"From the time we fought together 12 years ago until now, we've clashed many times. But once in a blue moon, we'll work together. And at times like those, we were always invincible."
—Fukuzawa Yukichi on him and Ougai Mori, Bungo Stray Dogs
"Friendship: Noun. That which unites person 1 with person 2 through their mutual hatred of person 3."
—Thorax updating The Devil's Dictionary, 9 Chickweed Lane
"The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interests to promote yours."
— Jean de La Bruyere (1645-1696)
Red Mage: It won't be easy.
Black Mage: Nothing that involves enduring you jerks for yet another five minutes is ever easy.
Red Mage: It will require teamwork.
Black Mage: We can do that. In theory.
Red Mage: We've seen teamwork, anyway.
Thief: Well, I've heard OF it. Not sure I understand the appeal.
Red Mage: Let me put it another way. If we are to live long enough to destroy each other properly, we have to team up to destroy Sarda first.
Thief: Ehhhhh... I guess.
Black Mage: Nothing that involves enduring you jerks for yet another five minutes is ever easy.
Red Mage: It will require teamwork.
Black Mage: We can do that. In theory.
Red Mage: We've seen teamwork, anyway.
Thief: Well, I've heard OF it. Not sure I understand the appeal.
Red Mage: Let me put it another way. If we are to live long enough to destroy each other properly, we have to team up to destroy Sarda first.
Thief: Ehhhhh... I guess.
Black Mage: Name one thing teamwork ever accomplished.
Red Mage: Civilization.
Black Mage: Name one good thing.
Red Mage: Civilization.
Black Mage: Name one good thing.
"I'm not asking you to like it. I'm asking you to do it."
— Arcturus Mengsk, on responding to General Duke's distress call, Starcraft
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
— Benjamin Franklin
Player Character: Look, we all know you five aren't going to share the artifact. So why don't you save me some time and start betraying each other now?
Botizen: We have no reason to betray the other races until they have something we want.
Eanova: You dare even think of betraying the Eanova?!
Botizen: Only if the gain outweighs the cost. Do not pretend you would not do the same.
Eanova: Tssss...
Botizen: We have no reason to betray the other races until they have something we want.
Eanova: You dare even think of betraying the Eanova?!
Botizen: Only if the gain outweighs the cost. Do not pretend you would not do the same.
Eanova: Tssss...
"We can't afford to squabble amongst ourselves anymore; things have to change. Now look: you've been given specific orders to follow. Don't run off."
— Casca to Guts, Berserk, Episode 5
Kagome: Look, I don't wanna do this either, okay? But we've gotta work together!
Inuyasha: I ain't gotta do nothin'. It's you who needs me!
Inuyasha: I ain't gotta do nothin'. It's you who needs me!
— InuYasha episode 3
[After a fight in Quark's between Cardassian and Jem'Hadar soldiers, over a secret order Damar was drafting to poison the Jem'Hadar as a last resort]
Weyoun: How could Damar be so stupid so as to leave such an inflammatory document laying around for anyone to find?!
Gul Dukat: Your men stole it from him!
Weyoun: Jem'Hadar are not thieves!
Gul Dukat: And Damar is not a liar!
Weyoun: Keep...your voice down. [smiles] Our men need to see that we are still allies. Smile!
[Dukat bitterly does so]
Weyoun: [through his teeth] Dukat!
Gul Dukat: I'm smiling!
Weyoun: How could Damar be so stupid so as to leave such an inflammatory document laying around for anyone to find?!
Gul Dukat: Your men stole it from him!
Weyoun: Jem'Hadar are not thieves!
Gul Dukat: And Damar is not a liar!
Weyoun: Keep...your voice down. [smiles] Our men need to see that we are still allies. Smile!
[Dukat bitterly does so]
Weyoun: [through his teeth] Dukat!
Gul Dukat: I'm smiling!
"Listen. You don't like me. And I sure as hell don't like you. But if we don't do something, Mr. Mohawk's gonna activate this ring, and we're all gonna die."
— Sgt. Avery Johnson, Halo 2
"Yo, where in the tradition of rap battles is it written
That two dudes on the same team should squabble like some clucking chickens?"
That two dudes on the same team should squabble like some clucking chickens?"
—Confucius to his teammates Sun Tzu and Lao Tzu, Epic Rap Battles of History, Eastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers
Simmons: (to Felix and Locus) But you're supposed to hate each other!
Felix: Oh, we do. After all, you should never mix friends with business.
