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{{quote|''Big men often tremble
As they step aside
I thought I was big once
She changed my mind''|[[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]], "She's Actual Size"}}
{{quote|''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': See, this is your problem. Some men like women who are feminine!
'''Agent 99''': ''[Outraged]'' I'm not feminine?
''' {{spoiler|Agent 23}}''': No.
'''Agent 99''': ''[[Berserk Button|I'm not feminine]]''?! ''[Kicks him in the face]''|''[[Get Smart]]''}}
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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."''|'''[[Neuromancer]]'''}}
{{quote|''Clobberella beats you up!''
''Clobberella beats you up!''
''Who does she beat up? '''You'''!''
''Clobberella!''|''[[Futurama]]'', "Less Than Hero"}}
{{quote|'''Aragorn:''' You have some skill with a blade.
'''Eowyn:''' The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain.
'''Aragorn:''' What do you fear, my lady?
'''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.
'''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
Yes, I'm a spunky gal
I never say die
No one can stop me
'Cuz I
Like to FIGHT! (Fight!)''|"Super Girl," [[Shonen Knife]]}}
{{quote|I'm a big haymaker in a title fight.
I'm a cute black kitten with a nasty bite.
I'm an action double-feature on a Friday night!
[[Crowning Music of Awesome|I'm me!]]|"I'm Me", Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''}}
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{{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''
''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]]''}}
{{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?
'''Carter:''' Yes.
''([[Beat]])''
'''Kowalsky:''' ...well, it's way worse than that.
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'''O'Neill:''' Well, with all due respect doctor, I-
'''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 />
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