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{{quote|''Big men often tremble |
{{quote|''Big men often tremble |
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As they step aside |
''As they step aside |
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I thought I was big once |
''I thought I was big once |
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She changed my mind'' |
''She changed my mind'' |
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|[[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]], "She's Actual Size"}} |
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{{quote|''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': See, this is your problem. Some men like women who are feminine! |
{{quote|''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': See, this is your problem. Some men like women who are feminine! |
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'''Agent 99''': ''[Outraged]'' I'm not feminine? |
'''Agent 99''': ''[Outraged]'' I'm not feminine? |
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''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': No. |
''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': No. |
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'''Agent 99''': ''[[Berserk Button|I'm not feminine]]''?! ''[Kicks him in the face]'' |
'''Agent 99''': ''[[Berserk Button|I'm not feminine]]''?! ''[Kicks him in the face]'' |
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|''[[Get Smart]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Look, sir, I know Angua. She's not the useless type. She doesn't [[Screaming Woman|stand there and scream helplessly.]] She [[Mugging the Monster|makes other people do that.]]"'' |
{{quote|''"Look, sir, I know Angua. She's not the useless type. She doesn't [[Screaming Woman|stand there and scream helplessly.]] She [[Mugging the Monster|makes other people do that.]]"'' |
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|'''Captain Carrot''', ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Where ya gonna find another girl who can shoot the eye out of a Bug at two hundred meters?"'' |
{{quote|''"Where ya gonna find another girl who can shoot the eye out of a Bug at two hundred meters?"'' |
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|'''Dizzy Flores''', ''[[Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"I don't like your attitude, mister! I can be every bit as heroic as some guy!"'' |
{{quote|''"I don't like your attitude, mister! I can be every bit as heroic as some guy!"'' |
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|'''Sheba''', ''[[Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age''}} |
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{{quote|''"Now where did you get'' her?" |
{{quote|''"Now where did you get'' her?" |
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|'''{{spoiler|Victor}}''' on '''Fiona Glenanne''', ''[[Burn Notice]]''.}} |
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{{quote|''"It was a performance. It was like the culmination of a lifetime's observation of martial arts tapes, cheap ones, the kind Case had grown up on. For a few seconds, he knew, she was every bad-ass hero, Sony Mao in the old Shaw videos, Mickey Chiba, the whole lineage back to Lee and Eastwood. She was walking the way she talked it."'' |
{{quote|''"It was a performance. It was like the culmination of a lifetime's observation of martial arts tapes, cheap ones, the kind Case had grown up on. For a few seconds, he knew, she was every bad-ass hero, Sony Mao in the old Shaw videos, Mickey Chiba, the whole lineage back to Lee and Eastwood. She was walking the way she talked it."'' |
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|'''[[Neuromancer]]'''}} |
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{{quote|''Clobberella beats you up!'' |
{{quote|''Clobberella beats you up!'' |
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''Clobberella beats you up!'' |
''Clobberella beats you up!'' |
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''Who does she beat up? '''You'''!'' |
''Who does she beat up? '''You'''!'' |
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''Clobberella!'' |
''Clobberella!'' |
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|''[[Futurama]]'', "Less Than Hero"}} |
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{{quote|'''Aragorn:''' You have some skill with a blade. |
{{quote|'''Aragorn:''' You have some skill with a blade. |
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'''Aragorn:''' What do you fear, my lady? |
'''Aragorn:''' What do you fear, my lady? |
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'''Eowyn:''' A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire. |
'''Eowyn:''' A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire. |
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'''Aragorn:''' You are a daughter of kings, a shield maiden of Rohan. I do not think that will be your fate. |
'''Aragorn:''' You are a daughter of kings, a shield maiden of Rohan. I do not think that will be your fate. |
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|''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: The Two Towers''}} |
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{{quote|''You know I'm a super girl |
{{quote|''You know I'm a super girl |
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Yes, I'm a spunky gal |
''Yes, I'm a spunky gal |
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I never say die |
''I never say die |
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No one can stop me |
''No one can stop me |
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'Cuz I |
''{{'}}Cuz I |
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Like to FIGHT! (Fight!)'' |
''Like to FIGHT! (Fight!)'' |
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|[[Shonen Knife]], "Super Girl" }} |
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{{quote|I'm a big haymaker in a title fight. |
{{quote|''I'm a big haymaker in a title fight. |
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I'm a cute black kitten with a nasty bite. |
''I'm a cute black kitten with a nasty bite. |
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I'm an action double-feature on a Friday night! |
''I'm an action double-feature on a Friday night! |
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[[Crowning Music of Awesome|I'm me!]] |
''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|I'm me!]] |
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|"I'm Me", Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''}} |
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{{quote|"Unhand that gentleman, knaves!" |
{{quote|"Unhand that gentleman, knaves!" |
