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Line 1: {{trope}} {{quote\|''"I am the law!"''~~\|'''[[Judge Dredd (comics)\|Judge Dredd]]''', ''[[2000 AD\|Two Thousand AD]]''}}~~ \|'''[[Judge Dredd (comics)\|Judge Dredd]]'''\|''[[2000 AD]]''}} A character declares him- or herself to be the sole representative of a group or abstract concept. The implication is often that they believe that they can speak for the entirety, and that their needs, wants, and thoughts and those of the group are one and the same. Line 7: Not to be confused with [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]. Unrelated to [[I Am the Band]]. See also [[A God Am I]] and [[Badass Boast]]. A phrase like this is usually spoken with [[Punctuated! ~~for~~For! Emphasis!\|copious amounts of punctuation]]. Said phrases might also be lyrics to an [["I Am" Song]]. ~~----~~ === I am the examples! ===▼ ▲~~===~~ {{examples\|I am the examples! ~~===~~}} == I Am [[Advertising \|Advertising]] == * Australian company Quicksilver Cruises claims, "Quicksilver is the Great Barrier Reef." * Charter Internet has introduced Timothy, who [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DO0Ts7c8KM IS the Internet]. * The most famous ad campaign for Molson Canadian beer: ''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!\|"I! Am! Canadian!"]]'' == We Are [[Anime]] &and [[Manga]] ==▼ ▲== We Are Anime & Manga == * Catherine II in ''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon]]'': "I am Russia!" * In ''[[Death Note]]'', we get this in stereo from Light and L: "I am... Justice!" They both use the same word for 'justice' but [[Japanese Pronouns\|different ones for 'I.']] * In ''[[Dragonball Z]]'', when Goku first reaches the Super-Saiyan level he proceeds to lecture Frieza, the gist of which is "I am the hope of the universe!" In ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', when Staff Officer Black questions Commander Red's true motives, the commander ~~udders~~utters this line: "I am the Red Ribbon Army. What's good for me is good for everyone and I want to be taller. All my life, I've drawn the short straw. I've had to contend with being a mere pebble in a land of giants. It is the curse of my existence. You couldn't possibly understand what it's like...the nightmare of being a genius...yet trapped inside this ugly little body?" Piccolo says to Cell, "I am the Namek!" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0D8kiDlyU here] * Setsuna F. Seiei from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'': "I am Gundam!" == We Are ~~Tabletop~~[[Comic ~~Games~~Books]] ==▼ == We Are Comicbooks ==▼ * "I am the law" is a [[Catch Phrase]] of [[Judge Dredd]]. * In the [[Marvel Universe]], [[Galactic Conqueror]] [[Thanos]] delivers a perfect one after [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence\|having achieved Godhood]]. Line 32 ⟶ 30: [[X-Men (Comic Book)\|"I am Fire made Flesh! I am Power Incarnate! I am Phoenix! Now and Forever!"]]<ref>[[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic\|Amen!]]</ref> "I am the absence of opposites! I am that which those who live among opposites cannot explain! In short... '''[[Galactus]]!'''" * [[The New Gods\|Darkseid IS.]] {{quote\|'''[[Darkseid]]''': [[Final Crisis\|''I. Am. The. New. God.'']]}} ** "I am the Tiger-Force at the heart of all creation! When you cry out in your dreams, it is ''Darkseid'' that you see!" Line 49 ⟶ 47: * In ''[[100 Bullets\|One Hundred Bullets]]'', Augustus Medici, the head of [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Trust]], is staring out his hotel window at the lights of the city below. He says they make him happy. The call girl in his room, wondering why, asks if he works for the power company. His response: "Work? No. I am the power company." == I Am [[Film]] ==▼ * ''[[Judge Dredd (film)\|Judge Dredd]]'' contains his catchphrase (see the page quote), which he uses to attempt to scare a group of criminals into turning themselves in. It nearly works, but the gang members ultimately end up firing at him, forcing him to attack. ▼ ▲== I Am Film == ▲* ''[[Judge Dredd (film)\|Judge