[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
->''"We're born free. All of us. Free. Some don't believe it, some try to take it away. To hell with them! Water like fire, mountains of ice, the whole bit. Lay your eyes on that, and you'll know what freedom is, that it's worth fighting for! Fight to live, risk it all for even a glimmer of real freedom! It doesn't matter what's waiting outside the gate, or what comes in! It doesn't matter how cruel the world can be, or how unjust! Fight. Fight. Fight. FIGHT! FIGHT!!!"''
-->-- '''Eren Jeager''', ''Anime/AttackOnTitan''

->''"Even if I have no magical powers I'll become the Wizard King! Not giving up is my magic!"''
-->-- '''Asta''', ''Manga/BlackClover''

->''"If fate is a millstone, then we are the grist. There is nothing we can do. So I wish for strength. If I cannot protect them from the wheel, then give me a strong blade, and enough strength... to shatter fate."''
-->-- '''Kurosaki Ichigo''', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''

->''"This isn't as much endurance as it is sheer willpower."''
-->-- '''Teresa''' on [[PluckyGirl little Clare]], ''Manga/{{Claymore}}''

->''"Why can't you people JUST STAY DOWN?!"''
-->-- '''Cell''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''

->''"[[BrainwashedAndCrazy Mamoru]]. Have you forgotten? Victory goes... TO THOSE WITH COURAGE!"''
-->-- '''Guy Shishio''', ''Anime/GaoGaiGar''

->''"''Determination'' -- A will of steel. Their determination is supporting them. They won't go down easily."''
-->-- '''Miyata Ichiro''', ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo''

->'''Kyouko:''' I thought she'd be here. She sucks at giving up after all.\\
'''Mitsu:''' Well sorry for sucking at giving up!
-->-- ''Manga/HoneyCrush''

->''"The power of [[TheCorruption Medusa]] is fed by emotion. The emotions of a young girl who [[HeroicWillpower suffered the pain of Medusa for 8 years]]... and the emotions of a man who has [[EscapedFromHell come back from the depths of hell]] to save Kasumi. Do you honestly think your pathetic ego-trip can stop that?"''
-->-- '''Marco Owen''', ''Manga/KingOfThorn''

->''"Hurry up and go, you damn nerd! I'll keep fighting. I'll break myself. Even if there's nothing left of me, I will win the way I want to. I'll destroy myself before I accept defeat at your hands, you got that?!"''
-->-- '''[[TheRival Katsuki Bakugo]]''', ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''

->''"In my eyes... you're a proud failure! When I look at you, I get an intense feeling in my heart... Because you're not perfect... Because you fail... you have the strength to get back up... Because I believe that is what true strength is..."''
-->-- '''Hinata''' to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''

->'''Pain:''' Just give up!\\
'''Naruto:''' You'd better give up... THINKING I'M GOING TO GIVE UP!
-->-- ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''

->''"Why are you alive? Why do you stand up to me every time I kill you?... ''How many times do I have to kill you until you're satisfied!?''"''
-->-- '''Sir Crocodile''', ''Manga/OnePiece''

->''"ACE! I don't care what you say! I'm going to save you, ''EVEN IF IT KILLS ME!''"''
-->-- '''Luffy''', ''Manga/OnePiece''

->''"No matter who escapes today, I would never allow Straw Hat to escape Marineford alive!"''
-->--'''Akainu''', ''Manga/OnePiece''

->''"If someone ever tells me it's a mistake to have hope, well, then, I'll just tell them they're wrong. And I'll keep telling them 'til they believe! No matter how many times it takes."''
-->--'''Madoka Kaname''', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''

->"I'm not quitting. Even if I fall, I'm gonna fall forward! [[TalkingToTheDead Right Kimishima?]]"
-->-- '''Kazuma''', ''Anime/{{Scryed}}''

->'''Nia:''' The likelihood of my return is close to zero.\\
'''Simon:''' Maybe, but it isn't zero. And for me, that makes it the same as a hundred percent chance!
-->-- ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''

->'''Simon:''' Force your way down a path YOU choose to take, and do it all yourself! That's the way Team Dai-Gurren rolls!\\
'''Nia:''' [[YouCantFightFate Even when trapped by karma's cycle...]]\\
'''Yoko:''' [[ScrewDestiny The dreams we left behind will open the door!]]\\
'''Leeron:''' [[EverythingTryingToKillYou Even if the universe stands against us...]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Viral''']]: [[HotBlooded Our burning blood will cut through fate!]]\\
'''Simon:''' We'll break through heavens and the dimensions!\\
'''All:''' And defy all who would stop us to grab hold of our path!\\
'''Simon:''' [[TitleDrop Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann!]]\\
'''All:''' [[CatchPhrase JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!]]
-->-- ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''

->''"The probablity of success for this mission was 0%, [[BeyondTheImpossible but it seems theoretical calculations are meaningless when it comes to you guys]]."''
-->-- '''Lordgenome''', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''

->''A dreaming flower bud never gives up / Even when it seems she'll fail, she believes and goes on''
-->-- Opening to ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo''

->''"If you curl up because of fear, you won't be able to do anything. If you want to win, bring out your courage, and step forward!"''
-->-- '''Yuya Sakaki''', ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV''

->'''Joey:''' Fight, Yugi!\\
'''Diva:''' Ignore your friends. The sensible move is to give up.\\
'''Yugi:''' ''[teeth gritted]'' Then I guess I don't have a lot of sense. I will ''never'' give up!
-->-- ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Books]]
->''"Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: the requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- 'No, ''you move''.'"''
-->-- '''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'''

->'''Tentacle Monster:''' Is that your super-power, boy? Too ''stupid'' to ever give up?\\
'''Jason:''' Heh... Maybe it is.
-->-- ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis''

->'''Parallax:''' Give up. You failed once, you'll fail ''again''. Lay down and ''die''. You're ''weak''. You're ''scared''. Give up ''now''. Give up.\\
'''[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]]:''' I...\\
'''Parallax:''' Give up, damn you!\\
'''Hal Jordan:''' I don't know how.
-->-- ''ComicBook/GreenLanternRebirth''

->''"On my planet, we never say die; we say KILL!"''
-->-- '''ComicBook/HowardTheDuck'''

->''"Wolf, Hawk, Fox, and Snake, can't stand in my way.\\
My body is weak, and it may break, but not today."''
-->-- ''ComicBook/MouseGuard'', "The Song of the Ivory Lass"

->''"Uh, sir...? It's [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog him!]] It's him! After all we've done, he '''still''' won't give up!"''
-->-- '''Snively''', ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic the Hedgehog]]''

->''"But then I thought of mother. I remembered all I had to live up to. A daughter of the [[Franchise/{{Superman}} House of El]] never quits. I wasn't about to be the first."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton''

->'''Nyxly:''' Surrender, Superman!\\
'''Franchise/{{Superman}}:''' Maybe I will... Ten minutes after I'm dead! Not a second before!
-->-- ''Comicbook/KryptoniteNevermore''

->''"No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. ''Never compromise.''"''
-->-- '''Rorschach''', ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''

->''You know how many times I've heard that? "Rest in peace, Batman!" "There's no escape, Batman!" "Time to die, Batman!" Every night. Over and over. For so many years. "This is the end, Batman!" Every. Damn. Night. And yet. I'm still here.''
-->-- '''Batman''', ''ComicBook/BatmanTomKing #23''

->'''Azmodel:''' '''YIELD!'''\\
'''Superman:''' '''NEVER!'''\\
'''Flash:''' This is the guy who said he couldn't live up to his myth... He's wrestling an angel.
-->-- ''ComicBook/JLA1997''

->'''ComicBook/LanaLang:''' Your choice, Kara, but you might ask yourself, what would your people want you want to do?\\
'''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda]]:''' It's Linda.\\
'''Lana:''' If you're going to keep pretending you don't care about people, no, it's not. We're supposed to be fighters, not sit-around-and-mope-ers.
-->-- ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}''

->''"Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul I swear... until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality we all share... I'll ''never'' stop fighting. Ever."''
-->-- '''Superman''', ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay''

->'''Reign:''' Only a Worldkiller can defeat another Worldkiller. Why continue a fight you cannot win?\\
'''Kara:''' "I guess... It's like my father always said..." ''(smashing Reign with a car)'' "I'm stubborn."
-->-- ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''

->''Mister, maybe I'm too '''dumb''' to collapse -- too '''ugly''' to die!! I'll let '''you''' figger out the reasons...''
-->-- '''The Thing''', ''ComicBook/FantasticFour #40''

->''"You won't trick me that way. You want me to give up. Is that it? Well, it won't work... I'm Superman. I go down '''fighting'''!"''
-->-- '''Superman''', ''ComicBook/TheJungleLine''

->''"Did...didja say...give up...? 'Cause I can't do that. See...there's this pair 'a kids I know. Little...little scrappers. Never known nothin' but war. Can't...can't seem to get their faces outta my head... It's funny, ain't like I'm short 'a reasons to fight, right? You killed my [[ComicBook/SheHulk friend]]...you wanna kill my [[ComicBook/FantasticFour family]]...why am I thinkin' about two strangers? Only...these two strangers got a chance now. Chance at a home...chance at a better life. And all I gotta do is not give up on 'em. All I gotta do is not die. So I guess I can't die. I'm the Immortal Thing. Put up ya dukes."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/TheThing''', ''ComicBook/{{Empyre}}''

->''"If we stand for anything, it's the fact that it doesn't end! It never does!"''
-->-- '''Leander''', ''ComicBook/{{Democracy}}''

->'''Mys-Tech member #1:''' The determination of these super-heroes is quite staggering... None of our simulations suggested they would get this far.\\
'''Mys-Tech member #2''': That is ever the '''trouble''' with heroes. They will be so tiresomely '''heroic''', they seem pathologically incapable of recognizing defeat.
-->-- ''ComicBook/MystechWars'' #3
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Strips]]
->'''Dilbert:''' Any luck trying to get fired?\\
'''Wally:''' No... but I'll get that severance package yet.
-->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'', 10/22/1991
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Works]]
->To join the Wild Hunt requires not just skill or experience, it is a requirement that all aspirants possess the will to see things through. To go on even when the mission is on the verge of failure. It is to know the difference between those who are doomed and those who are damned, and to know when to show mercy and when to disregard it utterly. It is to know when the enemy deserves mercy and when the enemy deserves utter annihilation. The Hunt does not accept weakness or failure, and the Good Hunter is the embodiment of this lonely yet bloody path. Once accepted, the agent forever leaves everything they have ever had behind.
-->-- ''Fanfic/TheGoodHunter'', [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/monster-girl-encyclopedia-hammer-edition.628111/page-113?post=65642570#post-65642570 The Wild Hunt]]

->''Maybe I was never meant to survive Trost, maybe I should have died a while ago when I joined the Scouts; eaten by a Titan or killed by an MP. [[spoiler:And maybe I should have died on the field against Annie [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt instead of taking her place]]...]] [[SparedByTheAdaptation But I didn't]]. I'm still here and so long as I'm here, I'll keep going!''
-->-- '''Mina Carolina''', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12672455/1/Dedicated-Hearts-made-Fullmetal Dedicated Hearts made Fullmetal]]''

->"If my lord didn't need you, I'd kill you for that, elfling," [Xornoth] growled.\\
\\
"So kill me then," Scott said, squaring his stance. His legs felt shaky, and the healing potion Sausage had given him was definitely worn off by now. He shook his head to clear it, the fever-heat of his skin lost in the greater heat of the nether. He wanted nothing more than to curl up into a ball on the ground and sleep.\\
\\
But he was nothing if not stubborn. You want to kill Scott Smajor, King of Rivendell and Champion of Aeor?\\
\\
You have to cut off his fuel supply of spite first.
-->-- ''Fanfic/EverythingTurnsToGold'', Chapter 18, "turning stale and it's cold"

