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2->Jonathan gave him a tight squeeze before pulling back, thumbs rubbing softly at Giorno's cheeks to wipe away the tears, and Giorno cursed silently at how ''weak'' he was being. More than he'd like to admit, he's often wondered how he would react if he met Dio, what he'd say, what he would do, but nothing compared to learning the truth, to suddenly have a new perspective on who basically was his father, and what a [[NiceGuy nice guy]] he was, nothing compared to the murderous fiend Jotaro and Jonathan have said Dio is.
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4->"Do not cry, it's alright." Jonathan smiled comfortingly, eyes crinkling softly at the edges, and Giorno found himself nodding, Jonathan's gentle nature and seemingly comforting aura made him relax instantly.
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6->"I'm sorry, I'm not usually so weak... I haven't cried since I was a small child."
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8->Jonathan's hands fell to his thighs, his head tilted lightly to the side. "Crying does not make you weak. It simply shows you are strong enough to know when to show your emotions, or when you've been so strong for too long that you've reached a breaking point." He then let out a small laugh, "Believe me, I have cried many times. [[TenderTears Enough to last me a lifetime, really]]. I last cried a few days ago, when my father departed this world."
9-->-- ''Fanfic/JonathanJoestarTheFirstJoJo''
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11->''"The rain just falls off of me\
12The tears just fall off of me\
13'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof\
14[[ExpospeakGag The barometric pressure has no relevance to me]]"''
15-->--'''{{Music/Sparks}}''', "Waterproof"
16
17-> '''Private Jiang''': "A ''real'' man sheds blood, but not tears."
18-->-- ''Film/SevenManArmy''
19
20->''I try to laugh about it\
21Cover it all up with lies\
22I try and laugh about it\
23Hiding the tears in my eyes\
24Because boys don't cry\
25Boys don't cry''
26-->-- '''Music/{{The Cure|Band}}''', ''Boys Don't Cry''
27
28->''"Crying: Acceptable at funerals and [[PatrioticFervor the Grand Canyon.]]"''
29-->--'''Ron Swanson''', ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''
30
31->''Don't cry.''
32-->--'''Master Shifu''' to '''Po''', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''
33
34->'''Panini''': Chowder, are you crying?
35->'''Chowder''': No! Only girls cry! ''Men weep!''
36-->--''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' , "Apprentice Appreciation Day"
37
38->'''Debbie''': I'm sorry but I need a man, not a boy.
39->'''Steve''': ''(starts crying)'' A-a boy? C-could a boy produce tears this big? Huh?
40-->--''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "Bar Mitzvah Shuffle"
41
42->''"Crying never solved anything. You got to struggle. You got to keep fighting the good fight. Once you given it your all and your best wasn't good enough, then you can cry not before. A man got to earn his tears!"''
43-->--'''The Boss''', ''Manga/GirlsBravo''
44
45->''"Crying is for little girls, babies, and men who just had their ears ripped off!"''
46-->-- '''Oobedoob Scoobi-Doobi Benubi''', ''Thumb Wars''
47
48->''"There's only two times a man should cry - when he loses his wallet and when he gets dumped!"''
49-->-- '''[[Series/KamenRiderFourze Gentarou Kisaragi]]''', ''Film/KamenRiderXKamenRiderFourzeAndOOOMovieWarMegamax''
50
51->''"Grown men don't cry, except when they get chased by coyotes"''
52-->-- '''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa''', "Mystery Noise"
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54->Vasishta took him by the arm. His guru said sternly, “The women who must cry already do so. You are a kshatriya; behave like one. You should comfort your people, and instead you stand here sobbing like a lost child.”\
55It was a tone of voice his guru seldom used, and it brought Bharata up sharply. The prince looked into his master’s eyes and saw such compassion there. He wiped his tears and controlled himself. With some semblance of calm, he collected his father’s remains, to float them down the river to the sea.
56-->-- ''Literature/TheRamayana'', '''Ramesh Manon''' translation
57
58->''"Aha! I knew it! I always knew it!!! My two sweetest roommates in love...and dry those tears, Shinji. You're a boy, aren't you?"''
59-->--'''Misato''', ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'', ''chapter 2''
60
61->''It's never okay for men to cry. Know who cries? Girls. And little babies. And [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs little baby girls]]. A man holds it in until his eyeballs swell up to the size of baseballs, his throat feels like it's about to explode, and his gut just aches like there's a snake wrapped around his heart. That's why we die earlier. But it's worth it, at least we don't look weak while we're alive."''
62-->-- '''Stephen Colbert''' ''Series/TheColbertReport''
63
64->''"Ugh, there's nothing more embarrassing than the sight of grown men crying."''
65-->-- '''Yuki Rurikawa''', ''VideoGame/{{A3}}''
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67->''(Cilvanis, crying over a deceased friend, suddenly stops and addresses the villain who has [[DeathIsCheap repeatedly killed them]].)'' "Wait a minute. Before you leave, can you just make sure he's dead this time? I know that sounds mean, but as a man, I only have a maximum number of times I'm allowed to cry, so..."
68-->-- Cilvanis, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddz2iO8lWMw When Anime Characters Survive Clearly Fatal Injuries]]

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