Dredd]]'' contains his catchphrase (see the page quote), which he uses to attempt to scare a group of criminals into turning themselves in. It nearly works, but the gang members ultimately end up firing at him, forcing him to attack. * In ''[[Star Wars]] Episode III: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'', Palpatine says "I am the Senate!" This is also the name of an awesome song on John Williams' soundtrack for the film. Line 90 ⟶ 87: "'''I AM RIPPER! TEARER! SLASHER! GOUGER! I AM THE TEETH IN THE DARKNESS! THE TALONS IN THE NIGHT! I AM THE POWERFUL WAVES OF THE OCEAN! THE MIGHTY WIND IN THE AIR''' THAT BRINGS THE SOFT BREEZE IN THE MORNING? the, I am the, Dew upon the flowers that glisten in the sunlight?? The pleasant scent of freshly cut grass???, The giver of presents to small children, Igivehugswhennooneelsewillgivehugs. Mine is kindness and sweetness and cheer… [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFeRN19Blr4 i'm beowulf"] * ''[[I Am Legend]]''. * ''[[The Siege (film)\|The Siege]]'': {{quote\|'''William Devereaux''': I am the law. Right here, ''right now, I am the law!''}} * ''[[Blades of Glory]]'': Line 98 ⟶ 95: '''Budusky''': I am the fucking shore patrol! }} * ''[[Jackboots on Whitehall]]''. The hero Chris bemoans the fact that he's not allowed to join the military because the government says his hands are too big to fit in a trigger guard. [[Winston Churchill]] declares "I am the government!" * [[~~Rock N Rolla~~RocknRolla\|He is the Wild Bunch]] * [[Kingdom of Heaven]]: I'am Jerusalem. Proceeds to bitch slap someone till they bleed. * "[[Highlander\|I know everything! I AM EVERYTHING!]]" Line 104 ⟶ 101: * [[The Lion King\|"I AM THE KING!"]] * In ''[[Airheads]]'', as Chazz and his band first take Rebel Radio hostage: {{quote\|'''[[Corrupt Corporate Executive\|Milo]]:''' Hey, we're all rock 'n' rollers here?~~<br />~~ '''Chazz:''' (''pointing a {{spoiler\|plastic}} Uzi'') You look like half a [[Unusual Euphemism\|butt puppet]]! Do you know what it's like to be on the bill and to play for 15 minutes and the only people there to see you are the other bands and their girlfriends? Don't talk to me about Rock 'n' Roll! I'm out there in the clubs and on the streets and I'm living it! '''I ''AM'' ROCK 'N' ROLL!''' }} * ''[[Paycheck]]'': {{quote\|'''{{spoiler\|[[Big Bad\|Rethrick]]}}''': Still think you can change your fate, Mike? [[Narm\|I AM THE FUTURE, MIKE!]]}} == I Am [[Literature]] ==▼ ▲== I Am Literature == * From [[The Bible]]: {{quote\|'''God:''' [[Shaped Like Itself\|I am that I am]].}} Line 123 ⟶ 119: {{quote\|I will send you Torus's worst dream! '''I AM Torus's worst dream!''' }} * [[Discworld]]: [[Grim Reaper\|Death's]] phrase, {{~~smallcaps~~small-caps\|"There is no Justice, There is just Me."}} From ''[[~~Discworld/~~Men ~~At Arms\|Men At~~at Arms]]'': {{quote\|'''Assassin:''' Who are you? '''Vimes:''' ''The Law'', you sons of bitches! }} From ''[[~~Discworld/Hogfather\|~~Hogfather]]'': {{quote\|'''Jonathan Teatime:''' So I'd rather you didn't try any last-minute stuff. '''Death:''' {{~~smallcaps~~small-caps\|I ''AM'' Last Minute Stuff.}} }} From the short story "Theater of Cruelty": {{quote\|'''Carrot:''' You see, sir, as I understand the law, you are an Accessory After The Fact. Or possibly Before The Fact. '''Death:''' {{~~smallcaps~~small-caps\|Young man, I ''AM'' the fact.}} }} From ''[[~~Discworld/Sourcery\|~~Sourcery]]'': {{quote\|'''The Archchancelor's Hat''': ''I challenge. And those who will not face me must follow me, in accordance with the Lore.'' '''Wizard''': Whereabouts in the Lore? Line 152 ⟶ 148: {{quote\|'''Elli:''' Of course not. Not on our ''own'' people. '''Terrance:''' Lady, when this thing is activated, I ''am'' the other people. }} * In the [[RCN Series]] story ''The Way to Glory'', Daniel becomes aware of an Alliance spy and sets a trap for him with Adele's help. When it goes ~~badly -- the~~badly—the spy is killed ''and'' the admiral he was duping forms a grudge against Daniel and ~~Adele -- he~~Adele—he frets that perhaps he should've instead reported the matter to the proper authorities. Adele points out that as an agent of Cinnabar's intelligence service, "I ''am'' the proper authorities," and nothing the admiral says will outweigh Adele's report on the incident. * [[Sherlock Holmes]] on his brother Mycroft: {{quote\|"You are right in thinking that he is under the British Government. You would also be right in a sense if you said that occasionally he ''is'' the British Government.”