History Quotes / TrueNeutral

-->-- ''[[Creator/RaymondChandler The Long Goodbye]]''

->When his brothers and sisters and cousins quarreled, this Cainite always remained neutral. [[RetiredBadass He had seen war's face, and he knew the follow of spilling blood for the sake of pride]]. No matter who offered him alliance, his response was always the same: "Not this night."

-->-- '''[[RobotGirl Cameron]]''', ''Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles''

->[[spoiler: '''Terry Lennox:''']] ...Of course. An act is all there is. There isn't anything else. In here (''taps chest'') there isn't anything...

->''"Well I don't wanna be President\\
Superman or Clark Kent\\
I don't wanna walk 'round in their shoes\\
'Cause I don't know who's side I'm on\\
I don't know my right from wrong\\
I don't know where I'm going to\\
I don't know about you"''
-->--'''Fastball''', "Fire Escape"

->''"Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase!\\

It's our problem-free philosophy!"''
--> -- '''''Disney/TheLionKing''''', "Hakuna Matata"

->''"In early day, or late at night,\\
It's not my problem, I'll be alright,\\
No price you name is worth the fight,\\
But if I'm bored, then yeah, I might."''
-->--Unofficial '''Gray Lantern Corps''' motto

->''"[[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhower]] resolved to do nothing — and I must say, those years look positively golden in retrospect. A State Department friend of mine once gave a briefing to [[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson Johnson]]. The subject was a Latin-American country where it looked as if [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar one of our military juntas]] was about to be replaced by a liberal non-Communist regime. Johnson was distraught. 'What, ''what'',' he cried, 'can we ''do''?' To which one of his advisors — whose name must be suppressed, though his wisdom ought to be carved over the White House door — replied, 'Mr. President, why not do nothing?' That was the Eisenhower genius."''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''

->''"It may be that Falstaff, rather than Theatre/HenryV, is a much more accurate picture of the common soldiers, who finds little in the rhetoric of officers who urge him into danger. The average solider probably sympathizes more than we might suspect with Falstaff's stratagems to save his own hide. Falstaff embodies the carnal yearnings we all have for food, drink, companionship, a few sexual adventures, and safety...Falstaff's selfish pursuit of pleasure hurts few. Henry's selfish lust for power leaves corpses strewn across muddy battlefields."''
-->--'''Chris Hedges''', ''War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning''

->''"Couldn't we just get together and agree on the few basic Commandments that are laws? Like 'I won't slaughter you, and don't take my shit.'"''
-->--'''Bill Maher'''

->''"Perhaps what I am about to say will appear strange to you gentlemen, socialists, progressives, humanitarians as you are, but I never worry about my neighbor, I never try to protect society which does not protect me -- indeed, I might add, which generally takes no heed of me except to do me harm -- and, since I hold them low in my esteem and remain neutral towards them, I believe that society and my neighbor are in my debt."''
-->--'''Creator/AlexandreDumas''', ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo''

->''"Right and wrong are not what separate us and our enemies. It's our different standpoints, our perspectives that separate us. Both sides blame one another. There's no good or bad side. Just two sides holding different views."''

->''"I don't want to carry anyone's burden."''

->'''Martin''': "People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it. Maybe because down deep they don't care. They just don't care."
--> -- ''HighNoon''

->'''Pompey''': "I don't get it...one second, you're willing to let us kill him for an insult, the next, you're helping him get back in the fight. Sort of inconsistent for LawfulGood, aren't you?"
->'''Julia Greenhilt''': "Uh, hello, Roy's LG, not me. I'm TrueNeutral. I go both ways."
->'''Pompey''': "That is ''so'' hot."
--> -- ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

->'''Magev''': You're deeply ambivalent.
->'''Angel''': Well, [[IResembleThatRemark I am and I'm not.]]
--> -- ''Series/{{Angel}}'', "Guise Will Be Guise"

