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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''|[[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]], "She's Actual Size"}} |
She changed my mind''|[[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]''|''[[Get Smart]]''}} |
'''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|''"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]]'''}} |
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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!''|''[[Futurama]]'', "Less Than Hero"}} |
''Clobberella!''|''[[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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'''Eowyn:''' The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain. |
'''Eowyn:''' The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain. |
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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.|''[[Lord of the Rings]]: The Two Towers''}} |
'''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''}} |
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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!)''|"Super Girl," [[Shonen Knife]]}} |
Like to FIGHT! (Fight!)''|"Super Girl," [[Shonen Knife]]}} |
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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!]]|"I'm Me", Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''}} |
[[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|"Who says girls can't shoot? Oh yeah, that guy."|''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...''|'''Jex Thoth''', "Warrior Woman"}} |
''As a warrior woman, I'll do exactly as I please...''|'''Jex Thoth''', "Warrior Woman"}} |
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{{quote|"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!"|'''Suki''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}} |
{{quote|"I'm a warrior, but I'm a girl, too!"|'''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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'''Carter:''' Yes. |
'''Carter:''' Yes. |
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''([[Beat]])'' |
''([[Beat]])'' |
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'''Kowalsky:''' ...well, it's way worse than that. |
'''Kowalsky:''' ...well, it's way worse than that. |
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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.]]<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 /> |
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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.]]<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 /> |
Revision as of 04:51, 7 August 2014
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."
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Clobberella beats you up! —Futurama, "Less Than Hero"
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Aragorn: You have some skill with a blade. —Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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You know I'm a super girl —"Super Girl," Shonen Knife
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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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