}} Line 161 ⟶ 157: * In ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', Tigerstar tries to declare himself the sole representative of ShadowClan. It doesn't really work out for him... == I Am [[Live-Action TV]] ==▼ * In ''[[Star Trek: ~~Deep Space Nine\|Star Trek~~ Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "The Search" we have:▼ ▲== I Am Live-Action TV == ▲* In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine\|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "The Search" we have: {{quote\|'''Kira:''' You're part of the Dominion, aren't you? '''{{spoiler\|Female Changeling}}:''' ''Part'' of? Major, the {{spoiler\|Changelings}} ''are'' the Dominion! }} Line 196 ⟶ 191: * In one episode of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', Dr. Forrester told TV's Frank to push the button and Frank said, "I ''am'' the button!" He was acting high at the time, though. == I Am [[Music]] ==▼ * "I am Music/And I write the songs"—the final lines of [[Barry Manilow]]'s "I Write the Songs". ▲== I Am Music == * [[Anthrax]]'s homage to ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', appropriately enough titled "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin\|I Am the Law]]". * The recurring [[Catch Phrase]] of the [[Greek Chorus]] in [[The Protomen]]'s first album repeatedly chant "We are the dead." * [[Stratovarius]] has a song called [[Alpha Ω]] that is almost full of lines like this. "I am the low and high/ I am the earth and sky..." * [[The Beatles (band)\|The Beatles]] example: "I am The Walrus" would be missing quite a few words if this trope didn't exist. * The [[~~Music/Chemical Brothers\|~~Chemical Brothers]] ' album "We are the Night" * The [[Dead Kennedys]]' cover of "I Fought The Law", keeping in with the lyrical subversion (instead of a robber who [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin'\|went to jail]], it's a criminal who pulled a [[Karma Houdini]] on the authorities) changes the final line to "I ''am'' the law so I won". ** The DKs also use this trope in their original song "I Am the Owl". * [[~~Music/Dimmu Borgir\|~~Dimmu Borgir]] has a few of this. From "The Serpentine Offering": "I am hatred, darkness and despair" * "I Am, I Said" by Neil Diamond. * "I Am A Viking", by [[Yngwie Malmsteen]]. Line 217 ⟶ 212: * "[[The Smiths\|I am the son and the heir]] [[The Woobie\|of a shyness that is criminally vulgar...]]" * "[[Ear Worm\|I am I am...I am I am...I am I am...I think I am...I think I am]]...I'm glad I am...I'm proud I am...[[Nacho Libre\|a real religious man]]." * "I Am The Storm" by [[Blue Öyster ~~Cult\|Blue Oyster~~ Cult]] * "[[Epic Rocking\|I am the root! I am the progress! I'm the aggressor! I am the tablet!]] [[Lou Reed\|I AM! I AM! I AM! I AM! I AM!]] * "Touched By The Crimson King", by Demons & Wizards: {{quote\|''I am the angel, I am madness ''I am the word, I am the law ''I am holding truth, release your sadness ''I am the key, I am the door }} * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqjIMsLRz94 "Inside of You, In Spite of You"] by [[ThouShaltNot]] is composed ''entirely'' of "I am the noun" lines. * "I'm a tornado", a repeated line in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaEmQJG2HHU "Tornado"] by Little Big Town. * "I am the Sword" by [[Motörhead]]. == I Am [[Professional Wrestling]] == * "You call me a student of the game? ''I am'' the damn game!" And thus, [[~~WWE~~World Wrestling Entertainment\|Triple H]]'s most well-known nickname was born... * "I am [[Samoa Joe]], and I am pro wrestling." * [[AJ Styles]]' theme song. I am I am! * [[The Undertaker]], from a speech he gave during his [[Ministry of Darkness]] phase: "For I am the Reaper of Men, the Chaser of Souls, the Weaver of Nightmares. I am the heart of darkness." * [[Dolph Ziggler]] is perfection! (perfection!) * Because I'm [[The Miz]].. .