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9-> '''Signum:''' So you made your lightweight armor even lighter.\
10'''Fate:''' I can move that much faster because of it.\
11'''Signum:''' If you take even a glancing blow, you will die. Are you crazy, Testarossa?\
12'''Fate:''' That is so I can defeat you.
13-->-- ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''
14
15->''"It doesn't matter how powerful you are if you can't hit me."''
16-->-- '''Char Aznable''', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' (and occasionally quoted by some of [[{{Expy}} his copycats]])
17
18->''"...I've always found it a mystery. When you're huge and bulky, with heavy arms and armour, why do you think that makes you stronger? You're all... '''Too slow.'''"''
19-->-- '''Thorfinn "Karlsefni''', ''Manga/VinlandSaga''
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22[[folder:Literature]]
23->''Full of strength and laced\
24with fragility:\
25the thoroughbred,\
26the hummingbird,\
27and all things\
28cursed\
29with agility.''
30-->-- ''[[https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/56013 Bane]]'', by Wendy Videlock
31
32->''"I'm very hard to catch. And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me."''
33-->-- '''Rue''', ''Literature/TheHungerGames''
34
35->''"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies. And whenever they catch you, they will kill you... but first, they must catch you."''
36-->-- '''Frith''', ''Literature/WatershipDown''
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39[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
40->''"[[MidSeasonUpgrade Trial]]'s greatest feature is its speed. Dodge attacks...get right next to your enemy, and [[IndexJustForKicks kick him]]! If one hit isn't enough, then hit him 10 times! If that's not enough, then hit him [[SerialEscalation 100 times]]! Keep at it until your enemy is pulverized."''
41-->-- '''Shroud''', ''Series/KamenRiderDouble''
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44[[folder:Video Games]]
45->''"So that's a Hunter, huh? What's he gonna do, go for a jog at me?"''
46-->-- '''Nick''', ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2''
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48->''"You are a ninja.\
49Your god-like speed, dexterity, jumping power, and reflexes are all the result of an amazingly fast metabolism; tragically, so is your natural lifetime of 1.5 minutes."''
50-->-- The story of ''VideoGame/{{N}}''
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52->''"The [[MiniMook Smallfry]] might be weak, but they're very fast. They often ambush their targets from below."''
53-->-- '''Salmonid Field Guide''', ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''
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55->''"Here lies Scout. He ran fast and died a virgin."''
56-->-- '''Spy''', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''
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58->''"UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake didn't defeat the Spanish Armada by building even bigger ships. He won by overwhelming them with smaller, lighter boats. It's as true today as it was in 1588: if your ship is too slow to turn, you're doomed."''
59-->-- '''[[SociopathicSoldier Colonel Hanse Castillo]]''', ''VideoGame/TerraInvicta''
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62[[folder:Western Animation]]
63->'''[[CallingHisAttacks Hak Foo]]:''' Gorilla snaps frail twig!\
64''[Uncle dodges his attack]''\
65'''Uncle:''' Twig may be frail, but roots are slippery.
66-->-- ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''
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69[[folder:Real Life]]
70->''Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,\
71Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see.''
72-->-- '''UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli'''
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