History Quotes / ArmorPiercingquestion

'''Riker:''' How about at warp 7? ''[pause]'' At warp 8? At warp 9? What's the matter, Data? What happened to those millions of calculations per second?\\

'''[[KnightTemplar Maxwell]]:''' And wait six months while the bureaucrats sit around reading reports, trying to figure out what to do? They don't know what's going on out here. But you should, Picard. You know what it's like to be under fire.\\

''(Phoebe is crushed)''\\

'''Slime:''' I've been watching for a long time--one person lashes out and then the other does, until they're both gone. From what I've seen, it feels like people don't stop taking that revenge. Is it ever worth it?\\

-->--'''Recap/GilmoreGirlsS03E02'''

'''Inquisitor''': Unacceptable. That is only your title. What other people call you when you choose to hide behind formalities. Who are you?\\

->''"Heh—you tried to destroy me in the past too, remember? [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 You even tried to obliterate an entire planet]]. So—what, you want me to take you out with Eggman? After all, if '''he''' can't be forgiven, can '''you?'''"''

-> '''Shmi:''' You conquered a slavers world.
-> '''Jango:''' I would like it deeply engraved on the official record that my daughter conquered that planet and I had very little to do with it.
-> '''Shmi''': Do you know what to do, with your conquered slavers world?
-> '''Jango:'''...Freed world, soon enough.
-> '''Shmi:''' Do you know... how to ''Free'' a slavers world?
-> '''Jango:''' (Thinking) ''That is a great fucking question.''
-->-- [[Fanfic/TheDesertStorm Rise and Fall]], "Flicker", on the fate of Zygerria

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'''Elsa:''' ''I said [[PowerIncontinence ENOUGH!!]]''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}''

[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]

-->--''Film/{{Gandhi}}''

->'''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Morden]]''': What do you want?\\
'''G'Kar''': What do you mean, what do I want?\\
'''Morden''': What do you want?\\
'''G'Kar''': What do I want for supper? What do I want to do this evening? What do I--\\
'''Morden''': What do you ''want''?\\
'''G'Kar''': This is pointless. What I want is for you to go away and leave me in peace.\\
'''Morden''': As you say.\\
'''G'Kar''': Wait. What do I ''want''? The Centauri stripped my world. I want justice.\\
'''Morden''': But what do you want?\\
'''G'Kar''': To suck the marrow from their bones and grind their skulls into powder.\\
'''Morden''': What do you want?\\
'''G'Kar''': To tear down ''their'' cities, blacken ''their'' sky, sow the ground with salt...to ''completely, utterly'' erase them.\\
'''Morden''': AndThenWhat\\
(''DramaticPause'')\\
'''G'Kar''': ...I don't know. As long as my homeworld's safety is guaranteed, I don't know that it matters.\\
'''Morden''': (''disappointed'') I see. Thank you for your time, Ambassador. Good day.
-->-- ''Series/BabylonFive'', "Signs and Portents"

->'''Morden''': What do you want?\\
'''Londo''': This is a silly conversation.\\
'''Morden''': Yes, it is. What do you want?\\
'''Londo''': To be left alone!\\
'''Morden''': Is that it? Is that really all, Ambassador?\\
(''DramaticPause'')\\
'''Londo''': ...All right. ''Fine''. You really want to know what ''I'' want? You really want to know ''the truth''? I want my people to reclaim their rightful place in the galaxy! I want to see the Centauri stretch forth their hand again and command the stars! I want a rebirth of glory, a renaissance of power! I want to stop running through life like a man late for an appointment, afraid to look back, or to look forward! I want us to be what we used to be. I ''want''... I want it all back, the way that it was! Does that answer your question?\\
'''Morden''': Yes. Yes, it does. Thank you, Ambassador.
-->-- ''Series/BabylonFive'', "Signs and Portents"

->'''Inquisitor''': Who are you?\\
'''Delenn''': I am Delenn.\\
'''Inquisitor''': Unacceptable answer. I already know your name. Who are you?\\
'''Delenn''': Delenn! (''[[ElectricTorture shocked]]'')\\
'''Inquisitor''': If you repeat an unacceptable answer, the penalty will be increased. Who are you?\\
'''Delenn''': I... I am the ambassador for Minbar.\\

