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Perfectly Balanced, as All Things Should Be

Thanos balances a knife on his finger to explain his philosophy.

Thanos holding a double-bladed knife balanced on one finger
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“Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.”

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From
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Type
Movie
Who
Thanos (Josh Brolin), Gamora
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The scene

In a flashback, Thanos shows the young Gamora a knife balanced on his finger and tells her it’s “perfectly balanced, as all things should be”, the idea behind wiping out half of all life.

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