->''"I would fight to make that bright and innocent past our future once again. Even if it means dashing myself against the evil and cruelty of this wasteland until there is nothing left of me. And then, when I am too broken to go on, I will float my dying body right down the throat of the darkness and make it choke on me."''
-->-- '''Little Pip''', ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria''

->'''Jonathan:''' Do you think... do you think we can beat [[[BigBad Dio]]], father?
->'''George:''' Of course I do. You are a [[HeroicLineage Joestar]], and us Joestar men ''never'' give up, especially one as strong and courageous as you, [=JoJo=].
-->-- ''Fanfic/JonathanJoestarTheFirstJoJo''

->Hearing the commander's voice, [Rei] stirred. Her one good eye opened and scanned the room fitfully, unable to focus. She settled her blurry gaze on the fluorescent lights above her head and waited as long as she could for the throbbing in her skull to ebb just a bit. It didn't, but she had to answer. She was driven. It was her purpose, her reason for being. Pain was irrelevant, a signal that her body was damaged, nothing more.
-->-- ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', Chapter 1

->'''Superman:''' It's been... so long in there.\\
'''Supergirl:''' I know. I can't imagine... Great Rao, Kal. How did you survive?\\
'''Superman:''' I'm still not sure. I just... didn't want to give up. Luthor was out there. I had to survive so that I could stop him. But... that wasn't all of it. There were people like [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois]] out there. And [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce,]] Perry... all my friends. And you. Even though you were half a galaxy away. I knew I'd never see you again, if I gave up and died. But there was more to it than that. I'm Superman, Kara. And if I made a habit of giving up... well, I wouldn't be much of a Superman, would I?
-->-- ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn''

->''"Hylia is wrong, and your father is wrong, and Ganon is wrong. He will never break. For a hundred years or ten thousand, he will fight for us. For you. He will never fall. He'll just... suffer."''
-->-- '''Mipha''' (regarding Link), ''Fanfic/ThePrincessWhoCarriesTheBloodOfTheGoddess''

->''"Neither will I throw away the Hermit thing nor my promise. I will not betray that girl!"''
-->-- '''Kasen''', ''Fanfic/{{Suikakasen}}''

->"What's so godsdamned ''funny''?" Vegeta demanded in a gurgle. He spat out a mouthful of blood as Boo slowly stopped laughing. His eyes widened and he gawked, mouth falling open in disbelief as Vegeta dug his fingers into the dirt and pushed himself slowly back to his feet. Every inch of his body screamed in pain and blood was flowing down his face and matting in his hair but he didn't care. He was still breathing. ''He was still in the fight.'' "Did you think I was just going to roll over and die, damn it?!"
-->-- ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheMonkeyQueen''

->"''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Why... won't... you... just...]] '''[[WhyWontYouDie FALL]]'''''!?" snarled a bloody, exhausted Lucci, swaying on his feet.\\
Ten feet ahead, an even bloodier and more exhausted T-Bone shook on his own feet. Sheer willpower was the only thing keeping him standing; every bone, muscle, and inch of his body screamed in agony. "I could say... the same to you..."
-->-- ''Fanfic/ThisBites'', [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/this-bites-one-piece-si.356819/page-451#post-31143210 The Battle of Kinpaku Island]]

->''"I used to be able to ''kill'' people. [[WhyWontYouDie And they stayed dead when I did]]. And I was ''good'' at it too. That stopped after I fought Straw Hat. I stabbed him and left him in a sinkhole. I dehydrated him and left him in the sand. I ''poisoned'' him and left him in a ''crumbling mausoleum''. And he kept coming back."''
-->-- '''Crocodile''', ''Fanfic/ThisBites''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
->''"I will find Atlantis on my own, if I have to ''rent'' a rowboat!"''
-->-- '''Milo Thatch''', ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''

->'''[[TheLancer Captain Haddock]]:''' Alright then, what's the plan?\\
'''[[TheHero Tintin]]:''' There is no plan.\\
'''Captain Haddock:''' Of course there's a plan. You've always got a plan.\\
'''Tintin:''' Not this time. [[BigBad Sakharine]] has the scrolls, they'll lead him to the treasure, it could be anywhere in the world. We'll never see him again. It's over\\
'''Captain Haddock:''' Huh. I thought you were an optimist.\\
'''Tintin:''' You were wrong, weren't you? I’m a realist.\\
'''Captain Haddock:''' Ah, it's just another name for a quitter.\\
'''Tintin:''' You can call me what you like. Don't you get it? ''We failed.''\\
'''Captain Haddock:''' Failed. There are plenty of others willing to call you a failure. A ''fool''. A ''loser''. A ''hopeless'' souse. Don't you EVER... say it of yourself. You send out the wrong signal, ''that'' is what people pick up. Don't you understand? You care about something, you fight for it. You hit a wall, you push through it. There's something you need to know about failure, Tintin. You can never let it defeat you.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011''

->'''ComicBook/TheJoker:''' You're crazy! I'm your only chance to get out of here! Let me go or we'll ''both'' die!\\
'''Franchise/{{Batman}}:''' [[TakingYouWithMe Whatever it takes]]!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''

->''"I will find the right tree. I must and I will.\\
I will ford any stream! Climb any hill!\\
Go over Niagara Falls on a log!\\
Penetrate the impenetrable fog!\\
Brave the terrors of Sinister Bog!\\
I will find the Christmas tree we seek!\\
I will find the right tree if it takes us a ''week!''\\
No matter what... no matter where...\\
Just as sure as my name... (''whispers to his son for a reminder of his name'') is Papa Q. Bear!"''
-->-- '''Papa Q. Bear''', ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears' Christmas Tree''

->'''Buzz:''' Come on, men! Did Woody give up [[CallBack when Sid had me strapped to the back of a rocket]]?\\
'''Everyone:''' (''reluctantly'') No.\\
'''Buzz:''' And did he give up when you all threw him out of the back of that moving van?\\
'''Mr. Potato Head:''' [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten Oh, you had to bring]] ''[[OnceDoneNeverForgotten that]]'' [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten up]].\\
'''Buzz:''' No he didn't!
-->--''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''

->''But the thing that makes Woody special is he'll never give up on you. Ever. He'll be there for you, no matter what.''
-->--'''Andy''', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3''

->''"Well, he was right about one thing: I don't know when to quit!"''
-->--'''Judy Hopps''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''

->'''Bunty''': In all my life, I've never heard such a fantastic... [[SuddenlyShouting LOAD OF TRIPE!]] Oh, face the facts: the odds of us getting out of here are a million to one!
->'''Ginger''': ''[calmly]'' Then there's still a chance.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun''

->'''James Gordon''': Are you in pain?\\
'''Batman''': I work through pain.
-->--''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight''

->''"The Megamind I know would ''never'' run from a fight, even if he knew he had no chance of winning! It was your best quality!"''
-->--'''Roxanne Ritchi''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}''

->''When has it ever been easy?\\
Hasn't it always been hard to be us?\\
\\
When you go against the grain\\
There's always somebody around you can't trust\\
\\
That's why we've got to have each other\\
While we'll figure this out, we must\\
\\
Because we are the Crystal Gems\\
And we never give up\\
We never give up on our friends\\
As long as one of us is standing to brandish the star\\
We'll find a way\\
To save the day\\
That's who we are!''
-->--'''Bismuth''', "Who We Are," ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie''

->''"That was incredible! [Donkey Kong] kept beating you senseless and you just kept getting back up?! [[ArcWords You just don't know when to quit!]]"'''
-->--'''Peach''' to '''Mario''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''

->''"Little engines CAN do big things!"''
-->-- '''Thomas''', ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
->'''Brother Gaspar de Carvajal''': Things are not turning out as we expected. We see nothing but hunger and death. We lose men, but, never see the enemy. Until now, El Dorado has only been an illusion.\\
'''Don Lope de Aguirre''': The conquest of Mexico was no illusion. If we turn back now, others will come, and they'll succeed. And we'll remain nobodies. Even if this land is only trees and water we'll conquer it.
-->--''Film/AguirreTheWrathOfGod''

->''"You're missing the point! There's no throne, there is no version of this where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it's too much for us but it's all on you. Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damned well sure we'll avenge it!"''
-->--'''ComicBook/IronMan''' to '''ComicBook/{{Loki}}''', ''Film/TheAvengers2012''

->''"I'm gonna fight. The only way I know how. Ever since I was a boy, all I knew was how to fight. Fight, fight, fight. And when I got tired, I would fight some more. And now that the Man has got our backs to the wall, I ain't gonna let him hurt the kids. I'm gonna take him down. I'm gonna take them all down."''
-->--'''Black Dynamite''', ''Film/BlackDynamite''

->''"The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?"''
-->--'''Il Duce''', ''Film/TheBoondockSaints''

->'''Rudolf Abel:''' Standing there like that, you reminded me of the man that used to come to our house when I was young. My father used to say, "Watch this man." So I did. Every time he came. And never once did he do anything remarkable.\\
'''James Donovan:''' And I remind you of him?\\
'''Rudolf Abel:''' This one time, I was at the age of your son, our house was overrun by partisan border guards. Dozens of them. My father was beaten, my mother was beaten, and this man, my father's friend, he was beaten. And I watched this man. Every time they hit him, he stood back up again. So they hit him harder. Still he got back to his feet. I think because of this they stopped the beating. They let him live. ''Стойкий мужик'' [[note]]"Stoikiy muzhik"[[/note]], I remember them saying. Which sort of means like uh, "standing man"... standing man...
-->-- ''Film/BridgeOfSpies''

->''I can do this all day.''
-->--'''[[Characters/MCUSteveRogers Steve Rogers]]'''

->'''ComicBook/RedSkull:''' ''[almost impressed]'' You don't give up, do you?\\
'''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica:''' Nope!
-->-- ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''

->'''ComicBook/PeggyCarter''': What do you plan to do? Walk to Austria?\\
'''Steve Rogers''': If that's what it takes.
-->--''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''

->''"No matter how big a guy might be, Nicky would take him on. You beat Nicky with fists, he comes back with a bat. You beat him with a knife, he comes back with a gun. And if you beat him with a gun, you better kill him, because he'll keep comin' back and back until one of you is dead."''
-->-- '''Sam "Ace" Rothstein''', ''Film/{{Casino}}''

->''"He calls you the one man in the world that he would least like to have after him. An intelligent, methodical, painstaking, passionate detective who would rather die than give up."''
-->--'''Fetisov''' to '''Bukarov''', ''Film/CitizenX''

->''"Never give up, never surrender!"''
-->-- '''Commander Taggart''', ''Film/GalaxyQuest''

->'''The Baroness:''' He (Snake Eyes) gave up!\\
'''Storm Shadow:''' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness He NEVER gives up]]. [''Their car gets blind-sided by a train, tossing it on its roof.'']
-->-- ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''

->'''Kevin:''' You guys give up? You've had enough pain?\\
'''Marv:''' [[SuperPersistentPredator NEVER!]]
-->-- ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork''

->''"This is CHRISTMAS! The season of perpetual hope! And I don't care if I have to get out on your runway and HITCHHIKE! If it costs me everything I own, if I have to sell my soul to the devil himself, I am going to get home to my son!"''
-->-- '''Kate [=McCallister=]''', ''Film/HomeAlone1''

->'''CASE:''' It's not possible.\\
'''Cooper:''' No. It's necessary.
-->-- ''Film/{{Interstellar}}''

->''"There is nothing except this. There's no art opening, no charity, nothing to sign. There's the next mission, and nothing else."''
-->--'''[[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]''', ''Film/IronMan1''

->''"John is a man of focus, commitment, sheer will... something you know very little about."''
-->-- '''Viggo Tarasov''' discussing [[TheDreaded John Wick]] with [[TooDumbToLive his son Iosef]], ''Film/JohnWick''

->''"I'll fight until the very end."''
-->-- '''Kaiji Itō''', ''Film/KaijiFinalGame''