->"A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there's no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned? "
--> --'''Dr. Manhattan''', ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', successfully weirding out ''[[SociopathicHero Rorschach]]''

->"I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side..."
--> -- '''Treebeard''', ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''

->'''Neutral Advisor''': "Your neutralness, it's a beige alert!"\\
'''Neutral President''': "If I don't make it, tell my wife ''hello''."
--> -- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

->'''Zapp Brannigan''': "What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of ''neutrality?!''
--> -- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

->"We aren't built to be cruel."
--> -- '''[[RobotGirl Cameron]]''', ''TheSarahConnorChronicles''

->"[[BystanderSyndrome I don't know, and I have no opinion.]]"
--> -- '''Jet''', ''Anime/CowboyBebop''

->'''Jack O'Neill''': "Don't worry, she likes us."
->'''Daniel Jackson''': "The Nox like'' everyone''. It's their way."
--> -- ''Series/StargateSG1''

->'''Adrian Veidt''': "''Jon?'' Right Wing? (laughs) If there's one thing in the cosmos that that man ''isn't'' capable of doing it's having a political bias. Believe me... you'd have to meet him to understand. I mean, which do you prefer, red ants or black ants?"
->'''Doug Roth''': "Uh...? Well, I don't have any particular preference..."
->'''Adrian Veidt''': "Exactly. Well, imagine how Jon feels."
--> -- ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''

->"Superheroes are on the side of "good." Supervillains are on the side of "right"-- er, I mean "evil." Captain Oblivious is a superneutral. He just gets in the way for no good reason."
--> -- '''Mark Gottlieb''', ''[[http://www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mg147 Return Of The Attack Of The Bombos]]''

->'''Lajoolie''': "The League makes sure no one can hurt anyone else."
->'''Oar''': "No. The League kills certain people under certain conditions; that is all they do. They still permit a great deal of hurting to take place: I can attest to that."
--> -- ''[[Literature/TheLeagueOfPeoplesVerse Ascending]]''

-> '''Beatnik:''' You make the lie. You invent want. You're for them, not us.
-> '''Don Draper''': Well, I hate to break it to you, but there is no "big lie", there is no "system". The universe is ''indifferent''.
-> '''Other Beatnik:''' Man...why'd you have to say ''that''?
--> -- ''Series/MadMen''

->'''Shirahoshi''': "But if you're a [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything pirate]], Luffy... then aren't you a bad person?
->'''Luffy''': ...Hm? ...Mmmm... I dunno, that's up to you to decide.
--> -- ''Manga/OnePiece''

->"What I am is ''Kindred''. How others choose to categorise themselves concerns me only where local customs are concerned. Individualism is a path frought with obstacles and sometimes, angry mobs, but for all its hardships, it is the only one worth taking."

->"I've met others like you, and they have always ultimately come to the same conclusion, and that is there is no person or group on this planet they can pledge loyalty to. If this is the path you must take, I can take you to where the trail begins..."

->"Really bad people are punished by society’s law. [[BeingGoodSucks Really good people are punished]] by MurphysLaw."
-->-- '''George Lass''', ''DeadLikeMe''

->'''Prue''': You are the ultimate evil.
->'''Angel of Death''': No. I'm not good or evil. I just am.
-->-- ''Series/{{Charmed}}''

->''Never try an' get a straight answer out of a centaur. Ruddy stargazers. Not interested in anythin' closer'n the moon. [...] They're deep, mind, centaurs. They know things. Just don't let on much.''
-->-- '''Hagrid''', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''

->''After all, HeWhoMustNotBeNamed did great things. [[MoralEventHorizon Terrible]], yes ... but great.''
-->-- '''Mr. Ollivander''', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''

->''Opinions are like testicles. You kick them hard enough, doesn't matter how many you got.''
-->-- '''Varric''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''

->''I'm actually pretty neutral about a lot of things. I'm like Switzerland with a penis.''
-->-- ''WebSite/TextsFromLastNight''

->''I am neither good nor evil. I am just a sword. Wield me as you will, master.''

