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{{quote|''"Lemon, what happened in your childhood to make you believe people are good?"''|'''Jack Donaghy''', ''[[ |
{{quote|''"Lemon, what happened in your childhood to make you believe people are good?"''|'''Jack Donaghy''', ''[[30 Rock]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."''|'''Anne Frank'''}} |
{{quote|''"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."''|'''Anne Frank'''}} |
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{{quote|''I believe the morning sun'' |
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''Always gonna shine again and'' |
''Always gonna shine again and'' |
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''I believe a pot of gold'' |
''I believe a pot of gold'' |
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''Waits at every rainbow's end, oh'' |
''Waits at every rainbow's end, oh'' |
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''I believe in roses kissed with dew'' |
''I believe in roses kissed with dew'' |
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''Why shouldn't I believe the same in you?'' |
''Why shouldn't I believe the same in you?'' |
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''And that's why I believe in you'' |
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⚫ | '''Kafuka:''' I just remembered... My father often tried to make himself taller. Whenever times were hard, my father would try to make himself taller. When he got downsized, when the debt collectors came calling, when the company went out of business, he tried to make himself taller. My mother also tried to make herself taller that one time... |
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|''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]''}} |
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|'''Narration''' of Zal thinking about himself, ''[[Quantum Gravity|Chasing the Dragon]]''}} |
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|'''Shahvee''', ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''}} |
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⚫ | '''Kafuka:''' I just remembered... My father often tried to make himself taller. Whenever times were hard, my father would try to make himself taller. When he got downsized, when the debt collectors came calling, when the company went out of business, he tried to make himself taller. My mother also tried to make herself taller that one time... |
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|'''[[Servile Snarker|Fenrich]]''', ''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]''}} |
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''Other things just make you swear and curse.'' |
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''Don't grumble, give a whistle'' |
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''And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.'' |
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|"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]''}} |
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{{quote|Maghernus wanted to ask Andrej if he really was a stormtrooper. He settled for saying, "You're not exactly what I expected." |
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"Life," the soldier said, looking off to the side in what appeared to be distracted consideration, "is a series of very wonderful surprises, until a final bad one." |
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''And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.''<br /> |
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''Don't be silly chumps''<br /> |
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Latest revision as of 17:15, 2 September 2020
"Lemon, what happened in your childhood to make you believe people are good?"
—Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
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"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."
—Anne Frank
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I believe the morning sun |
Kafuka Fuura: The world is filled with hope! Like I said, nobody would ever try to die on such a beautiful day. |
He remembered in Glinda's story that he had always been slow to see the negative, and it was comforting. —Narration of Zal thinking about himself, Chasing the Dragon
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"Sometimes life puts you in difficult circumstances you didn't choose, but being happy or unhappy is a choice you make, and I've choosen to make the best of things that I can." —Shahvee, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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"What an impressive ability to overwrite his memory of losing his power and being forced to take the least wanted job in the Netherworld. This is another one of his formidable powers. He can convert any suffering he's been through into something positive." |
Some things in life are bad —"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," Monty Python's Life of Brian
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Maghernus wanted to ask Andrej if he really was a stormtrooper. He settled for saying, "You're not exactly what I expected." —Helsreach
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