History Quotes / BoringButPractical

->''"So, welcome to [[StarterEquipment the default option]]. A versatile pistol with broad appeal. It's true, there are [[CoolGuns better-looking weapons out there]], and some [[CripplingOverspecialization more suited to specific roles]]. [[JackOfAllTrades But there's a Glock 'good enough' for everyone]]. Besides, sometimes ugly is beautiful. And sometimes boring... ''[kills enemy with Glock]'' ...is exactly what you need.\\

->''"I have no doubt that you would be bored senseless by therapy, the same way I'm bored when I brush my teeth and wipe my ass. Because the thing about repairing, maintaining, and cleaning is, it's not an adventure. There's no way to do it so wrong you might die. It's just work."''
-->--'''Dr. Wong''', ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''

->''"The art of war does not need complicated maneuver, which leads one to wonder why generals make mistakes. It is because they try to be clever. The hardest thing is to guess the enemy’s intentions. From that, the rest merely requires common sense. It is like a boxing match–the more you punch, the better it is."''

-> ''The Y-Wing is the workhorse of the Rebel Fleet. [[MightyGlacier It's not quick or flashy, but it gets the job done.]]''

-->--'''Dwarf Shaman''', describing Goblin Slayer's gear, ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer''

->Mortarion believed that [[VictoryByEndurance victory came through sheer relentlessness]], and communicated that ethic throughout the Death Guard. Their weapons and armour were rarely the most expertly crafted, certainly not [[BlingBlingBang the most]] [[BlingOfWar beautifully ornamented]], but functioned without flaw. The Death Guard did not maneuver fancifully or confound their opponents; they picked the best ground upon which to fight, then smashed their foes after they had broken themselves against [[HoldTheLine the Death Guard line]].

->Mortarion believed that [[VictoryByEndurance victory came through sheer relentlessness]], and communicated that ethic throughout the Death Guard. Their weapons and armour were rarely the most expertly crafted, certainly not [[BlingBlingBang the most beautifully ornamented]], but functioned without flaw. The Death Guard did not maneuver fancifully or confound their opponents; they picked the best ground upon which to fight, then smashed their foes after they had broken themselves against [[HoldTheLine the Death Guard line]].

->'''Vara:''' Don't pay any mind to him. The good Captain likes everything low-key and camouflaged; no [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous grandstanding elites]] allowed in his book.
->'''Captain Wolton:''' Time was, we'd call it the ''professional'' approach, Vara. True, times have changed, but we can't all go into battle armed with nothing but [[BodyHorror tentacles and corrosive body odour]]: someone's got to keep up the boring but functional approach in this army.

->'''Bryce:''' What's our motto?
->'''Bodyguards:''' Boring is always best!

->The warlock raised the inscribed knife.
->"That won't work. No more magic." Hap slapped the Warlock's hand away and took the Warlock by his bony throat.
->The Warlock's hand brushed easily aside, and came back, and up. Hap wrapped his arms around his belly and backed away with his eyes and mouth wide open. He sat down hard.
->"A knife always works," said the Warlock.
->"Oh," said Hap.
->"I worked the metal myself, with ordinary blacksmith's tools, so the knife wouldn't crumble when the magic was gone. The runes aren't magic. They only say--"
->"Oh," said Hap. "Oh." He toppled sideways.

'''Walt:''' In World War II, the Germans had an artilery piece -- it's the biggest in the world -- called the Gustav Gun. And it weighed a thousand tons. And the Gustav was capable of firing a 7-ton shell and hitting a target, accurately, twenty-three miles away. I mean, you could drop bombs on it every day for a month without ever disabling it. But... drop a commando... one man, with just a bag of this... and he could melt right through four inches of solid steel and destroy that gun forever.\\

'''Walt:''' So, yes. It think it will cut through any lock we're likely to find.

->'''Ross:''' So, commodities broker? That sounds interesting.
->'''Will:''' It's not. But I'm rich and thin.

-->--''VideoGame/WingCommander: Claw Marks''

->''"Offense wins hearts. Defense wins championships."''
->(alternately) ''"Offense wins games. Defense wins championships."''

-> '' '''Argentinian Field Kitchen'''. \\

Here comes the Fighter-Maaaaaan!\\
-->'''WebAnimation/JoCat''', ''A Crap Guide to [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]: Fighter''