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).
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).
by Project Book August 5, 2015
Get the You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain mug.A question used to indirectly tell someone that their complaining about something of no importance. Made famous by a character in the movie 'The Hangover'
Passenger: How did you get a licence if you drive like that
Driver: But did you die?
Passenger: No but...
Driver: then you're complaining about nothing
Driver: But did you die?
Passenger: No but...
Driver: then you're complaining about nothing
by Xclusivepoet October 3, 2015
Get the But did you die? mug.the sassier/classier form of the popular phrase "fuck off"
can be used anytime someone around you needs to be taken down a peg due to aggressive or hostile behavior or inappropriate/unwarranted sass
you can exponentially increase the sassiness of this phrase by using it against someone in their own home
can be used anytime someone around you needs to be taken down a peg due to aggressive or hostile behavior or inappropriate/unwarranted sass
you can exponentially increase the sassiness of this phrase by using it against someone in their own home
by MarinIsExtra March 30, 2017
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Get the Do you is want die mug.No seriously. This is a reference to Breaking Bad season 1 episode 4, when Walter Junior, upset and in turmoil over his father's lung cancer diagnosis, outrages at his farther's hopelessness. His mother, Skyler White, is visibly distraught and in shock. Walter White, his father, is facially ambiguous, but I suggest that he is turned on by the unexpected lash out. The abruptness and out-of-pocketness makes this one of the funniest lines in Breaking Bad, nay, in American television.
The writers could well have ended the entire TV show by having Walter White die right then and there and rolling the credits. In fact, this would have been a totally viable ending to a long-winded story and would have prevented the rise of the crack-addicted, mentally unstable Breaking Bad community. Just imagine a world free from crack-heads yelling "JESSE WAKE UP" in public.
The phrase is most often unintentionally used by rage-quitting gamers; specifically, Minecraft zealots when they have two hearts, no shield, and three skeletons are raping them. The phrase also features in many political debates when the opposition runs out of rebuttals and resorts to crude insults, because, after all, this is the best way to assert yourself in discourse.
The writers could well have ended the entire TV show by having Walter White die right then and there and rolling the credits. In fact, this would have been a totally viable ending to a long-winded story and would have prevented the rise of the crack-addicted, mentally unstable Breaking Bad community. Just imagine a world free from crack-heads yelling "JESSE WAKE UP" in public.
The phrase is most often unintentionally used by rage-quitting gamers; specifically, Minecraft zealots when they have two hearts, no shield, and three skeletons are raping them. The phrase also features in many political debates when the opposition runs out of rebuttals and resorts to crude insults, because, after all, this is the best way to assert yourself in discourse.
*3000-word assignment exists*
Professor: "You already have a lenient 5-day period to complete the short-release assignment. However, given the astounding number of simple extensions, we have decided to provide a 2-day blanket extension."
Students: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
You: *empty a Vietnamese War amount of bug spray on a cockroach*
Cockroach: *moves*
You: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
Osama bin Laden: *becomes the most elusive terrorist leader in history*
Americans: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
Stranger approaching you with a clipboard and optimism: "How do you feel ab-"
You: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
*waiter places your food in front of you*
Waiter: "Enjoy!"
You: *accidentally* "You too."
Waiter: *eats your food*
You: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
Professor: "You already have a lenient 5-day period to complete the short-release assignment. However, given the astounding number of simple extensions, we have decided to provide a 2-day blanket extension."
Students: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
You: *empty a Vietnamese War amount of bug spray on a cockroach*
Cockroach: *moves*
You: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
Osama bin Laden: *becomes the most elusive terrorist leader in history*
Americans: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
Stranger approaching you with a clipboard and optimism: "How do you feel ab-"
You: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
*waiter places your food in front of you*
Waiter: "Enjoy!"
You: *accidentally* "You too."
Waiter: *eats your food*
You: "Why don't you just fucking die already?"
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Get the Why don't you just fucking die already? mug.A stupid ass threat Ganon uses in the Zelda CD-i game to convince Link to join his side or else he will die.
by That one guy who eats dinner June 9, 2013
Get the You will die mug.Life sucks , then you die.But first life rapes you up the ass and slits your throat and leaves you to die.Then a gang comes along and beats the fuck out of you and takes your wallet.Then you get ran over repeatedly by a garbage truck.Then liberals tell you to be more sensitive.And then , if your lucky , you die.
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