Action Girl/Quotes: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''Big men often tremble<br />

''As they step aside<br />

''I thought I was big once<br />

''She changed my mind''|[[They Might Be Giants (Music)|They Might Be Giants]], "She's Actual Size"}}

{{quote|''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': See, this is your problem. Some men like women who are feminine!<br />

'''Agent 99''': ''[Outraged]'' I'm not feminine?<br />

''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': No.<br />

'''Agent 99''': ''[[Berserk Button|I'm not feminine]]''?! ''[Kicks him in the face]''|''[[Get Smart (TV)|Get Smart]]''}}

{{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.]]"''|'''Captain Carrot''', ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Jingo|Jingo]]''}}

{{quote|''"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 (Animation)|Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles]]''}}

{{quote|''"I don't like your attitude, mister! I can be every bit as heroic as some guy!"''|'''Sheba''', ''[[Golden Sun (Video Game)|Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age''}}

{{quote|''"Now where did you get'' her?"|'''{{spoiler|Victor}}''' on '''Fiona Glenanne''', ''[[Burn Notice]]''.}}

{{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."''|'''[[Neuromancer]]'''}}

{{quote|''Clobberella beats you up!''<br />

''Clobberella beats you up!''<br />

''Who does she beat up? '''You'''!''<br />

''Clobberella!''|''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]'', "Less Than Hero"}}

{{quote|'''Aragorn:''' You have some skill with a blade.<br />

'''Eowyn:''' The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain.<br />

'''Aragorn:''' What do you fear, my lady?<br />

'''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.<br />

'''Aragorn:''' You are a daughter of kings, a shield maiden of Rohan. I do not think that will be your fate.|''[[Lord of the Rings]]: The Two Towers''}}

{{quote|''You know I'm a super girl<br />

''Yes, I'm a spunky gal<br />

''I never say die<br />

''No one can stop me<br />

''{{'}}Cuz I<br />

''Like to FIGHT! (Fight!)''|"Super Girl," [[Shonen Knife (Music)|Shonen Knife]]}}

{{quote|''I'm a big haymaker in a title fight.<br />

''I'm a cute black kitten with a nasty bite.<br />

''I'm an action double-feature on a Friday night!<br />

''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|I'm me!]]|"I'm Me", Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]''}}

{{quote|"Unhand that gentleman, knaves!"|Niko from ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (Animation)|Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' in one of her [[Big Damn Heroes]] moments}}

{{quote|"Leave saving the world to the men? I don't think so!"|Elastigirl in ''[[The Incredibles]]''}}

{{quote|"Take my advice, Rookie. If you ever fall for a woman... make sure she's got balls".|''Gunnery Sergeant Buck, [[Halo 3 ODST]]''}}

{{quote|"Who says girls can't shoot? Oh yeah, that guy."|''Arcee to a dead Decepticon, [[Transformers War for Cybertron]]''}}

{{quote|''I'm a warrior woman, forget the prophecies''<br />

''As a warrior woman, I'll do exactly as I please...''|'''Jex Thoth''', "Warrior Woman"}}

{{quote|"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!"|'''Suki''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}

{{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?<br />

'''Carter:''' Yes.<br />

''([[Beat]])''<br />

'''Kowalsky:''' ...well, it's way worse than that.<br />

--<br />

'''O'Neill:''' Well, with all due respect doctor, I-<br />

'''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.]]<br />

'''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.]]<br />

'''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?|''[[Stargate SG 1]]'', pilot episode}}