->''[Sam and Frodo have collapsed from exhaustion on the slopes of Mount Doom]''\\
'''Sam:''' Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream! Do you remember the taste of strawberries?\\
'''Frodo:''' No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!\\
'''Sam:''' Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... [[NowLetMeCarryYou but I can carry you!]]
-->-- ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing''

->'''Smith:''' Why, Mr. Anderson? Why? Why? Why do you do it? Why? Why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you're fighting for something? For more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom or truth? Perhaps peace? Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson. Vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose, and all of them are as artificial as the Matrix itself. Although, only a human mind can invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it, Mr. Anderson! You must know it by now! You can't win! It's pointless to keep fighting! Why, Mr. Anderson, why, WHY DO YOU PERSIST?!\\
'''Neo:''' [[ShutUpHannibal Because I choose to.]]
-->-- ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions''

->'''Sunday:''' What the hell did your father tell you to make you try so damn hard?\\
'''Brashear:''' "Be the best!"
-->-- ''Film/MenOfHonor''

->'''Black Knight:''' (''after losing [[AnArmAndALeg both arms and a leg]]'') Right, I'll do you for that!\\
'''Arthur:''' You'll ''what?''\\
'''Black Knight:''' C'mere!\\
'''Arthur:''' What are you gonna do, ''bleed'' on me?\\
'''Black Knight:''' I'm ''invincible!''\\
'''Arthur:''' You're a loony.\\
'''Black Knight:''' ''The Black Knight always triumphs!'' Have at you! ...Come on, then.\\
(''Arthur chops the Black Knight's remaining leg off, leaving him a surly torso sitting on the ground'')\\
'''Black Knight:''' ...Alright, we'll call it a draw.\\
'''Arthur:''' Come, [[HumanPackMule Patsy]]!\\
'''Black Knight:''' Oh, I see! Running away, eh?! You yellow ''bastard!'' Come back here and take what's comin' to ya! I'll bite your legs off!
-->-- ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''

->''"When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, lad, the strongest castle in all of England!"''
-->--'''King of Swamp Castle''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''

->'''Robin Hood''': Do you yield?\\
'''Friar Tuck''': I'd rather roast in hell.
-->--''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''

->''"I saw you beat that man like I never saw no man get beat before, and the man kept coming after you."''
-->-- '''Tony Duke''' to Apollo Creed, ''Film/RockyII''

->''“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and Keep. Moving. Forward. That’s how winning is done! Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth! But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you are because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you.''' You’re better than that!” '''''
--> '''Rocky Balboa''', Film/RockyBalboa

->''"I don't like to lose."''
-->-- '''Admiral James T. Kirk''', ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''

->''"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight. You breathe ... Keep breathing."''
-->--'''Hugh Glass''', ''Film/TheRevenant''

->'''Loki:''' Satisfaction is not in my nature.\\
'''Thor:''' Surrender is not in mine.
-->-- ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''

->'''[[EldritchAbomination Dormammu]]:''' You will never win!
->'''ComicBook/DoctorStrange''': [[FailureGambit No. But I can lose.]] [[GroundhogDayLoop Again... and again... and again... and again, forever.]] [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu And that makes you]] [[AndIMustScream my prisoner.]]
-->-- ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

->'''The Ancient One''': You think I was wrong to cast him out?\\
'''Karl Mordo''': Five hours later, he's still on your doorstep. There's a strength to him.
-->--''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

->''"What's done is done when we say we're done."''
-->-- '''Ethan Matthew Hunt''', ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout''

->''"I want people in our simulators working reentry scenarios. I want you guys to find every engineer who designed every switch, every circuit, every transistor and every light bulb that's up there, then I want you to talk to the guys in the assembly line who actually built the thing. Find out how to squeeze every amp out of both these goddamn machines. I want this mark all the way back to Earth with time to spare! We never lost an American in space, we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch. Failure is not an option."''
-->-- '''Gene Krantz''', ''Film/Apollo13''

->''"Please, Lord, help me get one more."''
-->-- '''Desmond Doss''' approximately 75 times, ''Film/HacksawRidge''

-> '''Kyle Reese:''' '' [after Sarah tries to escape and bites Reese's hand, in a stolen car]'' Cyborgs don't feel pain. I do. Don't do that again.\\
'''Sarah Connor:''' ''[weakly]'' Just let me go!\\
'''Kyle Reese:''' Listen, and understand! That [[KillerRobot Terminator]] is out there! It can't be [[TheUnfettered bargained]] with. It can't be [[KillAllHumans reasoned]] with. It [[LackOfEmpathy doesn't feel]] pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ''ever'', until ''YOU'' are dead!
-->-- ''Film/TheTerminator''

->'''John Connor''': Are you ever afraid?\\
'''The Terminator''': No.\\
'''John''': Not even of dying?\\
'''Terminator''': No.\\
'''John''': You don't feel any emotion about it one way or another?\\
'''Terminator''': No. I have to stay functional until my mission is complete. Then it doesn't matter.
-->--''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''

->''"You idiot, I'm not giving up yet. Theres a bunch of guys I have to kill first!"''
-->--'''Sanjuro''', ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}''

->''"I had no idea you were so strong willed. I can see that once you make up your mind about something, nothing will change it for you. My compliments."''
-->--'''Miss Tanner''', ''Film/Suspiria1977''

->''"I'll take you to Mom no matter what."''
-->--'''Seok-woo''', ''Film/TrainToBusan''

->''"There is a prison in a more ancient part of the world, a pit where men are thrown to suffer and die. But sometimes a man rises from the darkness. Sometimes the pit sends something back."''
-->--'''Alfred Pennyworth''' on '''Bane''', ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''

->'''Supt. Nicholson''': Your son Dan is about to be released from prison, your son Jim is still serving a sentence, your son Ned - has a price on his head, and you've already lost one husband. In all humanity, madam, I must counsel you to leave this district. It can only mean disaster to remain here.\\
'''Mrs. Kelly''': A Kelly never runs away.
-->--''Film/NedKelly1970''

->''"Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up, then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is."''
-->--'''Josey Wales''', ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''

->''"It's a beautiful land, Wilson. They're not going to get it, you know. They're not going to get their hands on it. We shall fight till the last. We shall keep firing until we've only got one round each. We shall save that for ourselves."''
-->-- '''Captain George Mainwaring''', ''Film/DadsArmy1971''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]
->'Badasses, much like Film/{{the Goonies}}, never say die. To that end, they never say diet, and their color recognition vocabulary is limited to just six words. They don't flinch, cry, hesitate, show fear, or act like they notice when it's raining. Even if it's raining really, really hard. Nothing bothers them, nobody stands in their way, and they refuse to yield when the situation is ten light-years beyond hopeless. No matter what the odds are, they won't accept anything less than victory at all costs.
-->-- ''[[Website/BadassOfTheWeek BADASS: The Book]]''

->''"Because my soul is my own. You cannot steal it from me. You cannot change it. You cannot buy it. I am mine. I have fought long and hard against horrors even you would respect. I have been beaten, but I have not yielded. I'm not going to start yielding now."''
-->-- '''Harry Dresden''', ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''

->'''Agent Rick:''' You never know when to quit, do you?\\
'''Lieutenant Murphy:''' Of course I do. Never.
-->-- ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles: Literature/ProvenGuilty''

->''"You will not break me. Fuck you all."''
-->-- '''Carl''', ''Literature/DungeonCrawlerCarl''

->''"You guys see [[ArtifactOfDoom this thing]]? I'll tell you what. If you want it, it's yours. It's right here. Come and get it, motherfuckers. Actually, you know what? I have a better idea. No need to come to me because I'll be coming to you. That's my pledge to you and to everyone else watching this. By the time the sixth floor collapses, every single [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter]] who dares to set foot on the same floor as us will be dead. This I swear on my life. One by one, I will break you. I will break you all."''
-->-- '''Carl''', ''Literature/DungeonCrawlerCarl'' book 4: ''The Gate of the Feral Gods''

-> ''"I am going to get those banks. I'm telling you, and I'm telling those banks, and I'm telling God and all the saints, and I'm telling everybody who wants to hear it. I'm not giving up. I'm going to be here twice a month, every month, for the rest of my life if it takes that long, and you fucking people are going to be here with me, and those fucking banks are going to be waiting over there, and ''one'' of these times, I'm going to rob those two banks."''
-->-- '''Phil Giffin''' ''Literature/HelpIAmBeingHeldPrisoner''

->"''Lei varai barbu.'' [...] Like most such expressions, the exact translation was rather meaningless — "the true bearded one" — but the connotation was precise. The one you went with, when the family's life or honor was at stake. The one who might die in the doing, to be sure, since fortune was a fickle thing. But would neither flinch, nor hesitate, nor cry in pain or fear. Not ever. And who, even if he failed, would strike such terror in the family's enemies that they would never forget the penalty to be paid."''''
-->-- ''Literature/HonorHarrington: Crown of Slaves''

->But even as hope died in Sam, or seemed to die, it was turned to a new strength. Sam's plain hobbit-face grew stern, almost grim, as the will hardened in him, and he felt through all his limbs a thrill, as if he was turning into some creature of stone and steel that neither despair nor weariness nor endless barren miles could subdue.
-->-- ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: The Return of the King''

->''"This is Stannis Baratheon. The man will fight to the bitter end and then some."''
-->-- '''Tywin Lannister''', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''

->''"You may win the occasional victory against us, Vorrik, but I promise you: {{the Empire}} will ''[[MythologyGag always]]'' [[MythologyGag strike back.]]"''
-->-- '''Gilad Pellaeon''', ''Franchise/StarWars: [[Literature/NewJediOrder Force Heretic I: Remnant]]''

->''"Tell the wind and the fire when to stop, not me."''
-->-- '''Madame Defarge''', ''Literature/ATaleOfTwoCities''

->''"You know those stories where the vor lord gives his daughter's suitor three [[ImpossibleTask impossible tasks]]? ''Never'' do that to Miles."''
-->-- '''Simon Illyan''', ''Literature/ACivilCampaign''

->''"The survivors were those who learned to fight dirty, and live, and fight another day, and win, and win, and win, and for whom nothing, not comfort, or security, not family or friends or their immortal souls, was more important than winning. Dead men are losers by definition. Survival and victory. They weren't supermen, or immune to pain. They sweated in confusion and darkness. And with not one-half the physical resources Marilac possesses even now, they won."''
-->-- '''Miles Vorkosigan''', ''Literature/TheBordersOfInfinity''

->[[TheCape Chevalier]] pulled his sword from the ground, swayed, and very nearly fell over. [[TheCowl Defiant]] caught him. ''Old friend,'' Chevalier thought, though he didn't have the breath to speak. Anyone else might have spoken up, told him he didn't have to do this, that it was madness. Defiant was silent, supporting Chevalier, helping him right himself. Defiant understood this much. The need, the drive. Chevalier took his first step with Defiant's help. The second was only partially supported. The third was on his own.
-->-- ''Literature/{{Worm}}''

->'Reams had been written about the girl's delicate psychological condition and about what shrinks called her "basic fire conflict," a fancy way of saying that her father [[ComesGreatResponsibility had told her not to]] and the Shop people [[CorruptTheCutie were telling her to go ahead]]... all of it complicated by her guilt over the incident at the Manders farm. [[PsychoForHire Rainbird]] bought none of it. It wasn't the drugs, it wasn't being locked up and watched constantly, it wasn't being separated from her father.\\
She was just tough, that was all.\\
She had made up her mind somewhere along the line that she wasn't going to cooperate, no matter what. The end. Toot finnee. The psychiatrists could run around showing her inkblots until the moon was blue, the doctors could play with her medication and mutter in their beards about the difficulty of successfully drugging an eight-year-old girl. The papers could pile up, and Cap could rave on and on.\\
And [[LittleMissBadass Charlene [=McGee=] ]] would simply go on toughing it out.
-->-- ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}''