[[Catch Phrase\|and I'm...AAAAAWWWWWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!]]'" Line 236 ⟶ 233: ** Subsequently, [[CM Punk]] is the best in the world. == We Are [[Tabletop Games]] == * Konrad Curze from ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~40,000]]'': "I fear no evil. For I am Fear Incarnate!"▼ ▲== We Are Tabletop Games == ▲* Konrad Curze from ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'': "I fear no evil. For I am Fear Incarnate!" ** The Canticle of Absolution of the Grey Knights. {{quote\|''I am the hammer!'' Line 244 ⟶ 240: ''I am the END!'' }} ▲== We Are ~~Comicbooks~~[[Theatre]] == ▲== We Are Theatre == * At the end of the opera ''Paul Bunyan'', [[The Unseen]] title character is asked who he is, and he says: {{quote\|''Where the night becomes the day, ''Where the dream becomes the fact, ''I am the Eternal Guest, ''I am Way, ''I am Act. }} == We Are ~~Videogames~~[[Video Games]] == * [[Alone in ~~The~~the Dark\|I'm]] the [[Large Ham\|FUCKING UNIVERSE]]!!! * From ''[[Vagrant Story]]'': {{quote\|'''[[Damsel in Distress\|Callo Merlose]]''': "It's far too dangerous! We must wait for reinforcements!"~~<br />~~ '''[[Badass\|Ashley Riot]]''': "Reinforcements? I ''am'' the reinforcements." }} * ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'': Line 264 ⟶ 258: Don't forget Aria: {{quote\|"I ''am'' Omega."}} According to Javik, the Protheans invoked this trope right and left. There's an avatar, a "voice" of just about everything. He is the avatar of vengeance. He later proclaims Shepard to be the avatar of victory. * From ''[[Command ~~and~~& Conquer: Red Alert]]'': {{quote\|'''Kane:''' I ''am'' the future.}} ** And in the ''Firestorm'' expansion to ''Tiberian Sun''. {{quote\|'''Slavik:''' I AM Nod!}} * In the [[Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi]] games (which feature a moderately changed script from the movies/anime), when Goku goes Super Saiyan against Frieza, Frieza, displaying visible fear, asks "What ARE you?" and Goku comes back with ""I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace, I am protector of the innocent, I am the light in the darkness, I am your WORST NIGHTMARE, FRIEZA!" The English dub did something similar. As well as the [[Fixed-Floor Fighting\|2 dimension side-fighting]] predecessor, [[Dragonball Z]] Budokai. Line 281 ⟶ 275: * [[Street Fighter\|"I AM]] [[That One Boss\|YOUR]] [[Physical God\|GOD."]] ** Waaait...isn't that the [[Physical God\|Goa']][[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens\|uld's]] [[Catch Phrase]] in ''Stargate SG-1''? * "[[~~Blaz Blue~~BlazBlue\|I am the White Void.]] [[Badass Boast\|I am the Cold Steel.]] [[For Great Justice\|I am the Just Sword.]] [[Knight Templar\|With blade in hand shall I reap the sins of this world,]] [[Kill It with Fire\|and cleanse it in the fires of destruction!]] [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner\|I am Hakumen!]] [[Prepare to Die\|The end has come!]]" * The [[Private Military Contractors\|Flaming Fist Mercenaries]] in the first ''[[Baldur's Gate]]''. {{quote\|"I ''AM'' THE LAW!"}} Line 295 ⟶ 289: Need me! I can provide you with everything! [[Arc Words\|I am love.]]~~<br />~~ [[Call to Adventure\|Find me, and walk beside me.]] }} {{quote\|(the final battle) I am light. I am darkness. Half of myself is what [[Wham! Line\|You have fought in the past.]]~~<br />~~ I create, I destroy.~~<br />~~ And I create again.~~<br />~~ [[Arc Words\|I am love.]]~~<br />~~ {{spoiler\|--Goddess of Mana, who is the final boss.}} }} * From his themesong: "[[Sonic Adventure 2\|I am the Eggman!]] That's what I am, I am the Eggman! I got the Master Plan..." Line 312 ⟶ 305: *** Also, every ending of this game has Shadow starting with, "I am Shadow the Hedgehog...", includes the noun of what he believes he is (depending on the path you chose), a speech, and then ending with "...this is WHO I AM!" * In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', Deathwing gets this just before the final battle. {{quote\|'''Deathwing''': I am Deathwing. The Destroyer. The end of all things. Inevitable. Indomitable. [[Badass Boast\|I]]! [[Punctuated! ~~for~~For! Emphasis!