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->''"Rats ain't the sharpest animal in the bunch, but we always know when to tuck our tails 'n scurry home."''
-->-- '''Rock Rat Soldier''', ''VideoGame/UnicornOverlord''
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->''"Scanner shows new enemy targets. I'm not engaging. The enemy's too strong right now. It'll be suicide!"''
-->-- '''Male pirate pilot''', ''VideoGame/{{Freelancer}}''
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'''Drake:''' ''(defeated; as Walter)'' Grounded, two months.\\

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'''Drake:''' ''(defeated; as Walter)'' Grounded, two months.weeks.\\
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-> '''Drake:''' ''(defeated; as Walter)'' Boys, you're both grounded.\\
'''Josh:''' ''(defeated)'' But dad--\\
'''Drake:''' ''(defeated; as Walter)'' Grounded, two months.\\
'''Josh:''' ''(defeated)'' But it wasn't our fault.\\
'''Drake:''' ''(defeated; as Walter)'' Upstairs.\\
'''Josh:''' ''(defeated)'' Yes, sir.\\
'''Drake:''' ''(defeated)'' 'Night.\\
'''Josh:''' ''(defeated)'' 'Night.
-->--''Series/DrakeAndJosh'', ''Helicopter''

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->''"Last thing I expected to see in a castle is a cowboy... [[NeverBringAKnifeToAGunfight Rather not go up against a gun]]."''
-->-- '''[[BareFistedMonk Masaru Takahara]]''', if encountered with [[TheGunslinger The Sundown Kid]], ''Videogame/LiveALive''



->''"Last thing I expected to see in a castle is a cowboy... Rather not go up against a gun."''
-->-- '''[[BareFistedMonk Masaru Takahara]]''', if encountered with [[TheGunslinger The Sundown Kid]], ''Videogame/LiveALive''
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->''"Not to call you a coward, master. But, sometimes, cowards ''do'' survive.''

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->''"Not to call you a coward, master. But, sometimes, cowards ''do'' survive.''"''
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->''"Sometimes you just got to know when to bail."''
-->--'''Greg Universe''', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
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->''When you have a bad day... ''give up''. Go home and sleep. Fuck it, try again tomorrow. Not every day can become a good day. Some days are ''fucked'' and cannot be unfucked. When you have a day that is fucked beyond repair, that is the universe speaking to you, sending you a message. Listen to the universe. Go home. Save your energy. Tomorrow is another day -- for now, just fucking ''chill.
-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjPgdhRsGIQ Self-Help Singh]]''', on especially bad days
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->''"If someone comes at you with a sword, run if you can. Kung fu doesn't always work."''
-->-- '''Creator/BruceLee'''

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->'''Emblem Soren:''' Our power won't be nearly enough to turn things around here. Not only do they now have most of the [[LivingMacguffin rings]] in their possession, they also have the [[ResetButton time crystal]]. If you tried to fight back now you would only be handing our [[LivingMacguffin bracelets]] over to the enemy on a silver platter.\\
'''Alear''': But I can't just leave them… They're my friends!\\
'''Emblem Soren:''' Believe it or not, [[NotSoStoic there's someone among them that I want to save too]], and I'm sure Tiki and the three house leaders feel the same way. But we simply don't have the means to do so right now. We’ll get them back, but only when the time is right. Call a retreat '''now''', before the situation really does become unsalvageable.
-->-- ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44545930/chapters/118858711 Divine Disasters on the Somniel]]''



->'''Emblem Soren:''' ''"Our power won't be nearly enough to turn things around here. Not only do they now have most of the [[LivingMacguffin rings]] in their possession, they also have the [[ResetButton time crystal]]. If you tried to fight back now you would only be handing our [[LivingMacguffin bracelets]] over to the enemy on a silver platter.''"
->'''Alear''':"''But I can't just leave them… They're my friends!''"
->'''Emblem Soren:''' "''Believe it or not, [[NotSoStoic there's someone among them that I want to save too]], and I'm sure Tiki and the three house leaders feel the same way. But we simply don't have the means to do so right now. We’ll get them back, but only when the time is right. Call a retreat '''now''', before the situation really does become unsalvageable''.”
-->-- ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44545930/chapters/118858711 Divine Disasters on the Somniel]]''
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->'''Emblem Soren:''' ''"Our power won't be nearly enough to turn things around here. Not only do they now have most of the rings in their possession, they also have the [[ResetButton time crystal]]. If you tried to fight back now you would only be handing our bracelets over to the enemy on a silver platter.''"