->"You ain't ''never'' gonna be strong, bubba. Some people and plants take hold in the sun. Some wither up and die. You dyin. You know you are, and still you won't move into the shade. Why? Why you pulling this crap on your system?"
->"[[BestServedCold I've got my reasons]]."
->"Yeah, I bet you do. And God help anyone who gets in your way."
-->--''[[Literature/NightmaresAndDreamscapes Dolan's Cadillac]]''

->[[BadassBookworm Andy]] smiled his small, composed smile, and asked [[WardensAreEvil Stammas]] what would happen to a block of concrete if a drop of water fell on it once every year for a million years. [[FauxAffablyEvil Stammas laughed and clapped Andy on the back]]. "You got no million years, old horse, but if you did, I believe you'd do it with that same little grin on your face. You go on and write your letters. I'll even mail them myself if you pay for the stamps."
->Which Andy did. And he had the last laugh, although Stammas and Hadley [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty weren't around to see it]].
-->--''[[Literature/DifferentSeasons Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption]]''

->''"The predicaments, risks and ordeals peculiar to the events of war bring about an emergence of the inner ‘enemy’, which, in the forms of the instinct of self-preservation, cowardice, cruelty, pity and blind riotousness, arise as obstacles to be vanquished just as one fights the outer enemy. It is clear from this that the decisive point is constituted by one’s inner orientation, one’s unshakeable persistence in what is spiritual in this double struggle, so that an irresistible and blind changing of oneself into a sort of wild animal does not occur, but, instead, a way is found of not letting the deepest forces escape, a way of seeing to it that one is never overwhelmed inwardly, that one always remains supreme master of oneself, and, precisely because of this sovereignty, one remains able to affirm himself against every possible limitation.''"
-->--'''Julius Evola''', ''Metaphysics of War''

->'''Ax:'''
->'''Marco:'''
-->--''Literature/{{Animorphs}} #5: [[Recap/AnimorphsThePredator The Predator]]''

->''"Ten spears go to battle, and nine shatter. Did that war forge the one that remained? No, Amaram. All the war did was identify the spear that would not break."''
-->--'''Kaladin''', ''Literature/{{Oathbringer}}''

->You goddamned idiots, she thought. Too clever for your own good. No wonder you let [[{{Manchild}} Quentin]] in, you're just like him, you can't stop outsmarting yourselves. You think you can buy off my life with this? With a bunch of fat envelopes? You are perhaps under the impression that I will accept these in lieu of [[IJustWantToBeSpecial the magic kingdom that is my rightful inheritance]]? Oh my no. Not on your life, mister. This is a standoff, a waiting game, and [[TragicDream I've got all day]]. You're looking for a quick fix to the Julia problem, but no such fix exists. You'd best settle in, my friend, because Julia is playing the long game.
-->--''[[Literature/TheMagicians The Magician King]]''

->"They found one body about twenty miles north of where MacLennan had been, and another a little farther on. And when they were on the point of giving up, they found Wee Wullie. He was walking north, or rather, he was staggering north, and he was carrying the fourth chap in a fireman’s lift.\\
“He was in a fearful state. His face was black, his tongue and mouth were horribly dried up, all his gear was gone, of course, and he must have been on the very edge of collapse. He couldn’t see, he couldn’t hear, he couldn’t speak — but he could march. God knows how long he’d been without water, or how long he’d been carrying the other fellow; he was so done that when they found him they had to stop him, physically, in his tracks, because they couldn’t make him understand. One of them said afterwards” — the second-in-command hesitated and drew on his cheroot — “that he believed Wee Wullie would just have gone on for ever.”
-->--''[[Literature/{{McAuslan}} The General Danced At Dawn]]''

->"One more... One more."
-->--'''Wei Shi Lindon''', [[Literature/CradleSeries Cradle: Soulsmith]] [[note]]Context: Lindon is training his [[SuperToughness Iron body]], which requires him to be bitten by venomous snakes. The more bites he gets, the stronger he'll be, and he's barely clinging to life at this point.[[/note]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
->''"The War. The humans, I think, knew they were doomed. But where another race would surrender to despair, the humans fought back with even greater strength. They made the Minbari fight for every inch of space. In my life, I have never seen anything like it; they would weep, they would pray, they would say goodbye to their loved ones, and then throw themselves - without fear or hesitation - at the very face of death itself, never surrendering. No one who saw them fighting against the inevitable could help but be moved to tears by their courage. Their stubborn nobility. When they ran out of ships, they used guns. When they ran out of guns, [[IWillFightSomeMoreForever they used knives and sticks and bare hands]]. They were magnificent. I only hope that when it is my time, I may die with half as much dignity as I saw in their eyes in the end. They did this for ''two years''; they never ran out of courage. But, in the end, they ran out of time."''
-->-- '''Londo Mollari''', ''Series/BabylonFive''

->''"They might be able to stop you comin' t'me, but nothin's goin' t'stop me comin' t'you."''
-->-- '''Tracey Stubbs''', ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'', "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E8Out Out]]"

->''"Working covert ops, you learn to exploit weakness. You manipulate greed, fear, pride, to make people do what you want. But when you're dealing with true believers, those weaknesses aren't there. All you can do is help, or get out of the way."''
-->-- '''Michael Westen''', ''Series/BurnNotice'', "[[Recap/BurnNoticeS2E14TruthAndReconciliation Truth and Reconciliation]]"

->''"Oh for heaven's sake. He just can't do it, can he? That man. That impossible man. He just can't give in."''
-->-- '''River Song''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead Forest of the Dead]]"

->''"The Doctor is never more dangerous than when the odds are against him."''
-->-- '''The Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin "The Deadly Assassin"]]

->''"There's this emperor, and he asks this shepherd's boy... "How many seconds in eternity?" And the shepherd's boy says... "There's this mountain of pure diamond. It takes an hour to climb it, and an hour to go around it. Every hundred years, a little bird comes and sharpens its beak on the diamond mountain. And when the entire mountain is chiseled away, the first second of eternity will have passed." You must think that's a hell of a long time. Personally, I think that's a hell of a bird."''
-->-- '''The Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E11HeavenSent "Heaven Sent"]] [[note]]He delivers this speech while he's punching through a 20 foot thick wall made of a substance 40 times harder than diamond. With his bare hands. Over the course of ''4.5 '''billion''' years''.[[/note]]

->''"I don't play to get even. ''[grabs Freddie by the shirt]'' Mama plays to '''win'''."''
-->-- '''Sam Puckett''', ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', "[[Recap/ICarlyS02Ep08IKiss iKiss]]"

->''"You don't know who you're dealing with. Don't tell me what I can't do!"''
-->-- '''John Locke''', ''Series/{{LOST}}''

->'''Green Ranger:''' You know better than anyone how powerful I am! Why don't you just give up the fight?\\
'''Tommy:''' That's the one thing I'll never do.
-->-- ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''

->'''Kane:''' Do you ever give up?\\
'''Daniel:''' Not 'till I'm dead. (''{{Beat}}'') [[BackFromTheDead And sometimes]] [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence not even then]].
-->-- ''Series/StargateSG1'', "Ethon"

->''"I never did know when to quit."''
-->-- '''Dean''', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''

->''"I'm sick to my stomach with what happened tonight. I ruined somebody's 20 year anniversary that they'll never get back. But I feel that I'm not done chef. I take full responsibility for what happened but I really, really don't want to go. I had the worst service of my life. I am so disappointed in myself that I am literally cringing. Cringing at watching you at the pass and [[ClusterFBomb I'm fucking you on every fucking table because I couldn't get my shit together]]. I don't want that to ever happen again and [[MyGreatestFailure I have enough determination to ensure that it won't fucking happen again]]! That's why I still want to be here; because my fire isn't out!"''
-->-- '''Paul''', ''Series/HellsKitchen''

->''"There is only one god, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: 'Not today.'"''
-->-- '''Syrio Forel''', ''Series/GameOfThrones''

->''"I have an enemy and I won't stop until he's dead or I am."''
-->-- '''Sun''', ''Series/Sense8''

->'''Poe''': Mr. Kovacs has a singular force of will.\\
'''Mickey''': What does that even mean?\\
'''Ava''': He's a suicidal idiot who never ever gives up.
-->-- ''Series/AlteredCarbon'', "[[Recap/AlteredCarbonS01E09RageInHeaven Rage in Heaven]]"

-> ''"You cannot break my conviction."''
-->-- '''Gentoku Himuro/Kamen Rider Rogue''', ''Series/KamenRiderBuild''

-> ''"As much as I admire your habit of charging at every obstacle in you path, like a colt in full gallop... Has it ever occurred to you [Galadriel] that you're not battling trolls or Orcs, but Men?"''
-->-- '''Halbrand/[[spoiler:Sauron]]''', ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''

->'''Thomas [=LeRoy=]:''' We have to stop him.\\
'''Patrick Harper:''' You can't stop Captain Sharpe, sir. You can walk away from him, or you can stand behind him, but don't ever try to get in his way.
-->-- ''[[Series/{{Sharpe}} Sharpe's Eagle]]''

->''"Riku... That's the name my wife and I came up with. We thought we'd name our own son that, when he was born. A name that'd represent having your feet on the ground, standing firm. So that no matter what trouble he'd run into, he'd stand again. That was what we wanted it to mean!"''
-->-- '''Sui Asakura to his [[TheHero adoptive son]]''', ''Series/UltramanGeed''

->''"I'm... not going to give up. I can't give up. Not as long as the truth is out there."''
-->-- '''Fox Mulder''', ''Series/TheXFiles''

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Music]]
->''"Watch the end through dying eyes\\
Now the dark is taking over\\
Show me where forever dies\\
Take the fall and run to heaven\\
\\
All is lost again, but I'm not giving in\\
\\
I will not bow, I will not break\\
I will shove the world away\\
I will not fall, I will not fade\\
I will take your breath away"''
-->-- '''Music/BreakingBenjamin''', "I Will Not Bow"

->''"You never bend, you never break\\
You seem to know just what it takes\\
You're a fighter!\\
It's in the blood, it's in the will\\
It's in the mighty hands of steel\\
When you're standing your ground\\
And you never get hit when your back's to the wall\\
Gonna fight to the end and you're taking it all!"''
-->-- '''Stan Bush''', "[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie The Touch]]"

->''"[[TitleDrop On Your Mark]]! So long there's a dream,\\
We never give up,\\
And we'll reach it over steep slopes.\\
I believe we shall make it there."''
-->-- '''CHAGE & ASKA''', "WebAnimation/OnYourMark" (unofficial English translation by neo1024)

->''"Oh, I've played on with a heart attack, I've played on with a crutch,\\
I've gone out there with two wooden legs, and I barely got a touch!\\
I've played with busted kneecaps and I've played with a broken head,\\
I have played when the club doctor called me clinically dead!\\
\\
I've had malaria 'gainst the Eagles, broke my neck against the Crows,\\
Had a triple multi-bypass compund fracture of my nose,\\
I've had ulcers on me blisters and an abcess on the brain,\\
I've had both arms amputated - I'm impervious to pain!"''
-->-- '''Greg Champion''', "With a Brace Upon My Knee", in reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Stynes Jim Stynes]] and to the tune of "Oh, Susanna!"

