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1->''He’s such a wonderful geek; some men have a little black book and fill it full of numbers and descriptions of their favourite shags but the Doctor's is full of planets in danger and if they are important enough he gives them a terminal rating!''
2-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/silver-nemesis-written-by-kevin-clarke.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E3SilverNemesis "Silver Nemesis"]][[note]]Depending on which [[TheNthDoctor incarnation of the Doctor]], the Doctor sometimes engages in romance. The one in question here is the Seventh Doctor, who was more of a mentor figure and an [[TheChessmaster enigmatic plotter]].[[/note]]
3
4->'''The Doctor:''' That's not what I'm like!\
5'''Amy:''' Then what are you like?\
6'''Doctor:''' I dunno. [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf!]] A [[SpaceX Space Gandalf]]. Or the little green one in ''Franchise/StarWars''. (''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} spins around making lightsaber noises]]'')\
7'''Amy:''' You really are not. You. Are. A bloke.\
8'''Doctor:''' I'm the Doctor.\
9'''Amy:''' Every room you walk into, you laugh at all the men and show off to all the girls.\
10'''Doctor:''' Do not!\
11'''Amy:''' What about Rory?\
12'''Doctor:''' (''snort of laughter and mimes a long nose'')
13-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Meanwhile in the TARDIS"
14
15->'''Phil:''' Has the Doctor ever had sex?\
16'''Creator/DavidTennant:''' The Doctor has had children. (''waves hand vaguely'')
17-->-- ''Series/NeverMindTheBuzzcocks''
18
19->''I am celibate because I don't give a [[PrecisionFStrike FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCK]].''
20-->-- '''UsefulNotes/MahatmaGandhi''', ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6G6CZT7h4k Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.]]''
21
22->''I've told you many times already. I don't want to feel like anyone's property right now.''
23-->-- '''Kaworu''', ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'', [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/1462105/015/ Chapter 7]]
24
25->'''Franchise/WonderWoman''': No... No dating for the Batman - it might cut into your brooding time.\
26'''Franchise/{{Batman}}:''' One: dating within TheTeam always leads to disaster. Two: you're a princess from a society of immortal warriors, I'm a rich kid with [[DeathByOriginStory issues]] - ''[[DarkAndTroubledPast lots]]'' of issues. And three: if my enemies ever found out I had someone special, they wouldn't rest until [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies they'd gotten to me through her]].\
27'''Wonder Woman:''' (''[[SuperStrength crushes a stone gargoyle without effort]]'') Next?
28-->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', "This Little Piggy"
29
30->'''Janine:''' And Egon? I love you most of all.\
31'''Egon:''' (''smiles, then clears his throat'') Yes, well...[[TheSpock such displays of emotion are only needed by the insecure.]] Thanks for the thought, though.
32-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', "[[Recap/TheRealGhostbustersS3E12TheGrundel The Grundel]]"
33
34->Carla wondered what Jean had done about women all these years. Nothing perhaps; some men didn't, though these were few enough in Carla's experience.
35-->-- ''Literature/SevenMenOfGascony''
36
37->''I like girls. [[ForGreatJustice But now it's about justice]].''
38-->-- '''Kohtaro Kuga''', ''VideoGame/ShikigamiNoShiro'''s [[SoBadItsGood English localization]]
39
40->''But loyalty and love are two very different things: all my life I've chosen loyalty, which has made my path much simpler.''
41-->-- '''Rock,''' ''[[Literature/WarriorCats Cats of the Clans]]''
42
43->''But I'm not allowed to have love for someone else. [[IAmAMonster It will only hurt them.]]''
44-->-- '''Shizuo Heiwajima''', ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''
45
46-> ''I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.''
47-->-- '''USefulNotes/NikolaTesla'''
48
49->'''[[AbhorrentAdmirer Q]]:''' Oh, Kathy, don't be such a prude. Admit it. It ''has'' been a while.\
50'''Captain Janeway:''' And it's going to be a while longer.[[note]]Not till "Fair Haven" in Season Six![[/note]]
51-->-- ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "The Q and the Grey"
52
53->''"Tonight, you pukes will sleep with your rifles. You will give your rifle a girl's name because this is the only pussy you people are going to get. Your days of finger-banging ol' Mary-Jane Rottencrotch through her pretty pink panties are over! You're married to this piece. This weapon of iron and wood. And you will be faithful. Port, hut!"''
54-->--'''Gunnery Sergeant Hartman''', ''Film/FullMetalJacket''
55
56->'''Misty:''' Don't you know that love is the most important thing in the whole world?
57->'''Ash:''' Not more important than catching Pokemon.
58-->--''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries''
59
60->'''Circe:''' I wanted so badly to entrust my life to someone like him, ignoring his sociopathic tendencies entirely. The thrill of a long-lasting marriage, of being with someone who genuinely cares...
61->'''Callista:''' I wouldn't know how that feels. Lifelong bachelorette, and I'm proud of it. Singleness forever!
62-->--''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27736435 Zero Context: Taking Out the Trash]]''
63
64->''If [[LoveInterest he]] was only Kyril Sutherland the man, not Kyril Sutherland the Hunter, he would have been glad to return any of their affections.''\
65\
66''But he was a [[HunterOfMonsters Hunter of beasts]], and because of that he walked a lonely and bitter path. [[IRegretNothing He wouldn't had it any other way]].''
67-->-- ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls''
68
69->''Ah, love! The joining of hearts! The exchanging of gifts and fluids! It is not for our kind, brothers. Love is a temptress, a succubus intent on shopping for furniture. Deny love, my boys, or suffer the ultimate fate: Sunday with the in-laws!''
70-->-- '''Poobah''', ''WesternAnimation/TheBrothersGrunt''
71
72->''"It's a sad sight, Sparx. Another noble warrior falls victim to the plague of love! Pfft. Just look away..."''
73-->-- '''Spyro the Dragon''', ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon''
74
75->'''[[Characters/AceAttorneyMilesEdgeworth Miles Edgeworth]]:''' The "power of love," you say? That kind of illogical argument is hardly viable in a court of law! Wouldn't you agree, Your Honor?\
76'''Judge:''' I'm afraid not, Mr. Edgeworth. You should never underestimate the power of love. You'll understand one day when you get marri[=--=]\
77'''Edgeworth:''' Which I won't!\
78'''Judge:''' ............\
79'''Edgeworth:''' Exactly what is so wrong with wishing to remain unwed?!
80-->-- ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'', Case 6-DLC: "Turnabout Time Traveler"

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