Dare to Be Badass/Quotes

"Your drill is the drill that's gonna pierce the heavens!" —Kamina, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

"You said you loved him. Are you brave enough to act on it?" —Molly Blaine, The Unit "Pilot"

Shepard: If you want to help Urdnot, you need to get back there. But it would take a real badass to make it back to camp while injured. Scout: I can do it! Shepard: You? I said a badass, not some scout whining like a quarian with a tummyache! Tali: (if present) I'm standing right here! Scout: I can do it! I'm up! And I'm going to the female camp! Shepard: Damn right you are! Get back there and show them what you're worth! Go, go! Scout: Raaaaargh! (Charges off) —Mass Effect 2

They call it a suicide mission. Prove them wrong. —Tagline in Mass Effect 2 advertising

"Stand like an oak,' cried Marcus, 'Stand like a Roman wall! Eldred the Good is fallen-- Are you too good to fall?" "When we were wan and bloodless He gave you ale enow; The pirates deal with him as dung, God! are you bloodless now?" —Ballad of The White Horse

And they ask 'What is a Hero?' though the answer's evident, He's the one who faces death knowing that his life's well spent. —Quest for Glory II: Trial By Fire

Hugo: Come on Quasi, snap out of it! Victor: Your friends are down there! Quasimodo: It's all my fault. Laverne: You gotta break these chains! Quasimodo: I can't. I tried. What difference would it make? Victor: But you can't let Frollo win! Quasimodo: He already has. Hugo: So - you're giving up? That's it?! Laverne: These chains aren't what's holding you back, Quasimodo- Quasi: Leave me alone! Hugo:...Okay. Okay, Quasi. We'll leave you alone. Victor: After all, we're only made out of stone. Laverne: We just thought maybe you were made of something stronger. (The gargoyles turn back into stone. A moment passes. Then Quasi looks up, and the music changes...) —The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Wendy Harris (Proxy): What if I don't want to be a hero... Barbara Gordon: It's time for Wendy Harris to decide what she wants to do with her future. Firewall is upgraded and ready to go whenever you are. Batgirl will be out on patrol soon. You have the ability to be so much more than you believe you can be. Proxy: Look, Barbara... Barbara: Goodnight, Ms. Harris. —Batgirl

Look, If you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted, one moment Would you capture it or just let it slip? —Eminem, "Lose Yourself"

Be a man We must be swift as the coursing river Be a man With all the force of a great typhoon Be a man With all the strength of a raging fire Mysterious as the dark side of the moon —Mulan, "I'll Make A Man Out Of You"