooses to sink. - View Quote Details on The world is too small for a man like Bruce…
I seek … the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. - View Quote Details on I seek … the means to fight injustice. To turn…
I won’t kill you. [Pause] But I don’t have to save you. [To Ducard, just before leaving him to crash in the train] - View Quote Details on I won’t kill you. [Pause] But I don’t have to…