Line #15 Quotes/NervesOfSteel


1	->''"You mechs may have copper wiring to reroute your fear of pain, but I've got nerves of steel."''
2	-->-- '''JC Denton''', ''Videogame/{{Deus Ex}}''
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4	->''"This was an unassisted free fall down a skyscraper. In 1997, there were any number of safety harnesses or camera tricks that could have been used to create the effect of a man sliding off a building. Well, safety harnesses and camera tricks [[RealMenGetShot are how cowards applicate their tampons]]. That being said, would it really have been cheating if someone had put a crash pad or two in the place Jackie was very, very likely to tumble off to his doom? And speaking of tumbling, he spent the entire fall doing unneeded somersaults and twists. He even stood up and scampered on his feet for a bit. Maybe he thought a semi-controlled slide down a skyscraper was too dull? Maybe he [[TheProblemWithFightingDeath saw the Grim Reaper on the way down]] and had to dodge him? I honestly don't know, but it must take a team of groundskeepers three days to shave the entire surface area of Jackie Chan's balls."''
5	-->--'''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-6-most-needlessly-dangerous-jackie-chan-stunts_p2/#ixzz31G0irdUi "The 6 Most Needlessly Dangerous Jackie Chan Stunts"]]
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7	->"We could make them exactly even," said Hornblower, taking the plunge. "Have two pistols, one loaded and the other empty. Simpson and I would take our choice not knowing which was which. Then we stand within a yard of each other, and at the word, we fire."
8	-->-- ''[[Literature/HoratioHornblower Mr Midshipman Hornblower]]''
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10	->''The bullet they just dug out of the wall is from a handgun. A kill shot like that over that distance from that sort of weapon, you're looking for a crack shot but not just a marksman, his hands musn't have shaken at all so clearly he's acclimatised to violence. He didn't fire until I was in immediate danger so obviously has a strong moral principle. You're looking for someone probably with a history of military service and nerves of steel... ''(sees John)'' Actually, you know what? Ignore me.''
11	-->-- '''Sherlock Holmes''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', A Study in Pink
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13	->''"I'm not the 'beg for your life' type."''
14	-->-- '''Julia Neville''', ''Series/{{Revolution}}'', "[[Recap/RevolutionS1E10NobodysFaultButMine Nobody's Fault But Mine]]", quite calmly while Miles Matheson is holding a sword to her throat
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16	->''"And he's so calm and cool sometimes I think he doesn't even realize he's the black candidate. He's so relaxed, he's thinking he could win this thing fair and square."''
17	-->-- '''Creator/ChrisRock''', on UsefulNotes/BarackObama, ''Kill the Messenger''
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19	->Not even a man like [[ManipulativeBastard Gendo]] himself could deny a certain amount of nervousness, even though he was gifted with the ability to remain calm even during stressful situations. That Angel was much too close.
20	-->--''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', ''chapter 11''
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22	->'''General Basilia:''' If he dies, you will follow him shortly. ''Screaming.''\
23	'''Anaxares:''' Nine.\
24	'''Basilia:''' What?\
25	'''Anaxares:''' The number of times I've been threatened with death today. Will we make it to ten before noon? It is an auspicious number in Bellerophon. ''(walks away)''
26	-->-- ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil''
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28	-><You scared of heights, Governor?>\
29	"As opposed to what? Bullets? Laser beams that vaporize solid concrete? A bridge that might collapse under me at any moment?" She shook her head. Took a deep breath. [[BadassBystander "Let's do it."]]\
30	"Let's do it?" A vision flashed into my head, the governor when she was a kid. She looked like... [[ActionGirl Rachel?]]
31	-->--''Literature/{{Animorphs}} #51: The Absolute''
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33	->[[[ComicBook/{{Starfire}} Kori]]] was awed. [[Franchise/{{Batman}} He]] wasn't letting himself shout, panic, even interrupt the team working on his wife. The man was so strong.
34	-->-- ''Fanfic/DanceWithTheDemons''
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36	->“You’re insane, Kim,” Alix was saying, shaking her head. “Marinette is amazing, but there’s just no way she can follow through on this dare.”\
37	“A hundred euros,” Kim insisted. “I bet a hundred euros that she has Chat Noir’s [[TransformationTrinket Miraculous]].”\
38	“Three hundred that she doesn’t,” Chloe countered.\
39	“I bet ten that she at least tried,” Rose said with a nod.
40	-->-- ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28642575 The Dare]]'', a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fanfic
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42	->'''Jenna:''' Alex... How can you stay so calm at a time like this?\
43	'''Alex:''' At times like this, where would be the good in panicking?
44	-->-- ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge'', as the group is about to be blown away by a giant tidal wave.
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46	->''It's nigh impossible to overcome a bear who's got both '''knowledge''' of your attack and the '''willpower''' to fight back. Well, it's harder, at least.''
47	-->-- Willy's '''Disciplined''' build, ''Memory Leak''
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49	->''"Sheesh. Nothing seems to faze him. Not even being arrested for murder."''
50	-->-- '''[[Characters/AceAttorneyApolloJustice Apollo Justice]]''' on '''Dhurke''', ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'', Case 6-5: "Turnabout Revolution"

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