->''"I get knocked down\\
But I get up again\\
You're never gonna keep me down"''
-->-- '''Music/{{Chumbawamba}}''', "Tubthumping"

->''"I can't hold on much longer\\
But I will never let go!"''
-->-- '''Music/Crush40''', [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure "Open Your Heart"]]

->''"The thing I treasure most in life cannot be taken away\\
There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice\\
To change myself, I'd rather die\\
Though they will not understand\\
I won't make the greatest sacrifice\\
You can't predict where the outcome lies\\
You'll never take me alive"''
-->-- '''Music/{{Disturbed}}''', "I'm Alive"

->''"You can sound the alarm\\
You can call out your guards\\
You can fence in your yard\\
You can hold all the cards\\
But I won't. Back. Down.\\
Oh, no I won't. Back. Down."''
-->-- '''Music/{{Eminem}}''', "Won't Back Down"

->''"So hats off to the bull, no giving up\\
Either way, it makes ya mad, well some of us\\
Hats off to the bull, keep giving all\\
What ya say when we make amends?"''
-->-- '''Music/{{Chevelle}}''', "Hats Off To The Bull"

->''I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet\\
A pawn and a king\\
I've been up and down and over and out\\
And I know one thing\\
Each time I find myself\\
Flat on my face\\
I pick myself up and get\\
Back in the race''
-->--'''Music/FrankSinatra''', "That's life"

->''"What if I say I'm not like the others\\
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays\\
You're the pretender\\
What if I say I will never surrender"''
-->-- '''Music/FooFighters''', "The Pretender"

->''"Never give up! Never give in! Won't stop believing cause I'm gonna win!"''
-->-- '''Music/{{Masterplan}}''', "Spirit Never Dies"

->''"Unsinkable ships sink.\\
Unbreakable walls break.\\
Sometimes the things you think would never happen,\\
Happen just like that.\\
Unbendable steel bends.\\
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable,\\
I've learned to never underestimate,\\
The impossible"''
-->-- '''Music/JoeNicholls''', "The Impossible"

->''"I'm black and blue, beat up, but still I take the blows,\\
'Cause all I need is blood and sweat and skin and bone!\\
I'll take this rage, rattle your cage, nobody said it's easy,\\
It's do or die, only the strong survive!\\
Get ready for the last stand!\\
Get ready, I'm your hangman!"''
-->-- '''Music/OzzyOsbourne''', "Let Me Hear You Scream"

->''"I'll face it with a grin\\
I'm never giving in\\
On with the show!"''
-->-- '''Music/{{Queen}}''', "The Show Must Go On"

->''"I won't give up, no I won't give in,\\
Till I reach the end, then I'll start again.\\
No I won't leave, I wanna try everything,\\
I wanna try even though I could fail."''
-->-- '''Music/{{Shakira}}''', "Try Everything" (''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' soundtrack)

->''The sun'll come out, nothing good ever comes easy\\
I know times are rough but winners don't quit\\
So don't you give up, the sun'll come out\\
But we've been struggling endlessly\\
Someday we'll find the love\\
'Cause after the storm's when the flowers bloom''
-->-- '''Music/KaliUchis''', "After the Storm"

->''"Franchise/{{Batman}} beat the hell out of me, and knocked me to the floor. I got back up and knocked him to the floor. He was being such a jackoff!"''
-->-- '''Music/WesleyWillis''', spoken midway through "I Whupped Batman's Ass"

->''"But I won't be kept down.\\
I'll just keep on rising.\\
Failure ever fading.\\
Growth in every pain.\\
I won't be kept down.\\
Embers keep igniting.\\
Suns will sink to shade.\\
But always rise again.\\
Always rise again.\\
''Always'' rise again..."''
-->-- '''Music/MiracleOfSound''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r_MswKouiI Embers Rise]]''

->''So, you can throw me to the wolves\\
Tomorrow I will come back\\
Leader of the whole pack\\
Beat me black and blue\\
Every wound will shape me\\
Every scar will build my throne...''
-->-- '''Music/BringMeTheHorizon''', "Throne"

->''"Who's the cat that won't cop out\\
When there's danger all about?\\
SHAFT!\\
Right on!"''
-->--'''Music/IsaacHayes''', ''Theme from ''Film/{{Shaft}}''

->''"My heart is a furnace, hot as hell in my world of conflict\\
One goal is what keeps me going\\
Take back what I lost to the bosses of greed and fear, yeah\\
Don't ask why I'm ready, but I'm ready to take them down now\\
The time for a new start is constantly drawing nearer\\\
A river in a dry land\\
The last ace in a lost hand\\
[[DarkestHour When the hope of new beginnings burned our feet]]\\
[[MyGreatestSecondChance Now we need it]]\\
A heartbeat for a tin man\\
An oasis in a singed land\\
Remind us what we're here for\\
Creating new life\\
Creating rivers in the desert"''
-->-- '''Lyn Inaizumi''', "Rivers in the Desert", ''VideoGame/Persona5''

->''"So far away we wait for the day\\
For the lives all so wasted and gone\\
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days\\
Through the fire and the flames we carry on"''
-->-- '''Music/DragonForce''', "Through the Fire and Flames"

->''“It doesn't matter now what happens; I will never give up the fight\\
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights\\
Long as the voice inside me says "go", I will always keep on runnin'\\
There is no way to stop me from goin' to the very top.”''
-->-- '''Tony Harnell''', [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure “It Doesn’t Matter"]]

->''But I'm gonna win, I'm gonna try\\
I'll never lose, I'll never die\\
You've seen me before, you'll see me again\\
I'll never give up, I'll never give in\\
'Til I'm bloody and bruised\\
'Til I've broken my bones\\
'Til I won't be abused\\
'Til I'm laughing alone''
-->-- '''Music/RobCantor''', "I'm Gonna Win"

->''Don't you know I'm still standin' better than I ever did?\\
Lookin' like a true survivor, feelin' like a little kid\\
And I'm still standin' after all this time\\
Pickin' up the pieces of my life without you on my mind\\
I'm still standin' (yeah, yeah, yeah)''
-->-- '''Music/EltonJohn''', "I'm Still Standin'"


->''So remember \\
No surrender \\
My defining moment \\
I will stand up \\
Overcome my past \\
This indifference to the end \\
\\
If it takes forever \\
No surrender \\
Now or never \\
My last stand!''
-->--'''Robbie Wyckoff''', [[VideoGame/Tekken8 "My Last Stand"]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Poetry]]
->''"'Tis a lesson you should heed:\\
Try, try again.\\
If at first you don't succeed,\\
Try, try again.\\
Then your courage should appear;\\
For if you will persevere,\\
You will conquer, never fear,\\
Try, try again."''
-->-- '''Creator/WilliamEdwardHickson''', ''The Singing Master''

->''"Don't you fall now--\\
For I'se still goin', honey,\\
I'se still climbin',\\
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair."''
-->-- '''Creator/LangstonHughes''', "Mother to Son"

->''"An' then there was my junior year,\\
Billy had a brand new car.\\
It was late, the road was wet,\\
I guess the curve was just too sharp.\\
I walked away without a scratch.\\
They brought the helicopter in.\\
Billy couldn't feel his legs.\\
They said he'd never walk again.\\
But Billy said he would an' his mom and daddy prayed,\\
An' the day we graduated, he stood up to say:\\
\\
'Fight on my men, Sir Andrew said,\\
A little I'm hurt but not yet slain.\\
I'll just lie down and bleed awhile,\\
And I'll rise and fight again.'"''
-->-- '''[[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Marv Levy]]''' quoting an unknown English poem

->''"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."''
-->-- '''Creator/AlfredLordTennyson''', ''Ulysses''

->''Somebody said that it couldn't be done\\
But he with a chuckle replied\\
That "maybe it couldn't", but he would be one\\
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.\\
So he buckled right in with a trace of a grin\\
On his face. If he worried he hid it.\\
He started to sing as he tackled the thing\\
That couldn't be done, and he did it!''
-->-- '''Creator/EdgarAlbertGuest''', ''It Couldn't Be Done''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
->''"It doesn't matter how many times I get knocked down. What matters is how many times I get back up!"''
-->-- '''Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage''', ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''

->''"If I had a dime for every time I got knocked down and didn't get back up...I'd have...ZERO DIMES!"''
-->-- '''Enzo Amore''', ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}''

->''"Thank you sir, may I have another?"''
-->-- '''Wrestling/TommyDreamer''', during his [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter Singapore Caning]] Match with [[Wrestling/JimFullington The Sandman]], ''Wrestling/{{ECW}} Hardcore TV'', August 30, 1994.

->''"I looked down at my [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Chicago Bears]] sweat-shirt — back in the days when they were two and twelve, in the waning days of Dick Butkus — and my Chicago Bears white sweatshirt had suddenly turned red and children were running from me, scared, ah, I was bleeding, I was in pain and I was loving it. Because I felt like I'd finally found something in my life that I could do better than everybody else. Handle pain."''
-->--'''[[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]]''', ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}'', May 19, 1997

->''"Stitch me up, doc, I got a match tonight!"''
-->-- '''Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams''', after getting busted open during an afternoon match.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Radio]]
->''"No matter what happens, no matter the odds, we never, ever, ''ever'' give up!"''
-->-- '''The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors''', ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'', [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho050Zagreus "Zagreus"]]

->''"He won't give in without a fight, and he won't give in."''
-->-- ''Herman Cain Show'' promo

->''"There's a special place in hell reserved for those dumb enough to die trying to out-stubborn Lieutenant-Commander Renee Minkowski."''
-->-- '''Doug Eiffel''', ''Podcast/Wolf359''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
->''"No rest. No mercy. No matter what."''
-->-- '''Akroma''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''

->"The Fates tried to cut her string but found the thread had turned to iron."
-->-- ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', "Mortal's Resolve"

->''"If there can be no victory, then I will fight forever."''
-->-- '''Koth of the Hammer''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''

->''"What is the strongest weapon of mankind? [[HumongousMecha The god-machines]] of the [[AveMachina Adeptus Mechanicus]]? No! The [[SpaceMarine Astartes Legions]]? No! [[TankGoodness The tank]]? [[BeamSpam The lasgun]]? [[GoodOldFisticuffs The fist]]? Not at all! Courage and courage alone stands above them all!"''
-->-- '''[[TheConqueror Lord-Solar Macharius]]''', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''

->''"Somewhere in the universe a coin flip lands on its side."''
->''"Somewhere in the universe a drop of water saves a life."''
->''"Somewhere in the universe a pebble stops a landslide."''
->''"Maybe it is because someone believed hard enough."''
->''"Maybe it is because everything is secretly fair."''
->''"Maybe it is because the universe is a vast place."''
->''"Yesterday, I was very cold."''
->''"Yesterday, I was very hungry."''
->''"Yesterday, I wanted to run away."''
->''"Today, I am going to believe hard enough."''
->''"Today, a pebble will stop a landslide."''
->''"Today, I am not going anywhere."''
-->-- '''Poem in honor to Ollaius Pius''', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''

->''"[[EarthShatteringKaboom The planet broke before the Guard did.]]"''
-->--'''Fandom saying''', regarding [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 the Fall of Cadia]]

-> ''Duty is not a word coined in idleness; duty being the first grace the Emperor extends to the newborn, and the last connection with Him to comfort the dying, and so the forsaking of it is damnation in evident form.
-->-- '''The Book of Law''', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''

->"We are the rats and the cockroaches of the magical world. Our penchant for thinking, showing and acting with utter adherence to Asha makes us repugnant to the lapdogs of disorder and falsehood. We are stomped on repeatedly, and [[WhyWontYouDie yet we never die]]. Not only can we survive in the harshest environments, but we make a point of doing so on a regular basis. Any setting where the beliefs of the common people hasn't been usurped by the Technocrats works for us. If that means that we have to establish our homes in places others consider inhospitable, so be it. [[LibertyOverProsperity When you have the freedom to use it with impunity, magic makes any place comfortable]]."
-->--''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - Lost Paths''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Theatre]]
->''"Even though we started at the very same time\\
Alexander Hamilton began to climb\\
How to account for his rise to the top?\\
Maaaaan, the man is non-stop!"''
-->-- '''Aaron Burr''', ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', "Non-Stop"

