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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Marty claims that Doc always says "If you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything", and it becomes an important adage of the movie's story and for Marty's father, George. Trouble is, Doc is never heard saying it in the film or any of its sequels!

** Used and parodied in the novels with Sam Vimes, who is fond of using the phrase. This led to an incident of Captain Carrot trying to guess from a list of the things that he ''does'' always say, like "How did Nobby ever become a watchman?". Upon learning what Vimes meant, he resolved to remember from then on that he had always said that.

->''Oh, will you look at that. What a comfy chair! It's like I always say, start with a good piece and replace the rest when you can afford it.''

->'''Daphne:''' Oh, will you look at that. What a comfy chair! It's like I always say, start with a good piece and replace the rest when you can afford it.
-->-- ''Series/{{Frasier}}''

However, the character rarely if ever is heard saying this phrase other than in the current conversation. If it really is something they always say, then it's probably their CatchPhrase.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': "It's like I always say: [[CatchPhrase We're all gonna die.]]"

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-->'''[[FanNickname Charname]]:''' You want to know what I always say? "Always kill the mouthy one." That's what I always say.

-->'''Mittens''': Never put off tomorrow what you can put off today, like I always say sometimes.

* {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''. At the beginning of the story, Sebastian tells Triton something along the lines of "It's like I always say, sire: You have to be firm with children, or they'll swim all over you." At the Happy Ending, he says "It's like I always say: You've got to let children grow up and make their own decisions". Triton immediately calls him on his inconsistency.
* ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'':

** Played with in ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'', where Glenda says "Being busy takes your mind off things, that's what I always say", and is then slightly disturbed when Juliet replies "Yes, Glenda, that's what you always say."