i haven't heard this expression as much as "chillin like dylan" as in blissfully smoked out as the man himself has eloquently glorified in his music and ahhhhh.... chillin'.....
by you don't know me January 5, 2004
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When you've entered your villain era so hard you go scorched earth, leaving a trail of bruised egos and broken hearts behind you.
Derik: I've got so much confidence lately, and I can't tell where it's coming from.

Jay: You've broken 4 hearts this week alone. I think you just entered a Scorched Earth Villain Era!
by LeGiBehTeQuoIx May 31, 2023
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commonly used among high school teens to describe sexual actions involving the lower organs of the body
Woah, did you hear about Micala and Mike! Every Villain is Lemons!
by lemons117 November 11, 2010
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Doin' what I like, when I like, for any mutha fuckin' reason I don't even need one...Defining my own world, in my own time, in my own space... Pure to the facts. Livin' large as possible. Maxin' out 'cause the sky is no-longer the limit. Wicked every time. "Totally The Bomb Ass Mutha Fucka!!!" Blazin' Only the biggest baddest ultimate Kahoolies 'nough to Knock a mutha fucka into another dimension, where your fiction is my reality Bitch...Put that in yo pipe an' smoke it! You can't see me!
MAXXXMILLIONZ is truly Chillin' like a Mega-Villain 24/7.
You only live once might as well be doin' whatever the fuck you love doin most, like chillin' like a Mega-Villain!!!
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Coined in the movie "The Dark Knight Rises" by Harvey Dent, A.k.a. Two-Face.

It is the philisophical summary that, no matter what good you intend to do, as long as you live and continue, you will bring about just as much evil as good, if not more through accident or intent. Death becomes a saving grace, providing vindication for their actions and preventing a worsening of certain outcomes through inactivity.
Examples include:
Falling to the same corrupton you sought to eliminate. ( Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars, Lois Griffin from Family Guy)
Prolonged exposure to evil, despite good intentions. (Frodo from Lord of the Rings, Ice King from Adventure Time)
Narrow minded destruction in belief of a greater goal. (Harvey Dent from "The Dark Knight Rises")

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
by TheAllKnowingOne November 23, 2013
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When you only try to see good in people, always help others, be everyone’s favourite, and suddenly die somehow, vut everyone remembers you as a Hero. Or you have lived enough to see how the world really works, you’ve seen a lot of times that you can’t trust anyone, people use people who have a good heart. You need to be heartless to survive in this world. The ‘Hero’ would be eaten alive by this world if they still lived. They would have been a doormat to everyone.
Elly had the biggest heart. She always said yes, she forgave everyone who hurt her and always tried to see the good in people. But they used her kindness, the world broke her and she gave up on life.

Ren has seen the world and people in it. She has been hurt, but she only got stronger and smarter. She knows not to be too kind. She knows when to say no. You can’t trust anyone around you. You have to be cold-hearted to survive in this cold-hearted world.

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
by Karma Black October 30, 2022
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A quote from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight by the character Harvey Dent in reference to Julius Caesar and Batman. Repeated by Batman at the end of the film.

There are several possible meanings:

1. Absolute power eventually corrupts (as in the case of Julius Caesar).
2. Being consistently heroic is difficult if not impossible, circumstances will eventually push you towards villainy (as in the case of Harvey Dent and Batman).
3. Public opinion can easily change and will eventually change. Many people have the tendency find faults even when there are none. It can also be easily manipulated. You might adhere to your code despite 1. and 2., you can still be painted as a villain by your enemies (as in the case of what Joker did to Batman).
4. Villainy and Heroism are relative and not absolute. "Good" will change with time. Different people have different concepts of "good" (the actions of Julius Caesar can be judged very differently by different people throughout the different ages). In many situations, the line between the two concepts can be very blurry (following the law versus vigilantism).
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain
by Project Book July 15, 2015
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