->''"To dream the impossible dream\\
To fight the unbeatable foe\\
To bear with unbearable sorrow\\
To run where the brave dare not go\\
\\
To right the unrightable wrong\\
To love pure and chaste from afar\\
To try when your arms are too weary\\
To reach the unreachable star\\
\\
This is my quest\\
To follow that star\\
No matter how hopeless\\
No matter how far\\
\\
To fight for the right\\
Without question or pause\\
To be willing to march into Hell\\
For a heavenly cause\\
\\
And I know if I'll only be true\\
To this glorious quest\\
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm\\
When I'm laid to my rest\\
\\
And the world will be better for this\\
That one man, scorned and covered with scars\\
Still strove with his last ounce of courage\\
To reach the unreachable star"''
-->-- ''Theatre/ManOfLaMancha'', "The Impossible Dream"

->''You can build me up,''\\
''you can tear me down.''\\
''You can try, but I'm unbreakable.''\\
''You can do your best,''\\
''but I'll stand the test.''\\
''You'll find that I'm unshakable.''\\
''When the fire's burnt,''\\
''when the wind has blown,''\\
''when the water's dried,''\\
''you'll still find stone...''\\
''My heart of stone.''
-->--'''Jane Seymour, ''{{Theatre/Six}}''''', "Heart of Stone"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]
->''"Do you know what sort of creature waits to die? Sheep."''
-->--'''Apollyon''', ''Videogame/ForHonor''

->'''Oracle:''' Bruce! Can you hear me? Your vitals... They're dropping! It's like they're in freefall! You need to find whatever you're looking for ''now''!\\
'''Batman:''' ''[[[IncurableCoughOfDeath cough]]]'' ...How long have I got?\\
'''Oracle:''' Oh, thank God! ...I'm not going to sugar-coat it; at this rate, I'd say minutes. Seriously, Bruce, you need to tell me what you want me to do. What do I get Robin to do? You know, if you don't...\\
'''Batman:''' ...I'll make it.
-->-- ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''

-> ''"The healthy human mind doesn't wake up in the morning thinking this is its last day on earth. But I think that's a luxury, not a curse. To know you're close to the end is a kind of freedom. Good time to take... inventory. Out-gunned. Outnumbered. Out of our minds. On a suicide mission. But the sand and rocks here stained with thousands of years of warfare... they will remember us. For this. Because out of all our vast array of nightmares, this is the one we choose for ourselves. We go forward like a breath exhaled from the earth. With vigor in our hearts and one goal in sight: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis We. Will. Kill him.]]"''
-->-- '''Captain John Price''', ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2''

-> ''"All it takes is a will of a single man."''
-->-- '''Vladimir Makarov''', ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3''

->''"If history is to change, let it change! If the world is to be destroyed, so be it! If my fate is to perish... I must simply laugh! I'm coming for you, Lavos!"''
-->-- '''Magus''', ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''

->''"Nothing stands in the path of an avalanche."''
-->--'''The Leper''', ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon''

->''Patches never lost heart, and never looked back. He marched in one direction, and that direction was dead ahead. Did you see him passing by?''
-->-- '''Patches' Ashes''' description, ''VideoGame/DarkSouls3''

->''"Many fall in the face of chaos; but not this one. Not today."''
-->-- '''The Ancestor''' on a hero who's gained the [[HeroicSecondWind Stalwart]] virtue, ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon''

->''"What manner of man is he who defies Death through sheer force of will?"''
-->--'''The Academic''', regarding the Flagellant, ''Videogame/DarkestDungeonII''

->'''Shizuo:''' Hey, ain't that actually a good thing? Because I ain't got a clue how flowers are any better than weeds.\\
'''Tatsuya:''' What do you mean?\\
'''Shizuo:''' Because, you gotta really tend to a potted flower whereas weeds can grow anywhere. No matter how you think of it, ain't weeds stronger? You pull them and pull them and they'll soon keep growing back again.
-->-- ''VideoGame/DengekiBunkoFightingClimax''

->'''Lorath Nahr:''' Doesn't [[PlayerCharacter our friend]] ever tire? I've hardly seen [him/her] rest since we've met. \\
'''Tyrael:''' Now you why [[TheDreaded angels and demons fear the nephalem]], Lorath.
-->-- ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''

->''"'''He''' is the infernal engine, can't you see? He never stops. He only gets worse."''
-->-- '''The Limbic System''' on the PlayerCharacter, ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium''

->'''Pan-Galactic Alliance Representative:''' U-Unable to process. Are you going to oppose the ''entire universe!?''\\
'''Valvatorez:''' I sure will! And I'll keep opposing you until you bastards change your decision!
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}}''

->"He set forth without pity upon the beasts of the nine circles. Unbreakable, incorruptible, unyielding, the Doom Slayer sought to end the dominion of the dark realm."
-->-- '''The Slayer Testament''', ''VideoGame/Doom2016''

->''"Your only redeeming trait was how you would never give up. Am I wrong?"''
-->-- '''Sherman''', regarding the game's protagonist, Fang, ''VideoGame/FairyFencerF: Advent Dark Force''

->''"I don’t need encouragement. I’d fight to the end no matter what. Ashera, you can’t stop me. It doesn’t matter if you’re a goddess. It doesn’t matter if I have no way to win. Fighting defines me, and I will not lose."''
-->-- '''Ike''', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn''

->''"You cannot kill hate. Not hate on the scale of Alma."''
-->-- '''Genevive Aristide''', ''[[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.]]''

->''"[[VideoGame/GodOfWarGhostOfSparta The hands of death could not defeat me]]. [[VideoGame/GodOfWar2 The sisters of fate could not hold me]]. And ''you'' will not see the end of this day. I will have my revenge!"''
-->-- '''Kratos''' declaring his vengeance, ''VideoGame/GodOfWar3''

->'''Megaera:''' Listen to me, Zagreus. [[MysteriousParent Your mother]] is long gone. You're never getting out of here, and even if you did, what hope could you possibly have in finding her up in the world out there?\\
'''Zagreus:''' I've hope enough. Not that it's any of your business anymore.
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}''

->"No cost too great.\\
No mind to think.\\
No will to break.\\
No voice to cry suffering."
-->-- ''VideoGame/HollowKnight''

->'''Franchise/{{Superman}}:''' Quit, Bruce. You can't win.\\
'''Franchise/{{Batman}}:''' You of all people know, Clark. I never quit.
-->-- ''VideoGame/Injustice2''

->''"This guy just won't quit!"''
-->-- '''Daxter''' on [[OmnicidalManiac Erol]], ''[[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Jak 3]]''

->'''Riku:''' No vessel, no help from the Heartless... So tell me, how’d you get here?\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Beast]]:''' I simply ''believed.'' Nothing more to it.
-->-- ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI''

->''"[[GrandTheftMe Your body submits]], [[SplitPersonalityTakeover your heart succumbs]]... so why does your mind ''resist''?"''
-->-- '''Xehanort''' to [[AnimatedArmour the Lingering Will]], ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''

->'''Terra-Xehahnort:''' HOW? You fell to the dar-\\
''(the Guardian performs a FacePalmOfDoom, followed by tearing the bindings from its face)''\\
'''Guardian:''' [[WhamLine One... day... I... will... set... this... right]]. [[ThePromise One day... I will set this right]]! I will return to this land, and protect my friends!
-->--''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''

->''Kirby has defeated [[{{Cumulonemesis}} Kracko]] countless times, but as long as the clouds still hang in the sky, Kracko will never give up the fight!''
-->--Pause Description for '''Kracko DX''', ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''

->''"When lost in utter darkness, there is nothing left but forward."''
-->-- '''Nautilus''', ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''

->''"I have ''not''... come this far... to die now."''
-->-- '''Nick''', ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2''

->''"Hear this! I will kidnap Peach OVER and OVER again until I pull it off! And no one can stop me! Losing is not an option! And neither is giving up!"''
-->-- '''[[Characters/SuperMarioBrosBowser Bowser]]''', ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam''

->"You will only see a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy turian's]] back when he's dead."
-->-- ''[[EncyclopediaExposita Codex: Turians]]'', ''Franchise/MassEffect''

->''"A stubborn enough person can survive just about anything. Rage is a hell of an anesthetic."''
-->-- '''Zaeed Massani''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''

->'''Leviathan:''' [[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: Your confidence is singular. ]]
\\
'''Shepard:''' I've earned it - out there fighting, where you should be.\\
'''Leviathan:''' [[/folder]]

[[folder: [[The Dreaded It is clear why the Reapers perceive you as a threat ]]
. Your victories are more than a product of chance.]]
-->-- ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', "Leviathan" DLC

-> ''"[[LargeHam SNAAAAAAAKE!]] It's NOT over yet!"''
-->-- '''Liquid Snake''' while battling '''Solid Snake''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''

->''"Always said you were an optimist. Know what that is, mate? It's about sizing up a situation that's bloody impossible and saying 'Yeah alright, I'll have a go!' I'm exactly the same way."''
-->--'''Brûz the Chopper''', ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar''

->''[[GracefulLoser What happens here is one thing]]... But don’t think our spirit can ever be broken!''
-->-- '''[[DishingOutDirt Hardy Andersen]]''', ''VideoGame/PokemonReborn''

->''"Test subject is abnormally stubborn. She never gives up. Ever."''
-->-- '''Proctor's Notes''' on [[PlayerCharacter Chell]], ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}: Lab Rat''

->''I'll never retire! I can win at least once more! C'mon!!''
-->-- '''Gabby Jay''', ''Super VideoGame/PunchOut''

->''Killdrones don't feel pain, don't feel fear. They will keep trying to kill you until you make it physically impossible for them to function.''
-->--''Videogame/Receiver2''

->''An ordinary person [[WeDoTheImpossible can do an impossible thing]]. Not in a sudden moment of brilliance, but with [[LongGame time and persistence]]. It's like erosion. It's taken me years. It might take me decades.''
->''All the research, the interviews, the trials, the errors. I know how now. The word is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparagmos sparagmos]].''
-->--[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/ThePark Lorraine Maillard]]''']], ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->''"Two [[SkyPirate air pirates]], a [[LightIsGood Silvite]], two [[CoolOldGuy crazy old men]], a [[TagAlongKid snot-nosed brat]], and an [[ShelteredAristocrat airsick prince]]! [[TheEmpire Valua]] doesn't stand a chance against us!"''
-->-- '''Vyse''', ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''

->''"When I get down to work, there's just no stopping me!"''
-->-- '''Red Savarin''', ''VideoGame/SolatoroboRedTheHunter''

->''(So break through it all!)\\
Don't stop, we're on a mission!\\
Overdrive and overrun the competition!\\
Counting up the damage when it's done!\\
\\
(So break through it all!)\\
We can't pretend to listen!\\
Sorry if it puts you in an imposition!\\
We won't stop until the battle's won!''
-->-- '''"Break Through It All"''', ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' (vocals by [[Music/SleepingWithSirens Kellin Quinn]])

->''"To lose is not an option"''
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} Joe Musashi]]''', ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''

->'''Gnome 1:''' Oh shit, the kid is still following us!\\
'''Gnome 2:''' He's not gonna stop until he finds a way to become normal size again! That means he's coming after YOU, Warlock!\\
'''Gnome Warlock:''' [[OhCrap What?! Ah FUCK!]]
-->--''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth''

->''"[[HeWhoFightsMonsters None of this]] would've happened if [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype you had just]] ''[[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype stopped.]]''"''
-->-- '''Lieutenant-Colonel John Konrad''', ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine''

->''"The universe never gave us a chance, but we're still alive and kicking. We got tossed to the far end of the galaxy, dropped smack dab between [[HordeOfAlienLocusts two ugly]] [[SpaceElves alien armies]], and we're not all dead yet? Tell me that don't say something about us."''
-->-- '''Red Quinton''', ''VideoGame/StarCraft''

->''"Aaaaauuuuuuurrghhh! I am so angry I am cooking in my own succulent juices! The Goombas have lost...Again?! Is this our destiny?! To be trampled by oppressive feet for all eternity? No, we will definitely triumph next time! Yes, next time! The Goombas' fate is not defeat, but perseverance!"''
-->--'''Gomboss''' on losing to Mario, ''VideoGame/SuperMario64DS''