\|AM]]! [[Title Drop\|THE CATACLYSM]]!}} * ''[[Dawn of War]]: Soulstorm'' had this from Archon Tahril: {{quote\|''"I am the deadly shadow and the bird of prey. I am the poisoned dagger that brings swift death!"''}} Line 318 ⟶ 311: * From ''[[Stranglehold]]'': {{quote\|'''Mr. James Wong:''' You are nothing, Tequila! I ''am'' Hong Kong!}} == We Are [[Web Comics]] == Line 324 ⟶ 316: {{quote\|'''Homestar:''' Strong Bad, so I see you decided to join the other side, eh? '''Strong Bad:''' What joining? I ''am'' the other side! }} * ''[[Sinfest]]'' - [http://www.sinfest.net/~~archive_page~~view.php?~~comicID~~date=~~3303~~2009-09-21 I AM the internets!] * Mocked in ''[[Homestuck]]'' [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003020 here]. * ''[[Darths and Droids]]'': [~~http~~https://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0626.html I AM the legend!] * ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has Beausoleil presumably quoting Simon Voltaire as "La ville s'est moi". Also, [https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20170630 after] his daughter Colette did "[[Traumatic Superpower Awakening\|break through]]" at last (she was using his [[Brain-Computer Interface\|way of directly controlling]] city systems at the time). [https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20180124 Or] — {{quote\|'''Gil''': ''[[Mad Scientist\|Mad]]?'' '''Tarvek''': ''"I AM PARIS..."' What do ''you'' think?}} * ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' in [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-10-29 one] conversation: {{quote\|'''Kevyn''': How do you do this "[[Dissonant Serenity\|calm in the storm]]" thing? '''Tagon''': I ''am'' the storm. }} ** His father likes "[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-11-16 I ''am'' the payload]". Which is also a [[Brick Joke]], though [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-03-24 not very long one]. == We Are [[Web ~~Originals~~Original]] == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100314104639/http://www.theonion.com/content/video/supreme_court_rules_death_penalty I Am the law!] * [[Weebl and Bob]] gives a nod to the Oppenheimer quote at the top of the page: {{quote\|'''Death:''' Lo. I have become death. Stealer of pie.}} Line 342 ⟶ 340: '''Critic:''' I know it's your point! It's just when you say that I'm out of order and the system's out of order it's kind of redundant! }} == I Am [[Western Animation]] ==▼ ▲== I Am Western Animation == * ''[[South Park]]'' used this in reverse, in a somewhat more...belittling manner. {{quote\|This is deeply offensive to the Jewish community! Line 353 ⟶ 350: ''I am [[Darkwing Duck]]!'' }} * Batman was a triple threat in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series\|Batman the Animated Series]]'': "You are NOT my father. I am NOT a disgrace. I am Vengeance. I am the Night. I AM [[Batman]]!" ** When the pilot episode of the animated series was scripted out, Batman's first scene was going to be fairly similar to how it was in the recent [[Tim Burton]] ''[[Batman (film)\|Batman]]'' movie from 1989, but meddling executives made them change it because they felt it was too frightening for children, particularly as this was the first episode and they wanted to hook the audience first. Like in the movie, at the end of a fight Batman grabs a thug and holds him over the edge of rooftop. The criminal defiantly yells, "Who do you think you are?! You can't rule the night!", to which Batman coldly declares "I am the night!" and drops him off the building. * "''[[ReReBoot]]'': ~~Boot~~"\|I am become Gigabyte]], [[Shout-Out\|destroyer of systems!]]" * Cat R. Waul from ''[[An American Tail\|An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'' says something along these lines. {{quote\|'''Cat R. Waul''': "Simply put, mouseling, I am the law here, and you are a mere hors d'ouevre."