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"You say that your one life and the remaining tens of thousands of lives have equal worth? —Fuhrer President King Bradley, Fullmetal Alchemist
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"Then out spake brave Horatius, —Thomas Babington Macaulay, Horatius
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"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
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"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."
—Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities
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"Trunks, Bulma. I do this for you. And yes, even for you, Kakarot."
—Vegeta, Dragonball Z
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Rita: Would you die for me? —Just For Laughs
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The Transcendent One: Does he really matter to you? |
"It appears we will both be giving our lives for your people."
—Mitth'ras'safis, Outbound Flight
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Gav: Does it count as a selfless sacrifice if you clone yourself before your suicide mission? |
The Doctor: We beam all the people out of the data core, the computer will reset and stop the countdown. Difficult, Charlotte doesn't have enough memory space left to make the transfer. Easy! I'll hook myself up to the computer and she can borrow my memory space! —Doctor Who, "Forest of the Dead"
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Spock: Do not grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh... |
Taurus Bulba: No doubt you keep such poor company to have someone to listen to your dismal diatribes and declarations. But tell me, are you willing to die for them? —Darkwing Duck, "The Duck Knight Returns"
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"This is bullshit! Why did you die for me?"
—Ragna the Bloodedge, Blaz Blue: Continuum Shift
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Freudia: (on self inflicted injuries) I seem to have overdone it a little, but I will be fine... Tia, you need to go after Iris! |
Cielo, Digital Devil Saga |
"When it goes off, I'll be fine. It only affects AIs, right? And I am a motherfucking ghost."
—Church, Red vs. Blue
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"Superman..."
—The Iron Giant, The Iron Giant
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"Death need not be the end of hope!"
—Leonard, Drakengard
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Schmendrick: Not all the magic in the world can help her now. |
Peter Pettigrew: You don’t understand! He would have killed me, Sirius! |
Commander Shepard: I'm sorry. |
Victory. At any cost.
— Adrien Victus, Mass Effect 3
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Lordgenome: My soul once drowned in a sea of despair and weariness, but has reawakened! If this body can create a tomorrow for all spiral life, I will gladly give it.
—Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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