Peggy Carter: I can't understand why a man like him didn't break!
Captain America: Because he is a man like him, Peg.
Captain America: Because he is a man like him, Peg.
— Captain America, discussing Dave Cox, a conscientious objector
"Courage isn't a matter of not being frightened, you know. It is being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway."
— The Third Doctor, Doctor Who, "Planet of the Daleks"
Panne: Why did you run, man-spawn? Why did you abandon your warren? You had a duty to your fellows.
Virion: I planned to offer myself up in exchange for the safety of my people. ...My men balked. They chose to fight and die rather than hand me over. Not only did I fail to ransom their safety, I was also the reason they kept on fighting.
Panne: So you showed your belly and ran to remove any reason for resistance?
Virion: That was my thinking, yes. I don't expect my people share that view. To them, I am as you say — a craven. All the sweet words in all the worlds can offer no defense to that claim.
Virion: I planned to offer myself up in exchange for the safety of my people. ...My men balked. They chose to fight and die rather than hand me over. Not only did I fail to ransom their safety, I was also the reason they kept on fighting.
Panne: So you showed your belly and ran to remove any reason for resistance?
Virion: That was my thinking, yes. I don't expect my people share that view. To them, I am as you say — a craven. All the sweet words in all the worlds can offer no defense to that claim.
Daxter: After him, Jak!
Jak: You mean you're going down there? Without a fuss this time?
Daxter: Yeah, well, don't get used to it! It's just that nobody hurts my best friend and lives to brag about it!
Jak: You mean you're going down there? Without a fuss this time?
Daxter: Yeah, well, don't get used to it! It's just that nobody hurts my best friend and lives to brag about it!
— Jak 3
Hal Jordan: A lot of people think I'm a coward because of what happened in the war. Did your ring tell you about that?
Abin Sur: You are no coward, Hal Jordan. To you, all life is precious. And this ring is far too powerful to fall into the hands of someone who doesn't understand that.
Abin Sur: You are no coward, Hal Jordan. To you, all life is precious. And this ring is far too powerful to fall into the hands of someone who doesn't understand that.
