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'''Marco''': "Because he calls us 'sons'. The world hates us for what we are, you know? So it makes us happy. Even if it's just a word...it still makes us happy!"|''[[One Piece]]''}} |
'''Marco''': "Because he calls us 'sons'. The world hates us for what we are, you know? So it makes us happy. Even if it's just a word...it still makes us happy!"|''[[One Piece]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"I have a reputation, Modile, a reputation as a fair, honest man who [[The Men First|treats his soldiers well]] and supports them in the face of darkness. Potentially, that reputation makes me soft. It seems I understand failure and forgive it. Some, like Kowle, believe me to be a weak commissar, not prepared to take the action my rank demands. Not prepared to enforce field discipline where I see it failing. I am an Imperial commissar. I will enflame the weak, support the wavering, guide the lost. I will be all things to all men who need me. But I will also punish without hesitation the weak, the incompetent, and the treasonous."''|'''[[Gaunt's Ghosts|Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt]]''', ''[[Warhammer |
{{quote|''"I have a reputation, Modile, a reputation as a fair, honest man who [[The Men First|treats his soldiers well]] and supports them in the face of darkness. Potentially, that reputation makes me soft. It seems I understand failure and forgive it. Some, like Kowle, believe me to be a weak commissar, not prepared to take the action my rank demands. Not prepared to enforce field discipline where I see it failing. I am an Imperial commissar. I will enflame the weak, support the wavering, guide the lost. I will be all things to all men who need me. But I will also punish without hesitation the weak, the incompetent, and the treasonous."''|'''[[Gaunt's Ghosts|Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt]]''', ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"The worst part about being a good officer is the faces. A bad officer doesn't remember the faces when he sees the names on the lists. Maybe that's why good officers are so damn hard to find."''|'''GDI Battle Commander Alexander Karrde''', ''[[ |
{{quote|''"The worst part about being a good officer is the faces. A bad officer doesn't remember the faces when he sees the names on the lists. Maybe that's why good officers are so damn hard to find."''|'''GDI Battle Commander Alexander Karrde''', ''[[Tiberium Wars]]'' }} |
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{{quote|''"You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every minute of every day. As Chief of Security, it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed... not with all of you."''|'''Colonel Miles Quaritch''', ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''}} |
{{quote|''"You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every minute of every day. As Chief of Security, it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed... not with all of you."''|'''Colonel Miles Quaritch''', ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''}} |
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'''Par:''' Five years. He was hard... |
'''Par:''' Five years. He was hard... |
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'''Thania:''' ...But fair? |
'''Thania:''' ...But fair? |
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'''Par:''' No, not often, anyway. But you could always rely on him not to [[We Have Reserves|get you killed unnecessarily]]. He never wasted troopers. |
'''Par:''' No, not often, anyway. But you could always rely on him not to [[We Have Reserves|get you killed unnecessarily]]. He never wasted troopers. |
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'''Thania:''' Oh, that's something, I suppose. |
'''Thania:''' Oh, that's something, I suppose. |
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'''Par:''' Major, when you're up to your neck in slime and lasers, that's everything.|''[[Blake's |
'''Par:''' Major, when you're up to your neck in slime and lasers, that's everything.|''[[Blake's 7|Blakes Seven]]'', "Trial" }} |
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{{quote|''"Even the biggest fool on my ship is still my son."''|'''Whitebeard''', ''[[One Piece]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Even the biggest fool on my ship is still my son."''|'''Whitebeard''', ''[[One Piece]]''}} |
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'''Commander Adama''': Call it whatever you like. I'm getting my men. |
'''Commander Adama''': Call it whatever you like. I'm getting my men. |
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'''Admiral Cain''': You are making ''such'' a mistake. |
'''Admiral Cain''': You are making ''such'' a mistake. |
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'''Commander Adama''': I'm ''getting'' my ''men.''|''[[Battlestar Galactica |
'''Commander Adama''': I'm ''getting'' my ''men.''|''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]], Pegasus (2x10)'' }} |
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 26 October 2020
Ace: "Why do you guys call him 'Pops'...?" |
"I have a reputation, Modile, a reputation as a fair, honest man who treats his soldiers well and supports them in the face of darkness. Potentially, that reputation makes me soft. It seems I understand failure and forgive it. Some, like Kowle, believe me to be a weak commissar, not prepared to take the action my rank demands. Not prepared to enforce field discipline where I see it failing. I am an Imperial commissar. I will enflame the weak, support the wavering, guide the lost. I will be all things to all men who need me. But I will also punish without hesitation the weak, the incompetent, and the treasonous."
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"The worst part about being a good officer is the faces. A bad officer doesn't remember the faces when he sees the names on the lists. Maybe that's why good officers are so damn hard to find."
—GDI Battle Commander Alexander Karrde, Tiberium Wars
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"You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every minute of every day. As Chief of Security, it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed... not with all of you."
—Colonel Miles Quaritch, Avatar
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Thania: You served a full tour with Space Commander Travis, didn't you? —Blakes Seven, "Trial"
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"Even the biggest fool on my ship is still my son."
—Whitebeard, One Piece
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Commander Adama: You can quote me whatever regulations you like. I am not letting you execute my men. —Battlestar Galactica, Pegasus (2x10)
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