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|Niko from ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' in one of her [[Big Damn Heroes]] moments}} |
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{{quote|"Leave saving the world to the men? I don't think so!" |
{{quote|"Leave saving the world to the men? I don't think so!" |
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|Elastigirl in ''[[The Incredibles]]''}} |
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{{quote|"Take my advice, Rookie. If you ever fall for a woman... make sure she's got balls". |
{{quote|"Take my advice, Rookie. If you ever fall for a woman... make sure she's got balls". |
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|''Gunnery Sergeant Buck, [[Halo 3: ODST]]''}} |
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{{quote|"Who says girls can't shoot? Oh yeah, that guy." |
{{quote|"Who says girls can't shoot? Oh yeah, that guy." |
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|Arcee to a dead Decepticon, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}} |
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{{quote|''I'm a warrior woman, forget the prophecies'' |
{{quote|''I'm a warrior woman, forget the prophecies'' |
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''As a warrior woman, I'll do exactly as I please...'' |
''As a warrior woman, I'll do exactly as I please...'' |
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|'''Jex Thoth''', "Warrior Woman"}} |
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{{quote|"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!" |
{{quote|"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!" |
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|'''Suki''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Kowalski:''' What the colonel is trying to say is, have you ever pulled out of a simulated bombing run in an F-16 at 8+ g-s? |
{{quote|'''Kowalski:''' What the colonel is trying to say is, have you ever pulled out of a simulated bombing run in an F-16 at 8+ g-s? |
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'''O'Neill:''' Well, with all due respect doctor, I- |
'''O'Neill:''' Well, with all due respect doctor, I- |
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'''Carter:''' It is appropriate to refer to someone by their rank, not their salutation. You should call me ''captain'', not ''[[Badass Bookworm|doctor]]''. I'm an Air Force officer, like you are, colonel. [[Establishing Character Moment|And just because my reproductive organs are on the inside instead of outside doesn't mean I can't handle whatever you can handle.]] |
'''Carter:''' It is appropriate to refer to someone by their rank, not their salutation. You should call me ''captain'', not ''[[Badass Bookworm|doctor]]''. I'm an Air Force officer, like you are, colonel. [[Establishing Character Moment|And just because my reproductive organs are on the inside instead of outside doesn't mean I can't handle whatever you can handle.]] |
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'''O'Neill:''' Oh, this has nothing to do with you being a woman. I like women. [[Obfuscating Stupidity|I just got a little problem with scientists.]] |
'''O'Neill:''' Oh, this has nothing to do with you being a woman. I like women. [[Obfuscating Stupidity|I just got a little problem with scientists.]] |
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'''Carter:''' Colonel, I logged over a hundred hours in enemy airspace during the Gulf War. [[Sarcasm Mode|Is that tough enough for you?]] ''([[Beat]])'' Or we're gonna have to arm-wrestle? |
'''Carter:''' Colonel, I logged over a hundred hours in enemy airspace during the Gulf War. [[Sarcasm Mode|Is that tough enough for you?]] ''([[Beat]])'' Or we're gonna have to arm-wrestle? |
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|''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', pilot episode}} |
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Revision as of 16:03, 18 November 2022
Big men often tremble —They Might Be Giants, "She's Actual Size"
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Agent 23: See, this is your problem. Some men like women who are feminine! |
"Look, sir, I know Angua. She's not the useless type. She doesn't stand there and scream helplessly. She makes other people do that." —Captain Carrot, Jingo
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"Where ya gonna find another girl who can shoot the eye out of a Bug at two hundred meters?" —Dizzy Flores, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
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"I don't like your attitude, mister! I can be every bit as heroic as some guy!" —Sheba, Golden Sun: The Lost Age
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"Now where did you get her?" —Victor on Fiona Glenanne, Burn Notice.
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"It was a performance. It was like the culmination of a lifetime's observation of martial arts tapes, cheap ones, the kind Case had grown up on. For a few seconds, he knew, she was every bad-ass hero, Sony Mao in the old Shaw videos, Mickey Chiba, the whole lineage back to Lee and Eastwood. She was walking the way she talked it." |
Clobberella beats you up! —Futurama, "Less Than Hero"
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Aragorn: You have some skill with a blade. —The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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You know I'm a super girl —Shonen Knife, "Super Girl"
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I'm a big haymaker in a title fight. —"I'm Me", Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb
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"Unhand that gentleman, knaves!" —Niko from Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers in one of her Big Damn Heroes moments
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"Leave saving the world to the men? I don't think so!" —Elastigirl in The Incredibles
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"Take my advice, Rookie. If you ever fall for a woman... make sure she's got balls". —Gunnery Sergeant Buck, Halo 3: ODST
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"Who says girls can't shoot? Oh yeah, that guy." —Arcee to a dead Decepticon, Transformers: War for Cybertron
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I'm a warrior woman, forget the prophecies —Jex Thoth, "Warrior Woman"
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"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!" —Suki, Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Kowalski: What the colonel is trying to say is, have you ever pulled out of a simulated bombing run in an F-16 at 8+ g-s? —Stargate SG-1, pilot episode
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Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? |