'''Delenn''': I, uh... I'm the daughter of... (''shocked'')\\
'''Inquisitor''': Unacceptable. What a sad thing you are. Unable to answer even such a simple question without falling back on references and genealogies and what other people call you. Have you nothing of your own? Nothing to stand on that is not provided, defined, delineated, stamped, sanctioned, numbered and approved by others? How can you be expected to fight for someone else when you haven't the fairest idea who you are?
-->-- ''Series/BabylonFive'', "Comes the Inquisitor"

-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Pirate Planet"

->'''Rose''': You don't have to do this anymore. There must be something else - not just killing. What else is there? What do you want?\\
'''Dalek''': (''silently turns back to van Statten, and then back to Rose'') [[AC:I want... freedom.]]
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Dalek"

->'''Amy''': Save him. You can save him, you always save everyone. That's what you do.\\
'''The Doctor''': Not all the time. I'm sorry.\\
'''Amy''': ...Then ''what'' is the ''point'' of you?
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Amy's Choice"

->'''The Doctor''': If you are "the Beast", then answer me this: which one, hmm? Because the universe has been busy since you've been gone. There's more religions than there are planets in the sky. The Archivits... Pordonity, Christianity... Pash-Pash, New Judaism... Sanclar... Church of the Tin Vagabond, which devil are you?
->'''The Beast''': [[AC:All of them.]]
->'''The Doctor''': ''[disbelievingly]'' What, then you're [[OneMythToExplainThemAll 'the truth behind the myth']]?
->'''The Beast''': [[AC:This one knows me, as I know him. [[GenocideFromTheInside The killer of his own kind.]]]]
->'''The Doctor''': ''[{{Beat}}]'' How did you end up on this rock?
->'''The Beast''': [[AC:The Disciples of the Light rose up against me, and chained me in the pit for all eternity.]]
->'''The Doctor''': When was this?
->'''The Beast''': [[AC:[[TimeAbyss Before time.]]]]
->'''The Doctor''': What does that mean?
->'''The Beast''': [[AC:Before time.]]
->'''The Doctor''': What does "before time" mean?!
->'''The Beast''': [[AC:Before time and light and space and matter. Before the cataclysm. Before this universe was created.]]
->'''The Doctor''': That's impossible. No life could have existed back then.
->'''The Beast''': ''[smugly]'' [[AC:Is that your religion?]]
->'''The Doctor''': ''[{{Beat}}, for once genuinely lost for words]'' It's a belief.
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''"The Satan Pit"''

->'''Picard:''' But whatever circumstances you encountered, why didn't you notify Starfleet?\\
'''[[KnightTemplar Maxwell]]:''' And wait six months while the bureaucrats sit around reading reports, trying to figure out what to do? They don't know what's going on out here. But you should, Picard. You know what it's like to be under fire.\\
'''Picard:''' You weren't under fire.\\
'''Maxwell:''' ''Lives'' were at stake.\\
'''Picard:''' Whose lives?\\
'''Maxwell:''' We had to act ''now''.\\
'''Picard:''' ''Why?''
-->-- ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "The Wounded"

->'''Data:''' Sir, Lt. La Forge's eyes are far superior to human biological eyes, true? Then why are not all human officers required to have their eyes replaced with cybernetic implants?\\
(''Picard is at a loss for words and turns away'')\\
'''Data:''' I see, it is precisely because I am not human.\\
'''Picard:''' (''shaken'') That will be all, Mr. Data.
-->--''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "The Measure of a Man"

'''Maddox:''' A machine!\\

'''Picard:''' You see he's met two of your three criteria for sentience, [intelligence and self-awareness,] so what if he meets the third, consciousness, ''in even the smallest degree?'' What is he then? I don't know, do you? (''to Riker, who'd been forced to argue for Maddox's side'') Do you? (''to the judge'') ''Do you?'' Are you prepared to condemn him and all who come after him to ''servitude and slavery?''
-->-- ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "The Measure of a Man"

