"Oh, 'great warrior...' Wars not make one great!"
— Yoda, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
"I can't exactly fight a war with a big smile on my face."
— Athrun Zala, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
"Just because someone doesn't like to fight doesn't mean they can't."
— Methos, Highlander: The Series
"All my friends are fighters. I've never met a man before who avoids the fight because he knows he'll win."
"I hate violence. I hate injustice more."
"I've no taste for war, but war is what I've been served. Come, Merric. We'll fight together."
— Wendell, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
"I don't like hurting stuff. Even giant sewer alligators."
— Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel (2014)
Cerebros: Must you force me to do that which I hate?
Spike: After we save the universe, old buddy, I promise you, you'll never have to fight again.
Spike: After we save the universe, old buddy, I promise you, you'll never have to fight again.
— The Transformers, "The Rebirth"
"We live and breathe warfare day in and day out. It's the only life some of us have known. We know exactly how to fight - we just don't like doing it!"
— Dogfight, The Transformers (Marvel)
Aldrea: You have lived with these humans. They seem troubled by their victory.
Ax: <Yes. They regret doing what they know they must. They have an almost Andalite sensibility.>
Aldrea: I was going to say that they remind me of our Hork-Bajir warriors, who never forgave themselves for learning to kill.
Ax: <Yes. They regret doing what they know they must. They have an almost Andalite sensibility.>
Aldrea: I was going to say that they remind me of our Hork-Bajir warriors, who never forgave themselves for learning to kill.
— Animorphs, "The Prophecy"
" When you leave for an adventurous journey, you’re going to have to fight. I hate violence, but this is to protect my mom and sisters, so I guess I gotta."
— Ninten, EarthBound Beginnings
"Cell, you don't get it. I hate this. The vibrations through my fists on contact... the taste of blood in my mouth... The sound of my heart in my ears... I hate it. I always have. But right now, in this moment, the only thing I hate more than it...is you."
— Gohan, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
That wasn’t strength, that was weakness! Restraint takes strength! Patience, takes strength! I don’t have the strength to deal with you.
—Lapis Lazuli, Steven Universe: Future
止戈為武 ("True martial prowess is stopping violence.")
"Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it except as a means of peace."