->''"Don't give up\\
We still have a chance to make it\\
I can feel us all rising up\\
\\
Now, don't give up\\
Even though the odds have left us\\
Feeling so small, but we can't stop now"''
-->-- "Rising Up", ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria''

->'''{{Starscream}}:''' [[ThisCannotBe Impossible!]] No one has ever survived to reach this place!\\
'''[[VillainProtagonist Megatron]]:''' You shall soon learn, Starscream... ''I'' decide what is possible and what isn't!
-->-- ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''

->''The failure of the insurrection was no surprise however, and few knew that better than [[spoiler:Sisyphus himself]]. He knew he was fighting a losing battle, that even if they miraculously survived this encounter, they had no chance of winning a full scale war against all of Heaven. Yet he thrust his full heart and soul into battle with a wide smile on his face.\\\
To him, fighting an impossible battle with full knowledge of its futility and taking joy in just the act of resistance itself is the ultimate rebellion against the oppressor. [[spoiler:One must imagine Sisyphus happy.]]''
-->-- Terminal entry for '''[[spoiler:Sisyphus Prime]]''', ''VideoGame/{{Ultrakill}}''

->''"I'll show you how determined monsters truly are!"''
-->-- '''Undyne''' just before her BossBattle, ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''

->''"I know your type. You're, uh, very [[ArcWords determined]], aren't you? You'll never give up, even if there's, uh... [[PyrrhicVictory absolutely NO benefit to persevering whatsoever]]. If I can make that clear. No matter what, you'll just keep going. Not out of any desire for good or evil... but just because you think you can. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential And because you can...]] [[OneHundredPercentCompletion you]] ''[[OneHundredPercentCompletion have]]'' [[OneHundredPercentCompletion to.]] But now, you've reached the end. There is nothing left for you now. So, uh, in my personal opinion... the most "determined" thing you can do here? Is to, uh, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm completely give up]]. and... [[YouBastard do literally anything else]]."''
-->-- [[spoiler:'''Sans the Skeleton''']] [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructing this trope]], ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''

->"But it refused."
-->-- '''The game itself''' on why [[spoiler: Frisk's SOUL]] [[WhyWontYouDie won't die]] during the battle with [[spoiler:Asriel Dreemurr]], ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''

->''"See, that's what's good about you. Heroes... monsters... Overseers... witches... You're in way over your head. You don't even have powers, like I do, but you keep trying. Even when it's hopeless. I really... admire... that... about you."''
-->-- '''Miriam''' to [[PlayerCharacter The Bard]], ''VideoGame/{{Wandersong}}''

->'''Arthas:''' [[ScrewYouElves That woman]] is starting to vex me greatly.\\
'''Kel'Thuzad:''' She is persistent. Reminds me of [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge you]], [[FaceHeelTurn death knight]].\\
'''Arthas:''' [[OldShame Shut up, you damned ghost.]]
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III''

->''"All is not lost. Not yet."''
-->-- '''Darion Mograine''', ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''

-> ''"I'll let you in on a little something. The yakuza game, it's not like boxing. The man who gets beat down isn't the loser. The guy who can't tough it out until the end, he's the one who loses. Eh? Don't you think? In the yakuza life, there are no [=KO's=]. I'll tell you what, Kiryu. To me, [[{{Yubitsume}} a finger or two don't mean shit.]] Having Awano or Shibusawa beat me to the captain's spot? Couldn't give a fuck... As long as I'm alive, I'll keep getting up for more. Which is why you... A half-ass like you's the one thing I can't stand. Now DIE, you little shit!"''
-->--'''Daisaku Kuze''', ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Visual Novels]]
->''"I must survive... no matter what it takes... If I must debase myself, so be it! I would drink filth and eat carrion to survive! I will do anything -- '''ANYTHING!''' -- to survive!"''
-->-- '''Kirumi Tojo''', ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony''

->"The evil gods were just too strong.\\
The good god suffered much pain, and was cast down again and again.\\
It was covered in wounds, and drenched in blood, yet the good god never gave up.\\
Again and again it rose to its feet. Again and again it forced back its tears, clenched its teeth, and with sword in hand did battle with the evil gods.\\
As the evil gods looked upon the good god, they began to feel fear.\\
Its suffering should be unbearable.\\
It should be crying out in terrible pain.\\
So how..... How does it keep standing?"
-->-- Elder Gods Ending, ''VisualNovel/{{Demonbane}}''

->''"And so. He realizes that there will be no end to the attacks. This enemy will not stop. The enemy will never stop on his own."''
-->-- '''Archer''' on Shirou, ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''

->''"I pour determination into my dying body."''
-->-- '''Shirou''', ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''

->''"Fine! Bring it on, then! I'll show you whose mind is the strongest! I will not yield an inch of my future!"''
-->-- '''Miyo Takano''', ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''

->''"In five minutes, I would be dead. What could I do in five minutes? How could I save myself? I gave a raspy, quiet laugh. Even with death staring me in the face, I seemed to be determined to struggle right up until the very end."''
-->-- '''Sigma''', ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward''

->''"[[BadassCreed A dragon never yields.]] Even when wounded, a dragon bites down hard and never lets go 'til its dying breath. It glares, it roars, and it latches its jaws firmly on its prey 'til the bitter end. [[CrusadingLawyer That's what lawyers do to get to the truth!]]"''
-->-- '''Dhurke''', ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice''

->''"Giving up... Giving up. Look at me, there are no such words in my dictionary! Because, if you keep believing in your dream, it will come true!"''
-->-- '''Amakasu Masahiko''', ''VisualNovel/SoushuuSenshinkanGakuenHachimyoujin''

->''"The worst of times are when lawyers have to force their biggest smiles."''
-->--'''Mia Fey''' and later '''Phoenix Wright''', ''Franchise/AceAttorney''

->''All Willys know what they want--but only a handful of them have the '''willpower''' to push towards it, and the '''speed''' to act as soon as they are able.''
-->-- Willy's '''Ambitious''' build, ''Memory Leak''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Animation]]

->''"The more you knock me down, the more I get back up\\
The more you shut me up, the more I'm gonna shout\\
The more you take from me, the more I'm gettin' back\\
The more you try to break me, you're gonna see...\\
You won't break me!"''
-->-- ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' Season 10 trailer, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Q1SWQT6lY "The More"]]

->''"As long as I'm alive, you're all dead."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Sharkface]]''', ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''

->"At the start of college, he asked himself what were going to be the most important things for humanity in his lifetime, was he decided that were the internet, sustainable energy and space exploration. Then instead of being distracted by girls in college and giving up on his dream like a normal person, he was distracted by girls in college and still did at anyway."
-->-- ''WebAnimation/CasuallyExplained: Elon Musk''

->''"I'm gonna get it! I'm gonna do it my way! I DON'T'' '''''CARE''''' ''IF GRAVITY SAYS YOU CAN'T, I'M GONNA!"''
-->-- '''[[Characters/HololiveEnglishGenerationOneMyth Amelia Watson]]''' of WebAnimation/{{hololive}}, attempting to reach the Black Hole Forge in ''VideoGame/OuterWilds''

->''"The victors" appeared to be declaring themselves victorious. Meanwhile "[[UsefulNotes/TheRomanRepublic the vanquished]]" were getting ready for round five.''
-->-- ''WebAnimation/OverSimplified'', "[[UsefulNotes/PunicWars The First Punic War]] - [=OverSimplified=] (Part 2)"

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Webcomics]]
->''"You know, your girlfriend's determination is [[NoIndoorVoice ASTOUNDING]]? How does she do [[NoIndoorVoice THAT REALLY]]?"''
-->-- [[spoiler:'''Beitus''']] discusses Vihnie with Rodard, ''Webcomic/{{Hackbent}}''

->'''Quintet:''' Don't you know when to give up?\\
'''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]:''' Don't ask me questions with answers that don't exist.
-->-- ''Webcomic/MSPaintMasterpieces''

->''"He's like the Energizer bunny, a Rolex watch, and Creator/JackieChan mixed together."''
-->-- '''Xykon''' on O-Chul, ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

->''"Well, it's like [[TopGod my dad]] says: We gods may have a lot of bad qualities... [[ViciousCycle but we sure ain't quitters]]."''
-->-- '''Thor''', ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.

->''"Failure is not an option.\\
It is mandatory.\\
The option is whether or not to let failure be the last thing you do."''
-->-- Maxim 70 from ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'''s [[BigBookOfWar 'Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries']]

->'''Basitin Councilor:''' We were told you'd been fatally wounded!\\
'''King Adelaide:''' Yes, I'd been told that as well. I chose to ignore it and continue living.
-->-- ''Webcomic/{{Twokinds}}''

->''Mho was not the strongest of sqids, or the fastest. He definitely wasn't the smartest. However, he was persistent and that's just as important since we're telling his story while many stronger, smarter and faster sqids have been lost to history.''
-->-- '''Sam Starfall''' (telling a sqid legend), ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}''

->'''Redwen:''' How the hell do you do that Angie? How do you manage to stay so damn wholesome no matter what?\\
'''Angela:''' I have to. For all of us. Because what good would I be as a {{Paladin}}... ...if I allowed hardship or sorrow to break my heart?
-->-- ''Webcomic/DungeonsAndDoodlesTalesFromTheTables''

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Original]]
->''"FALL SEVEN TIMES. STAND UP EIGHT."''
-->-- '''[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/35376837@N03/3334828654/in/set-72157614827066385/ Courage Wolf]]'''

->''"His shin wouldn't stop bleeding and he wouldn't stop smashing it into Piotrowski. You could tell he hated it, but Rob Kaman doesn't care - he will beat you with his own open wound just to teach you both how weak you are."''
-->-- '''Creator/{{Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-10-most-insane-acts-violence-in-kickboxing-history "10 Most Insane Acts Of Violence In Kickboxing History"]]

->''"Never give up, no matter [[DarkestHour how bleak the situation]]. You just never know..."''
-->-- ''Shoryuken.com'' Pro Tip #7, EVO 2007, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVmc5ZepdVs wherein Justin Wong comes back from a 2-0 deficit to win in MvC2... using Cyclops]]

->''There is [[FaceYourFears no more time to be scared]]'' \\
''The pain ends now, I am prepared'' \\
''I'll go forward with all our strength'' \\
''I'll make you [[BadassBoast see your end of days]]'' \\
''I'll make sure our hopes aren't shattered'' \\
''Pierce the evils [[EldritchAbomination you]] have gathered''
-->-- Singer (implied to be [[FairyCompanion Ribbon]]), ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'', [[BigBad Zero-Two]]'s [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Theme]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV_ZzrZXIx0 GaMetal Remix Ft. Edobean]]

->''"Nanoha is freaking badass. Upon seeing seeing her attacks do squat against a nigh invulnerable opponent, the first thing that pops through her mind is effectively 'MoreDakka.'"''
-->-- ''[[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?512467-Where-I-Watch-Magical-Girl-Lyrical-Nanoha/page29 [Where I Watch] Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''

->''on paper, Chuck wasn’t the fastest guy on the field, but he hauled ass all the way to Oklahoma without getting caught. when it comes to long-distance football, whatever’s on paper often goes out the window. it comes down to who really wants it the most. who’s willing to run for 19 hours a day, and who prefers to call it in and ask for another squad on your team to run ‘em down.\\
nobody wanted it more than Chuck, turns out''
-->-- '''Juice''', ''WebOriginal/TwentyThousandTwenty'', Chapter 5