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->'''Emblem Soren:''' ''"Our power won't be nearly enough to turn things around here. Not only do they now have most of the rings [[LivingMacguffin rings]] in their possession, they also have the [[ResetButton time crystal]]. If you tried to fight back now you would only be handing our bracelets [[LivingMacguffin bracelets]] over to the enemy on a silver platter.''"
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->'''Emblem Soren:''' ''"Our power won't be nearly enough to turn things around here. Not only do they now have most of the rings in their possession, they also have the [[ResetButton time crystal]]. If you tried to fight back now you would only be handing our bracelets over to the enemy on a silver platter.''"
->'''Alear''':"''But I can't just leave them… They're my friends!''"
->'''Emblem Soren:''' "''Believe it or not, [[NotSoStoic there's someone among them that I want to save too]], and I'm sure Tiki and the three house leaders feel the same way. But we simply don't have the means to do so right now. We’ll get them back, but only when the time is right. Call a retreat '''now''', before the situation really does become unsalvageable''.”
-->-- ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44545930/chapters/118858711 Divine Disasters on the Somniel]]''
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-->-- '''Clover''''s last appearance in the comic, speaking over communicator, ''Webcomic/InOurShadow'' [[https://tapas.io/episode/1112424 page 350]]

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-->-- '''Clover''''s last appearance in the comic, '''Clover''', speaking over communicator, ''Webcomic/InOurShadow'' [[https://tapas.io/episode/1112424 page 350]]
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-->-- '''Clover''''s last appearance in the comic, speaking over communicator, ''Webcomic/InOurShadow''

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-->-- '''Clover''''s last appearance in the comic, speaking over communicator, ''Webcomic/InOurShadow''
''Webcomic/InOurShadow'' [[https://tapas.io/episode/1112424 page 350]]
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->''"The key to never getting your ass beat? Knowing when someone can beat your ass."''
-->-- '''Ava''', ''Series/AbbottElementary''
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->"If you’re a real man, you know when you gotta admit defeat. Time to face facts--you can lose today and win tomorrow!"
-->--'''Anthony''', ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'', "[[Recap/PokemonS1E29ThePunchyPokemon The Punchy Pokemon]]"
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->''"Turn around, walk away, blow town. That would've been the smart thing to do. [[{{Determinator}} Guess I wasn't that smart.]]"''
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Max Payne|1}}''
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->''"Knowing your limits doesn't make you weak. Just because some asshole with a superiority complex sneers it enough times doesn't make it true."''
-->-- '''Sakura Haruno''', ''Fanfic/AndrogyninjasADropOfPoison''
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->'''Barberian''': So are we doing this? It's just two on one seems unfair, and that chick shoots purple lightning like the Emperor! I'm just here because some of my buddies came. I'm a hairdresser!\\
'''Dabbler''': Well, you could surrender.\\
'''Barberian''': Could I? That would be so great!
-->--'''Webcomic/GrrlPower''', "[[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-235-the-rad-muncher/ The rad muncher!]]"
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'''Joseph''': Hmmmhmmhmmmhmmhmmm... '''RUN FOR YOUR LIIIIIVEEEESSS!!!!'''\\

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'''Joseph''': Hmmmhmmhmmmhmmhmmm... '''RUN '''[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere RUN FOR YOUR LIIIIIVEEEESSS!!!!'''\\LIIIIIVEEEESSS!!!!]]'''\\
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->''"At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser."''
-->-- [[http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0535/6917/products/giveupdemotivator.jpeg?v=1430403287 Demotivational Poster]]

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->''"At some point, [[DetrimentalDetermination hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.loser]]."''
-->-- [[http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0535/6917/products/giveupdemotivator.jpeg?v=1430403287 Demotivational Poster]]
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->''"Last thing I expected to see in a castle is a cowboy... Rather not go up against a gun."''
-->-- '''[[BareFistedMonk Masaru Takahara]]''', if encountered with [[TheGunslinger The Sundown Kid]], ''Videogame/LiveALive''
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->''"No man has ever died from bending his knee. He who kneels may rise again, blade in hand. He who will not kneel stays dead, stiff legs and all."''
-->-- '''Balon Greyjoy''', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''
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-->''WebVideo/SolidJJ'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXTAI4mZE5Y Bluto has had enough of Popeye's shenanigans]]"

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-->''WebVideo/SolidJJ'', -->'''WebVideo/SolidJJ''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXTAI4mZE5Y Bluto has had enough of Popeye's shenanigans]]"
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->'''Popeye:''' Alright, lemme just get a bite of my spinach-
->'''Bluto:''' Nope. I'm out.
->'''Popeye:''' What?
->'''Bluto:''' Listen, Popeye: Every fight we've ever had, [[PowerUpFood it turns as soon as you eat that thing]]. I mean, last time we fought, you punched me so hard [[AmusingInjuries I turned into a sausage]]. And [[VillainousBSOD after months of therapy and losing my faith in God]] I realized: If you eat that thing, I am ''not'' gonna fight you.
-->''WebVideo/SolidJJ'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXTAI4mZE5Y Bluto has had enough of Popeye's shenanigans]]"
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-->-- '''Marie''', ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''

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-->-- '''Marie''', ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''
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->'''Holst:''' If you keep holding back, Nader, you'll have to retire that overblown title of yours!\\
'''Nader:''' I'm Nader the Undefeated because I know when it's smart to run--and I'll come back to end you when I damn well feel like it!
-->-- ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes''

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