History Quotes / SmallstepsHero

->''The Big Picture has been romanticized by humans, even some loyal to the Enemy's camp. It is something we always encourage. For, you see, once a human, or this soul-bearing hybrid Angel, gets it into his head that the war must be fought, not simply the current battle, it is almost embarrassingly simple for us to slip in Despair. When Angel is confronted by a war he cannot possibly win, one that must be fought by eternal forces, not temporal, he will ask the fatal question: "What's the use of me?"\\

-->--'''[[Literature/TheScrewtapeLetters Screwtape]]''', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/224361/1/A-Letter-from-Screwtape-to-Mr-Holland-Manners A Letter from Screwtape To Mr. Holland Manners''

-->--'''[Literature/TheScrewtapeLetters Screwtape]]''', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/224361/1/A-Letter-from-Screwtape-to-Mr-Holland-Manners A Letter from Screwtape To Mr. Holland Manners''

->You're right when you say we all come out of high school thinking we're going to save the world. And sometimes we do. And sometimes — sometimes we don't. So you don't think about saving the world. You think about saving just one person. Because sometimes, that's enough. All I know is that we have to try.
-->--'''{{Franchise/Superman}}''', ''ComicBook/SupermanGrounded''

-->--'''''Literature/TheTalmud''', Sanhedrin, 37a''

->'''Terminator:''' This is tactically dangerous.
->'''John:''' Drive faster.
->'''Terminator:''' The T-1000 has the same files that I do. It knows what I know. It might anticipate this move.
->'''John:''' I don't care. We gotta stop her.
->'''Terminator:''' Killing Dyson might actually prevent the war.
->'''John:''' I don't care! Haven't you learned anything yet? Haven't you figured out why you can't kill people?
-->--''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''

-> You know what? I don't get to decide who lives and who dies. Somebody needs help, I help them. I save lives. The End
-->--'''Cale'Anon,''' ''Webcomic/{{Looking for Group}}''

-> "How can we go on a quest to regenerate the world if we can't even save the people standing right in front of us?!"
-->--'''Lloyd Irving''', ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''

-> "You can't deny that lives were saved because those bastards [i.e.,Ragou and Cumore] were put down! You'd rather tell people, 'sorry you have to die today, I promise we'll change things soon'?"
-->--'''Yuri Lowell''', ''Videogame/TalesOfVesperia''

->'''High Elf Archer:''' Don't you get it!? An army of demons is coming! We're talking about the fate of the world! Do you understand that!?
->'''Goblin Slayer:''' Perfectly.
->'''High Elf Archer:''' Then-!
->'''Goblin Slayer:''' But before the world ends, goblins will put an end to many more villages.
-->-- ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer''

-> "The managers always talked about having the view from 30,000 feet. The only problem with having the view from 30,000 feet, is that at that height, everyone looks like ants."
-->--'''[[WorkingClassHero Foreman Domai]]''', ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri''

-->-- ''Manga/GoblinSlayer''

-->--'''{{Franchise/Superman}}''', ''Superman: Grounded''

-->--'''Yuri Lowell''', ''Videogame/TalesOfVesperia''

-->--'''Cale'Anon,''' ''{{Looking for Group}}''

-> "You can't deny that lives were saved because those bastards [i.e., [[CompleteMonster Ragou and Cumore]]] were put down! You'd rather tell people, 'sorry you have to die today, I promise we'll change things soon'?"

-->--'''Cale'Anon,{{Looking for Group}}'''

-> How can we go on a quest to regenerate the world if we can't even save the people standing right in front of us?!
-->--'''Lloyd Irving, VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'''

-->--'''Cale'Anon,{{Looking for Group}}'''

-->'''Terminator:''' This is tactically dangerous.
-->'''John:''' Drive faster.
-->'''Terminator:''' The T-1000 has the same files that I do. It knows what I know. It might anticipate this move.
-->'''John:''' I don't care. We gotta stop her.
-->'''Terminator:''' Killing Dyson might actually prevent the war.
-->'''John:''' I don't care! Haven't you learned anything yet? Haven't you figured out why you can't kill people?

--> You know what? I don't get to decide who lives and who dies. Somebody needs help, I help them. I save lives. The End

-->--'''Cale'Anon,Webcomic/LookingforGroup'''

-->--'''Cale'Anon,Webcomic/LookingForgroup'''

-->--''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''

-->--'''''Literature/TheTalmud''', Sanhedrin, 37a''

-->--'''''Literature/TheTalmud''', Sanhedrin 37a''