Locus: (to Felix) Wrap it up.
Felix: But we just work so well together.
Felix: Oh, we do. After all, you should never mix friends with business.
Locus: (to Felix) Wrap it up.
Felix: But we just work so well together.
— Red vs. Blue, Season 12, Episode 10
Commander Dexter Remmick: You don't like me, do you, Lieutenant?
Worf: Is it required, sir?
Worf: Is it required, sir?
Missy: In the future, if you're going to take my stick, do me the courtesy of actually killing me. Team work is all about respect.
Clara: We're not a team.
Missy: Of course, we are. Every miner needs a canary.
Clara: We're not a team.
Missy: Of course, we are. Every miner needs a canary.
"I hate working with these talking tin cans!"
— Torbjörn Lindholm, Overwatch
"Man! Wotta deal! They're like Russia and Red China! Even though I'm the main enemy, they're not bustin' at the seams with brotherly love for each other, either!"
—Human Torch on Sandman and Blastaar, Fantastic Four
Sam the Eagle: It looks like we're going to be working together, but that doesn't mean I have to like you.
Jean Pierre Nepoleon: I didn't like you first.
Sam the Eagle: I didn't like you before I met you.
Jean Pierre Nepoleon: I didn't like you first.
Sam the Eagle: I didn't like you before I met you.
— How things start off between CIA agent Sam the Eagle and Interpol agent Jean Pierre Nepoleon in Muppets Most Wanted
"We may not enjoy living together, but dying together isn't going to solve anything."
—Helen Cooper, Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Joshua: Follow my lead!
Neku: Screw that!
Neku: Screw that!
General Dru-Zod: I command this operation— and will tolerate nothing that hinders its objective!
Faora Hu-Ul: Nor shall I long tolerate Zod's arrogance. I am not his drone.
Faora Hu-Ul: Nor shall I long tolerate Zod's arrogance. I am not his drone.
"That detective wants to speak to us, but since this is your mess and I want to get back to Metropolis, I'll leave you to deal with it. Far as I'm concerned, this partnership is over."
"Well, look at who I get paired up with. I'll pretend to forget that you've destroyed my base in the south of France, for we have work to do here. I'm going to focus on the ground battle, but don't start pushing me. GOT IT?!"
— Soviet Commander Nikolai Moskvin while fighting alongside the Allied Commander, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
"We're not friends... but she is willing to work with me and Chloe for the duration of this war."
— Olga Discordia on Demeter, The Night Unfurls
Spider-Man: What do you say we get to the bottom of all this.
Counter-Earth Vulture: We..?
Spider-Man: Don't worry, it won't last. Working well with others isn't exactly my strong suit.
— Spider-Man Unlimited, Cry Vulture
They're just standing there, attack them!
No, they're obviously having pre-battle banter, it would be impolite to interrupt.
…The pain of being forcibly fused to you pales in comparison to the pain of interacting with you.
I assure you, the feeling is mutual.
No, they're obviously having pre-battle banter, it would be impolite to interrupt.
…The pain of being forcibly fused to you pales in comparison to the pain of interacting with you.
I assure you, the feeling is mutual.
Agatha: What do you call it ... when you have to work with someone you'd be better off killing?
Krosp: Politics.
Agatha: ... I don't like it.
Krosp: Few people do.
Krosp: Politics.
Agatha: ... I don't like it.
Krosp: Few people do.
Lex Luthor: This is quite impressive, Victor. Why have we never worked together before?
Cyborg: You kept trying to kill me and my friends.
Lex Luthor: Sure, but in my defense, that was before I realized you could be useful.
— DCeased
"(looking down at her handcuffs) I'm sensing a lack of trust."
Sly Cooper: Look, Bentley, I know you believe in [Panda King], but... I don't trust him yet.
Bentley: You don't have a choice, he's the only man for the job. I'll go get him and send him your way.
Bentley: You don't have a choice, he's the only man for the job. I'll go get him and send him your way.
V: You're a dick, y'know.
Johnny: And you're a cunt. Maybe we'll fit together after all?
Johnny: And you're a cunt. Maybe we'll fit together after all?
As it turned out, Yugoslavia was less like an orchestra and more like the band Oasis: yes, they might play together out of necessity, but they could also start hurling chairs at each other at any time.
— Matthew Belinkie, Overthinking Eurovision Looks Back, "Yugoslavia Hosted Eurovision and Immediately Fell Apart"
