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-->--'''Sim Carstairs''', ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''

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-->--'''Sim Carstairs''', ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''

->''"My dear prince, why would I settle for merely being on the right side of history when I could be on all sides of it instead?"''
-->--'''Dread Emperor Traitorous''', ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil''
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->'''Mac''': Hey, um, I came up with a really great idea, dude.
->'''Charlie''': Yeah?
->'''Mac''': Yeah, I'm gonna play both sides.
->'''Charlie''': Why would you tell me that?
->'''Mac''': Should I not have?
->'''Charlie''': Probably shouldn't 'cause if you're trying to keep a secret from me, now I know.
->'''Mac''': I should've... Should I tell them?
->'''Charlie''': [[LampshadeHanging No, I don't think you should tell either side 'cause if you're trying to play both sides and they both know, you're not playing anybody.]]
->'''Mac''': What should I do now?
->'''Charlie''': I don't give a shit.

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->'''Mac''': Hey, um, I came up with a really great idea, dude.
->'''Charlie''': Yeah?
->'''Mac''':
dude.\\
'''Charlie''': Yeah?\\
'''Mac''':
Yeah, I'm gonna play both sides.
->'''Charlie''':
''both'' sides.\\
'''Charlie''':
Why would you tell me that?
->'''Mac''':
that?\\
'''Mac''':
Should I not have?
->'''Charlie''':
have? \\
'''Charlie''':
Probably shouldn't 'cause if you're trying to keep a secret from me, now I know.
->'''Mac''':
know.\\
'''Mac''':
I should've... Should I tell them?
->'''Charlie''':
them? \\
'''Charlie''':
[[LampshadeHanging No, I don't think you should tell either side 'cause if you're trying to play both sides and they both know, you're not playing anybody.]]
->'''Mac''':
]]\\
'''Mac''':
What should I do now?
->'''Charlie''':
now?\\
'''Charlie''': I don't-
I don't give a shit.
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''

->''"You know, in my line of work, you gotta be able either to sing 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' or 'Dixie' with equal enthusiasm... dependin' upon present company."''
-->--'''Sim Carstairs''', ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''
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-->--'''[[TheChessmaster Ernst Stavro Blofeld]]''', ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''

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-->--'''[[TheChessmaster Ernst Stavro Blofeld]]''', ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''

->'''Korra:''' I hope President Raiko listens to us.\\
'''Varrick:''' Don't worry, I was a big contributor to his election campaign. Him ''and'' the other guy; gotta hedge your bets.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
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-->-- ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', "Frank Retires"

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-->-- ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS10E09FrankRetires "Frank Retires"
Retires"]]
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-->--'''Eduard Taafe''', ''"Master of the Strings", Theatre/{{Rudolf}}''

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-->--'''Eduard Taafe''', ''"Master of the Strings", Theatre/{{Rudolf}}''Theatre/{{Rudolf}}''

->''Siamese fighting fish, fascinating creatures. Brave but on the whole stupid. Yes, they're stupid. Except for the occasional one such as we have here who [[LetsYouAndHimFight lets the other two fight]]. While he waits. Waits until the survivor is so exhausted that he cannot defend himself, and then like [[NebulousEvilOrganisation SPECTRE]]... he strikes!''
-->--'''[[TheChessmaster Ernst Stavro Blofeld]]''', ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''
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-->-- '''Shadow,''' Literature/AmericanGods

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-->-- '''Shadow,''' Literature/AmericanGods
'''Shadow Moon''', ''Literature/AmericanGods''
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-->--'''"Master of the Strings"''', ''Theatre/{{Rudolf}}''

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-->--'''"Master -->--'''Eduard Taafe''', ''"Master of the Strings"''', ''Theatre/{{Rudolf}}''Strings", Theatre/{{Rudolf}}''
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-->-- '''Shadow,''' Literature/AmericanGods

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-->-- '''Shadow,''' Literature/AmericanGodsLiterature/AmericanGods

->''Pull a little left until the radicals agree''\\
''Then a pull to the right to control the bourgeoisie''\\
''Make another promise seem sincere''\\
''Pull another string and make it disappear''\\

->''There's a sense of balance you develop or you fall''\\
''What approaches protocol at an angle''\\
''One develops talents for discreet diplomacy''\\
''It's a question of degree''\\
''Or the strings will tangle''
-->--'''"Master of the Strings"''', ''Theatre/{{Rudolf}}''
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-->-- ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', "Frank Retires"

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-->-- ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', "Frank Retires"Retires"

-> ''It's a two-man con.''
-->-- '''Shadow,''' Literature/AmericanGods
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-->-- ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia: ''Frank Retires''

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-->-- ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia: ''Frank Retires''''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', "Frank Retires"
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->'''Mac''': Hey, um, I came up with a really great idea, dude.
->'''Charlie''': Yeah?
->'''Mac''': Yeah, I'm gonna play both sides.
->'''Charlie''': Why would you tell me that?
->'''Mac''': Should I not have?
->'''Charlie''': Probably shouldn't 'cause if you're trying to keep a secret from me, now I know.
->'''Mac''': I should've... Should I tell them?
->'''Charlie''': [[LampshadeHanging No, I don't think you should tell either side 'cause if you're trying to play both sides and they both know, you're not playing anybody.]]
->'''Mac''': What should I do now?
->'''Charlie''': I don't give a shit.
-->-- ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia: ''Frank Retires''

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