Enemy Mine/Quotes
War makes strange bedfellows.
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If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to The Devil in the House of Commons.
—Winston Churchill, following Hitler's invasion of Russia
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The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
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To be a spy you need physical fitness, a facility with languages, a tolerance for exotic food and the bugs that come with them. But ultimately there's no greater qualification than the ability to look someone who ruined your life in the eye and say "Let's work together."
—Michael Westen, Burn Notice
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Lash: Tee hee hee! I'm going to break everything! —Advance Wars: Dual Strike
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Mr. Dr. Possible: Sometimes it takes something like this to bring hero and villain together to work for the common good. |
Fate has us meet as foes, but this ring will make us brothers.
—The Gravemind, Halo 2
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Do not shoot, but listen! Only you can halt what he has begun. Let me guide you safely to our foe.
—The Gravemind, Halo 3
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A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
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My enemy's enemy is a problem for later. In the meantime, they might be useful.
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I find that when you intend to betray someone powerful, it's best not to be his only enemy.
—Garn, Shadows of Enchantment
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Grif: So now we're forced to work together. How ironic. |
Vegeta: Every fibre of my being wants to puke at once when I say this, but I need your heh... I need your helll- |
A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies.
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Look, we both said a lot of things that you're going to regret, but I think we can put our differences behind us. For Science!. You Monster!.
—GLaDOS, Portal 2
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Oh man, cooperation amongst enemies! I swear we'd be like in a Saturday night Christmas Special or something.
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A common enemy unites even the deepest of foes.
—Reepicheep, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
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Sometimes when a threat is great enough... you have to turn to your enemies for help.
—Randy Marsh, South Park, "It's A Jersey Thing"
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Giganta: If you think you're locking us up while the whole world is under attack, you got two fights on your hands. —Justice League, "Destroyer"
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My people have a saying: "Seek the enemy of your enemy, and you will find a friend."
—Urdnot Wrex, Mass Effect
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If we didn't hate the same people, we would have a friendship based on nothing.
—Texts From Last Night
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Though Mister Sinister may seem an odd ally, the pragmatism of "the enemy of your enemy is your friend" seems to apply.
—Beast, X-Men
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Paperinik: Incredible.I'm fighting alongside my worst enemy. —Paperinik New Adventures, "Mekkano"
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(commenting to this Gamergate life comic) —Darkjigglypuff on Spacebattles.com
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The Lightning Crown will do neither of us any good if Europa ultimately falls to Lucrezia. [...] — Martellus von Blitzengaard offering a truce, Girl Genius vol. 20 page 009
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