'''Riker:''' How about at warp 7? (''pause'') At warp 8? At warp 9? What's the matter, Data? What happened to those millions of calculations per second?\\
'''"Data":''' Pardon me, sir. I am experiencing subspace interference which limits my abilities. I can't operate as quickly as-\\

'''"Data:"''' I said I cannot operate-\\
'''Riker:''' No! That's not what you said. You said "I can't." You used a contraction, didn't you?\\

(''"Picard", "Troi" and Tomalak have come out of the ready room'')\\
'''"Picard":''' Captain, perhaps it would be best if we discussed this-\\

-->-- ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "Future Imperfect"

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[[folder:Visual Novel]]

-->--''WebAnimation/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged''

-->--'''Gohan''' to '''[[BloodKnight Vegeta]]''', ''WebAnimation/DragonShortZ'', [[Recap/DragonShortZE5 "DTF"]]

->'''Zlatan Ibrahimovic:''' It is only a matter of time. To win the Champions League, this is Zlatan’s destiny.
->'''Cristiano Ronaldo:''' If it’s your destiny, then why haven’t you ''won'' it by now?
->'''Zlatan Ibrahimovic:''' ...Excuse me?
-->--''WebAnimation/{{The Champions|2018}}''

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-->--''[[https://www.deviantart.com/tobiisabunny/art/After-The-Inquisition-801078987 After the Inquisition]]''

[[folder:Web Video]]

->''I guess that's a sign of modern conservatism's shrinking self-image: we went from confident, barrel-chested baritone Music/TobyKeith, gonna "put a boot in bin Laden's ass," and now we just have this bitter, shrieking lump of dough who sounds like he's shitting pine cones, screaming profanities at his television. It's more true to life, I guess, but who would want to admit that that's who they actually are?''
-->-- '''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows''', on "Am I the Only One?" by Aaron Lewis

->"You're telling me that you couldn't have done anything to stop Zod from lasering these people to death? Seriously? ''If you're strong enough to snap his fucking neck and leave a shock wave afterwards,'' '''''then why don't you just aim his face somewhere else?!?''''' '''[[SuddenlyShouting YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY!!!!]]'''"
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheCosmonautVarietyHour''', in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PraUjsClgDM&t video]] discussing Superman's characterization in ''Film/ManOfSteel''

'''Iroh''': [[OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness And then what?!]] You never think these things through! This is exactly what happened when you captured the Avatar at the north pole! You had him, and then you had nowhere to go!\\

'''Morden''': AndThenWhat?\\

->'''Elh:''' But Juno is saying it isn't time to activate [[WorldSundering "CODA"]]!\\

'''Phoebe:''' ''(as Chloe)'' "Don't be mad at Phoebe! You guys are friends!\\

->"You're telling me that you couldn't have done anything to stop Zod from lasering these people to death? Seriously? ''If you're strong enough to snap his fucking neck and leave a shock wave afterwards,'' '''''then why don't you just aim his face somewhere else?!?''''' '''[[SuddenlyShouting YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY!!!!]]'''

->''You're telling me that you couldn't have done anything to stop Zod from lasering these people to death? Seriously? ''If you're strong enough to snap his fucking neck and leave a shock wave afterwards,'' '''''then why don't you just aim his face somewhere else?!?''''' '''[[SuddenlyShouting YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY!!!!]]'''

->''We went from confident, barrel-chested baritone Toby Keith, gonna "put a boot in bin Laden's ass," and now we just have this bitter, shrieking lump of dough who sounds like he's shitting pine cones, screaming profanities at his television. It's more true to life, I guess, but who would want to admit that that's who they actually are??''

'''Scientist:''' [[FlatWhat uh, what?]]\\

-> '''Shmi: Do you know what to do, with your conquered slavers world?

'''Dyer:''' [[BluntYes Yes]].

'''Indian barrister:''' General, had you been able to take in the armored car, would you have opened fire with the machine gun?\\