}} Line 367 ⟶ 364: * ''[[Aeon Flux\|"I am the edge"]].'' * From the ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon: {{quote\|'''[[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja\|STORM SHADOW]]:''' Anyone can use a weapon, but the ninja ''is'' a weapon.~~<br />~~ ''(Proceeds to dismantle a tank with his bare hands.)'' }} * ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes\|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' had a truly classic one with the villain MODOK: {{quote\|'''[[MODOK]]:''' I am ''SCIENCE''!!!}} * [[Popeye (comic strip)\|Popeye]] says "I [[Phonetic Accent\|yam]] what I yam, and that's all what I yam." Depending on how you interpret this rather philosophical statement, this is either the straight trope or a defiant aversion. * ''[[American Dad]]'': {{quote\|'''Roger:''' You want me to leave this nation? ''I AM THIS NATION!''}} * [[The Venture Brothers\|"I am the Bat."]] == I Am [[Real Life]] ==▼ ▲== I Am Real Life == * ''"You think you are the State? No, I am the State."'' - Louis XIV Interestingly subverted by his last words: "I am dead, but the state will survive". * The two statements are in fact entirely consistent: French law considered the king the personification of the nation, but the new king ascends instantly upon the death of the old king. Therefore, Louis XIV's great-grandson Louis XV (his son and grandson, both also named Louis, died a few years before Louis XIV did) became "the state" at the moment of his death. Thus the phrase, "The King is dead. Long live the King." This is consistent with the idea of the Divine Right of monarchs, where the king or queen is seen as the source of all law and political authority in his or her domain. In this framework the monarch is above the law. This is why you'll see similar statements from almost every European ruler from the Renaissance to the modern age. * Even where monarchs are firmly constitutional, they frequently are the legal embodiment of the state. For example, where American criminal cases are ''The People'' or ''The State v. Whoever'', British and Commonwealth Realm cases are ''Regina'' (the Queen) ''v. Whoever.'' * France seems to like these: "[[Badass Boast\|The Revolution is over: I AM The Revolution]]." - [[The Napoleon\|Napoleon]] * The name of the comedian escapes memory at the moment, but he put on a skit about two people going on a date for the first time. They would sit down and take turns plunking down cards with all of their emotional problems. Line 394 ⟶ 390: {{quote\|'''Caller''': You don't know anything about basketball! '''Hank''': What do you mean? I AM a basketball! }} :: Doubly funny, considering that a self-deprecating sense of humor is normally one of the last things that one would associate with Goldberg. (Isn't that self-aggrandizing humor though?) * While they (to my knowledge) never explicitly said "I am the State", [[Those Wacky Nazis]] spent much of their time and effort in promoting that image. For example: "Ein Volk, ein Staat, ein Reich, ein Führer. [[Rule of Three\|(One people, one State, one empire, one leader)]]" - [[Adolf Hitler]]. * In an interview, Amy Lee from [[Evanescence]] declared "I AM Evanescence." Line 402 ⟶ 398: * [[Jorge Luis Borges]]' ''"A New Refutation of Time"'': "Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire." * A rather tragic case with Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 with David Burke killing the pilot but not before proclaiming "I'm the problem". * Leigh Alexander, famous for the start of "Gamers are dead" articles where dozens of unrelated sites [[I Resemble That Remark\|posted editorials proclaiming their audience dead without citing or referencing the others within 48 hours when accused of collusion]], proclaimed "I am game journalism" (most likely while drunk). Within a year Leigh had left her job, almost certainly involuntarily, and started a blog nobody reads. An overblown ego or the perfect miniature of the implosion of game journalism? You be the judge! {{reflist}} [[Category:~~I Am the Noun~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:I Am an Index]] [[Category:Stock Phrases]] ▲[[Category:I Am the Noun]]