->I-have-seen-Good-and-I-have-seen-Evil. And-now-I-am-dead. I-have-been-Good-and-I-have-been-Evil. And-now-I-am-dead. [[ShoutOut Look-o-n... m-y... w-o-r-k-s...]]
-->--'''Sargon the Sorcerer''', ''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic''

->''We've outsourced operations to them before, but don't assume that makes us partners: it's a mercenary thing, a contractual thing. Phoenicians don't take sides- only Swiss bank transfers.''
-->--'''Kirsten Geary''', ''Videogame/TheSecretWorld''

->'''Marlowe:''' ''"I'm not sore at you. You're just that kind of guy. For a long time I couldn't figure you at all. You had nice ways and nice qualities, but there was something wrong. You had standards and you lived up to them, but they were personal. They had no relation to any kind of ethics or scruples. You were a nice guy because you had a nice nature. But you were just as happy with mugs or hoodlums as with honest men. Provided the hoodlums spoke fairly good English and had fairly acceptable table manners. You're a moral defeatist. I think maybe the war did it and again I think maybe-you were born that way."''
->[[spoiler: '''Terry Lennox:''']]...''"Of course. An act is all there is. There isn't anything else. In here-"'' he tapped his chest with the lighter- ''"there isn't anything..."''
-->-- ''The Long Goodbye'', RaymondChandler.

->''"[[OurAngelsAreDifferent We]] cannot do wrong; neither have we any disposition to do it, for we do not know what it is."''
-->-- '''Satan''', ''[[Literature/TheMysteriousStranger The Mysterious Stranger]]''

->''Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase''
->''Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze''
->''It means no worries for the rest of your days''
->''It's our problem-free philosophy''
--> -- ''Disney/TheLionKing'', "Hakuna Matata"

->''In early day, or late at night,''
->''It's not my problem, I'll be alright,''
->''No price you name is worth the fight,''
->''But if I'm bored, then yeah, I might.''

->'''Angel''': Well, [[IResembleThatRemark am and I'm not.]]

->'''Magev''': "You're deeply ambivalent."
->'''Angel''': "Well, I am and I'm not."

->''Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase''
->''Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze''
->''It means no worries for the rest of your days''
->''It's our problem-free philosophy''
->''Hakuna Matata!''
--> -- ''Disney/TheLionKing'', "Hakuna Matata"

->''In early day, or late at night,''
->''It's not my problem, I'll be alright,''
->''No price you name is worth the fight,''
->''But if I'm bored, then yeah, I might.''
-->--Unofficial Gray Lantern Corps motto

-->--'''Sargon the Sorcerer''', ''BooksOfMagic''

->[[spoiler: '''Terry Lennox:''']]...''"Of course. An act is all there is. There isn't anything else. In here-" he tapped his chest with the lighter-"there isn't anything..."''

-->-- ''Texts From Last Night''

-->-- '''Satan''', ''{{Literature/TheMysteriousStranger}}''

--> -- ''TheLionKing'', "Hakuna Matata"

->"[[SomebodyElsesProblem I don't know, and I have no opinion.]]"

-->-- '''Hagrid''', ''Literature/HarryPotter''

-->-- '''Mr. Ollivander''', ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''

--> -- ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''

--> --'''Dr. Manhattan''', ''{{Watchmen}}'', successfully weirding out ''[[SociopathicHero Rorschach]]''

--> -- ''{{Watchmen}}''

--> -- '''Jet''', ''CowboyBebop''

--> -- ''OnePiece''

-->-- '''[[GentlemanAndAScholar Beckett]]''', defending the True Neutral path in ''VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines''

-->-- '''[[spoiler: Caine]]''', ''VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines''

--> -- ''[[TheLeagueOfPeoplesVerse Ascending]]''

->[[spolier: '''Terry Lennox:''']]...''"Of course. An act is all there is. There isn't anything else. In here-" he tapped his chest with the lighter-"there isn't anything..."''