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->There are certain humiliating moments in the lives of the greatest of men. It has been said that no man is a hero to his valet. To that may be added that few men are heroes to themselves at the moment of visiting their dentist.
-->--''Literature/OneTwoBuckleMyShoe''
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-->-- '''Chris Sims''', ''Andy Khouri''', and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-1966-review/ on]] ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy The Dark Knight]]''

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-->-- '''Chris Sims''', ''Andy '''Andy Khouri''', and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-1966-review/ on]] ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy The Dark Knight]]''
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->'''Merlin:''' You're a hero.\\
'''Arthur:''' Thank you, Merlin.\\
'''Merlin:''' Not to me, to your people.\\
'''Arthur:''' Right. And you think different?\\
'''Merlin:''' Well, maybe I know something that they don't.\\
'''Arthur:''' Which is?\\
'''Merlin:''' You know. [[VitriolicBestBuds That you're a cabbagehead]].
-->--''Series/Merlin2008''
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->'''David''': I love the relationship between Lucius and Bruce. Lucius is the only person smart enough to see past Bruce’s [[JerkassFacade mask]] to the real guy, possibly because Lucius was so close to Thomas. The idea that Thomas and Martha, his two good friends, raised a completely selfish asshole is something that never even occurs to him.\\

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->'''David''': I love the relationship between Lucius and Bruce. Lucius is the only person smart enough to see past Bruce’s [[JerkassFacade mask]] mask to the real guy, possibly because Lucius was so close to Thomas. The idea that Thomas and Martha, his two good friends, raised a completely selfish asshole is something that never even occurs to him.\\
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'''

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'''''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''
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-> I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

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-> I ->''"I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring."''



-->--'''Chris Sims''', ''Andy Khouri''', and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-1966-review/ on]] ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy The Dark Knight]]''

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-->--'''Chris -->-- '''Chris Sims''', ''Andy Khouri''', and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-1966-review/ on]] ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy The Dark Knight]]''



-->-- '''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'''

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-->-- '''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'''''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'''
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->'''David''': I love the relationship between Lucius and Bruce. Lucius is the only person smart enough to see past Bruce’s mask to the real guy, possibly because Lucius was so close to Thomas. The idea that Thomas and Martha, his two good friends, raised a completely selfish asshole is something that never even occurs to him.\\

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->'''David''': I love the relationship between Lucius and Bruce. Lucius is the only person smart enough to see past Bruce’s mask [[JerkassFacade mask]] to the real guy, possibly because Lucius was so close to Thomas. The idea that Thomas and Martha, his two good friends, raised a completely selfish asshole is something that never even occurs to him.\\



--> '''Batman''': You think you know everything about me, don't you?\\

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--> -> '''Batman''': You think you know everything about me, don't you?\\
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--> '''Batman''': You think you know everything about me, don't you?\\
'''Alfred''': I diapered your bottom, I bloody well ''ought'' to... ''Sir!''\\
'''Batman''': ''(gets in the Batmobile)'' [[LameComeback Well, you're wrong!]] ''(drives away)''
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'''

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->'''Vir Cotto''': "I don't always like the way Londo does things -- well, me and most civilized worlds -- but you know, sometimes he's right."
-->''Series/BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"

-> Great men, even during their lifetime, are usually known to the public only through a fictitious personality. Hence the modicum of truth in the old saying that no man is a hero to his valet.
-->-- '''Walter Lippmann''', ''Public Opinion''

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->'''Vir Cotto''': "I don't always like the way Londo does things -- well, me and most civilized worlds -- but you know, sometimes he's right."
-->''Series/BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"

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->''"Great men, even during their lifetime, are usually known to the public only through a fictitious personality. Hence the modicum of truth in the old saying that no man is a hero to his valet.
valet."''
-->-- '''Walter Lippmann''', ''Public Opinion''Opinion''

->'''David''': I love the relationship between Lucius and Bruce. Lucius is the only person smart enough to see past Bruce’s mask to the real guy, possibly because Lucius was so close to Thomas. The idea that Thomas and Martha, his two good friends, raised a completely selfish asshole is something that never even occurs to him.\\
'''Andy''': I think Fox is just smart like a fox, and knows a bullsh**ter when he sees one. “Spelunking my balls.”
-->--'''Chris Sims''', ''Andy Khouri''', and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-1966-review/ on]] ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy The Dark Knight]]''
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-> ''Great men, even during their lifetime, are usually known to the public only through a fictitious personality. Hence the modicum of truth in the old saying that no man is a hero to his valet.''
-->-- Walter Lippmann, ''Public Opinion''

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-> ''Great Great men, even during their lifetime, are usually known to the public only through a fictitious personality. Hence the modicum of truth in the old saying that no man is a hero to his valet.''
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-->-- Walter Lippmann, '''Walter Lippmann''', ''Public Opinion''
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-->''Series/BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"

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-->''Series/BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"Retreat"

-> ''Great men, even during their lifetime, are usually known to the public only through a fictitious personality. Hence the modicum of truth in the old saying that no man is a hero to his valet.''
-->-- Walter Lippmann, ''Public Opinion''
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-->''BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"

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-->''BabylonFive'', -->''Series/BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"
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-->''BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"

->'''Sirius Black''': If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
-->''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''

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-->''BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"

->'''Sirius Black''': If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
-->''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''
Retreat"
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-->''BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"

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-->''BabylonFive'', "No Surrender, No Retreat"Retreat"

->'''Sirius Black''': If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
-->''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''
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-->Vir Cotto: ''I don't always like the way Londo does things-well me and most civilized worlds''
-->BabylonFive, ''No Surrender, No Retreat''

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worlds -- but you know, sometimes he's right."
-->''BabylonFive'', "No
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-->-- '''Otto von Bismarck'''

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-->-- '''Otto von Bismarck'''Bismarck'''

-->Vir Cotto: ''I don't always like the way Londo does things-well me and most civilized worlds''
-->BabylonFive, ''No Surrender, No Retreat''

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