->'''Coach E:''' Y’all really sat around on the field for, what, 2,000 years so you could pull that?\\
'''Manny:''' About that.\\
'''Coach E:''' All these days we spent marching out here, I kept telling my players it’s all about who wants it more. Who wants it more, who wants it more.\\
There’s so much about y’all I don’t understand, but I know nobody on Earth wants it like you do.\\
I mean, what is that?\\
You waited 2,000 years for this?\\
What makes you want to do this?\\
'''Manny:''' Ha.\\
We ask each other that all the time. I like to say that him and me are so damn crazy, of course we married each other. Nobody else would take us.\\
I just need to try something impossible. That’s what it is for me. I need to find one of the rules of the world and break it.
-->-- ''WebOriginal/TwentyThousandTwenty'', Chapter 12

->Still, when life hands you lemons, sometimes all you can do is shrug and make some freakin' lemonade. Sure she'll question herself, and maybe she'll apologize for the hot steaming mess she made of things after, but when trouble strikes all you can really do is soldier on and see it to its end. This sort of patient endurance, if appropriately cultivated by Citayla, will become the foundation for an unshakeable, well-reasoned dragon once she gets a few years and a butt-ton of failures tucked away in her back pocket. Nothing speaks like experience, nothing ''teaches'' like having to pick up from the bottom of the pit and climb back out again, and she'll have it in spades.
-->-- Character summary of [[http://xanadu.wikidot.com/dragon:ilyscaeth Ilyscaeth]], [=PernWorld MUSH=]

->''Most who played the game progressed a couple of screens into it before becoming fed-up by having to constantly reboot and tossing the disk in disgust, writing off the experience as a shoddily programmed farce. However, there is one thing about the world of computers that remains true, no matter the era: some people who use them have way too much time on their hands.\\
A young man by the name of Michael Nevins decided to see if there was more to Pale Luna than what met the eye. Five hours and thirty-three screens worth of trial-and-error and unplugged computer cords later, he finally managed to make the game display different text. ''
-->-- ''[[https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Pale_Luna Pale Luna]]''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Video]]

->'''{{WebVideo/Woolie|Versus}}:''' No! But [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]] would get back up! Franchise/{{Naruto}} would get back up! Franchise/{{Bleach}} would get back up! [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]] would get back up! \\
'''{{WebVideo/Matt|McMuscles}}:''' Aah, fuck it, I'm getting back up! \\
'''Woolie:''' ''[[BigYes Yeeah]]!''
-->-- ''[[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Best Friends Play]] [[VideoGame/GameOfThronesTelltale Game of Thrones: Iron from Ice]]'' ([[https://youtu.be/3GDWqkAvS2Q?list=PL57hJfweW_2sQpVWnPNYhfZbMd5nfUZ8f&t=1101 Part 12]])

->''"I'm not giving up. I want you to know that."''
-->-- WebVideo/GrayStillPlays, on several occasions

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]
->'''Annie:''' There is no way I am leaving you alone, Zach. We are walking out of these woods together.\\
'''Zach:''' Come on, you're just being stubborn.\\
'''Annie:''' No, Zach. I'm ''determined''.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'', "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Determination]]"

->''"Never give up without a fight."''
-->-- Inscription on Zuko's dagger, ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''

->'''Megatron:''' ''[quoting the Covenant of Primus]'' "And there came a hero who said, 'Hurt not the Earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, nor the very fabric of time.' But the hero would not prevail."\\
'''Optimus Primal:''' Finish the quote, Megatron. "Nor would he surrender!"
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', [[Recap/BeastWarsS3E13NemesisPart2 Nemesis Part 2]]

->''"That man has the constitution of a vending machine!"''
-->-- '''Cobra Commander''' on Sgt. Slaughter, ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', "Arise Serpentor, Arise"

->'''Dr. Destiny:''' But you're different. [[BadassNormal You don't have any special powers.]]\\
'''Franchise/{{Batman}}:''' Oh, I have one, Johnny. I never give up.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

->''"[[Franchise/{{Batman}} That man]] won't quit as long as he can still draw a breath. [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica None of my teammates will!]] Me? [[AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength I've got a different problem...]]"''
-->-- '''Franchise/{{Superman}}''', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E13Destroyer Destroyer]]"

->'''[[KnightInShiningArmor Shining Knight]]:''' Do your worst, [[GoThroughMe I'll not let you harm another.]]\\
'''[[GeneralRipper General Wade "The General" Eiling]]:''' I do what I do in service to my country... (''The General [[BareHandedBladeBlock catches Shining Knight's sword]] and slams him to the ground''). [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Save yourself a hospital stay and stand down]]. That magic armor won't help you.\\
'''Shining Knight:''' Have at thee! (''Shining Knight rushes at The General, but is beaten to the ground'')\\
'''The General:''' [[GoodIsOldFashioned You're a relic]]. In this world power is the only thing that matters. You and [[CListFodder those other no-name heroes]], you're just people, in the great scheme of things nothing you do has the least bit of significance. (''Shining Knight is [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punched down the street]]'') I'll waste you and a billion like you before I let any power rival America's. It's my duty.\\
'''Shining Knight:''' You don't know what the word means.\\
'''The General:''' You can't win.\\
'''Shining Knight:''' [[FaceDeathWithDignity I'll die as befits a knight, defending the weak]]. (''Shining Knight attempts to stand, but collapses to his knees'')\\
'''The General:''' Why don't you give up?\\
'''Shining Knight:''' ''Why don't you?''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E7PatriotAct Patriot Act]]"

->'''Zaheer:''' Give up. It's over.\\
'''Tenzin:''' As long as I'm breathing, it's not over.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS3E11TheUltimatum The Ultimatum]]"

->''"Give up? General Specific ''never'' says "I give up!" Uh... except as an example of what I never say!"''
-->-- '''General Specific''', ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity''

->'''[[spoiler: [[BigBad Zhan Tiri]]]]:''' Come, child! Give up while you still can! \\
'''[[ThePollyanna Rapunzel]]:''' There's something you should know: I'm not big on giving up!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'', "[[Recap/TangledTheSeriesS3E17PlusEstEnVous Plus Est en Vous]]"

->''"I don't know the ''meaning'' of the word "surrender!" ...I mean, I know it, I'm not dumb... Just - not in this context."''
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/TheTick'''

->''"But get back up on your feet, because it's the getting back up that counts. And that shows you've got heart. That's what helps keep you going. Fall down seven times... get up eight."''
-->-- '''[[Creator/SteveBlum TOM 3.5]]''', ''Creator/{{Toonami}}''

->''"C'mon Uncle Donald! So you have [[BornUnlucky the worst luck in the world]], who cares?! No matter how bad things get, like really, really bad, you keep going! It's kind of ridiculous! You've never had the common sense to give up before, why start now?"''
-->--'''Louie''', ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', "[[Recap/DuckTales2017S1E6TheHouseOfTheLuckyGander House of the Lucky Gander!]]"

->'''Louie:''' You do realize there's a difference between quitting and dying, right?\\
'''Scrooge:''' ''Not to me.''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', "[[Recap/DuckTales2017S1E9TheImpossibleSummitOfMtNeverrest The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!]]"

->''"You can attack us and we may fall, but Equestria will still stand, united in friendship. And we won't stop until we defeat you, no matter how many ponies you take down!"''
-->--'''Twilight Sparkle''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E24TheEndingOfTheEndPart1 The Ending of the End - Part 1]]"

->''"Monster Machines NEVER give up! [[EpisodeTagline We just]] [[ArcWords keep on rolling!]]"''
-->--'''Blaze''', ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines'', "[[Recap/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachinesRaceToTheTopOfTheWorld Race to the Top of the World]]"

->''"I didn't hear no bell."''
-->--'''Randy''', ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''

->''"Ninja never quit!"''
-->--'''Multiple People''' throughout ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}''

->''"Listen up, Chip! [[CallBack If I can find a way to launch a chicken into space]], I can find a way to stop you!"''
-->--'''Cricket Green''', ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'', "[[Recap/BigCityGreensS2E21 Chipocalypse Now]]"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Real Life]]
->''"In truth, I am nothing but a plodding mediocrity — please observe, a plodding mediocrity — for a mere mediocrity does not go very far, but a plodding one gets quite a distance. There is joy in that success, and a distinction can come from courage, fidelity and industry."''
-->-- '''Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo'''

->''"Whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender..."''
-->-- '''Sir UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill''', Speech to the House of Commons of the British Parliament, [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 4 June 1940]]

->''"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honour, and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."''
-->-- '''Sir UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill''' again

->''"If you're going through hell, keep going."''
-->-- '''Sir UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill''' [[RuleOfThree once more]]

->''"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."''
-->-- '''[[{{UsefulNotes/Basketball}} Kevin Durant]]'''

->''"Just as much can be achieved through perseverance as through talent."''
-->-- '''Creator/SamuelJohnson'''

->''"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."''
-->-- '''Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw'''

->''"I believe in one thing only, the power of human will."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/JosefStalin'''

->''"I think I'd have had to have my foot amputated before I came off this pitch."''
-->-- Chelsea captain '''John Terry''', 2006

->''"To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained — who can say this is not greatness?"''
-->-- '''Creator/WilliamMakepeaceThackeray'''

->''"Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you."''
-->-- '''Denis Waitley'''

->''"Without arrogance or the smallest deviation from truth it may be said that no history now extant can furnish an instance of an army's suffering such uncommon hardships as ours has done, and bearing them with the same patience and fortitude. To see men, without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lie on, without shoes, by which their marches might be traced by blood from their feet, and almost as often without provisions as with them, marching through the frost and snow, and at Christmas taking up their winter-quarters within a day's march of the enemy, without a house or hut to cover them, till they could be built, and submitting to it without a murmur, is a proof of patience and obedience, which in my opinion can scarce be paralleled."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington'''

->''"Porque ele é brasileiro e não desiste nunca."''\\
(Because [he] is Brazilian and never gives up.)
-->-- A series of advertisements on Brazilian television

->''"In any weather you will see us with a grin\\
Risking hair and skin\\
If we're behind, then never mind, we'll fight and fight and win!"''
-->-- [[UsefulNotes/AustralianRulesFootball Richmond Tigers]] theme song

->''"Animals flee this hell, the hardest stones cannot endure it; only men endure."''
-->-- [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German officer at Stalingrad]]

->''"I'll fucking do it, darling."''
-->-- '''Music/FreddieMercury'''[='=]s response to Music/BrianMay's doubts that he was well enough to sing "[[Music/{{Innuendo}} The Show Must Go On]]". He ended up nailing the vocal track; May recalls he "went in and killed it, completely ''lacerated'' that vocal."

->''"You know you never defeated us on the battlefield,' said the American colonel. The North Vietnamese colonel pondered this remark a moment. 'That may be so,' he replied, 'but it is also irrelevant."''
-->-- Colonel Harry G. Summers Jr. and Colonel Tu, April 1975, described in the book On Strategy

->''"Eĉ guto malgranda, konstante frapante, traboras la monton granitan."''\\
(Even a small drop, by constantly striking, pierces the granite mountain.)
-->-- '''[[UsefulNotes/EsperantoTheUniversalLanguage L. L. Zamenhof]]''', ''La vojo''

->''"Nanakorobi yaoki."''\\
(Fall down seven times, get up eight.)
-->-- '''Japanese proverb'''

->''"Here is one thing everyone inside Anfield knows, including our opponents. This Liverpool never stops. This Liverpool never quits. This Liverpool gives everything at all times."''
-->-- Liverpool FC manager '''Jürgen Klopp''', just before they overturned a 3 goal deficit against Barcelona

->''"[[TheRoyalWe We]] are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; [[BadassBoast they do not exist]]."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria'''

->''"Today, I'm minding my business doing pull-ups, sitting here doing pull-ups, five, six, seven, eight, on the minute. This guy wants to jump in. We get to thirty minutes, he looks at me, thinks we're almost done. We get to an hour, he says to me "How many can you do?" I say "One more than you!"''
-->-- '''David Goggins'''

->''"I need ammunition, not a ride."''
-->-- Ukrainian President '''Volodymyr Zelenskyy''', responding to a US evacuation offer in the early days of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

->''"The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so."''
-->-- '''Quintus Ennius'''
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