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{{quote|And though scary is exciting, nice is different than good.|'''Little Red''', ''[[Into the Woods]]''}} |
{{quote|And though scary is exciting, nice is different than good.|'''Little Red''', ''[[Into the Woods]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Rorschach:''' You killed the Comedian! |
{{quote|'''Rorschach:''' You killed the Comedian! |
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''' {{spoiler|Ozymandias}}:''' May he rest in peace.|''[[Watchmen ( |
''' {{spoiler|Ozymandias}}:''' May he rest in peace.|''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' }} |
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{{quote|Please allow me to introduce myself |
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I'm a [[Man of Wealth and Taste]] |
I'm a [[Man of Wealth and Taste]] |
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I've been around for a long, long year |
I've been around for a long, long year |
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Stole many a man's soul and faith }} |
Stole many a man's soul and faith }} |
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{{quote|And I was 'round when Jesus Christ |
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Had his moment of doubt and pain |
Had his moment of doubt and pain |
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Made damn sure that Pilate |
Made damn sure that Pilate |
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Washed his hands and sealed his fate }} |
Washed his hands and sealed his fate }} |
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{{quote|Pleased to meet you |
{{quote|Pleased to meet you |
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Hope you guess my name |'''[[The Rolling Stones]]''', "Sympathy for the Devil" }} |
Hope you guess my name |'''[[The Rolling Stones]]''', "Sympathy for the Devil" }} |
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{{quote|'''Ben:''' I'd like you to take a walk with me. |
{{quote|'''Ben:''' I'd like you to take a walk with me. |
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'''Jack:''' You say that like you're not going to knock me out and put a bag over my head if I say no. |
'''Jack:''' You say that like you're not going to knock me out and put a bag over my head if I say no. |
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'''Ben:''' Then don't say no.|''[[Lost]]''}} |
'''Ben:''' Then don't say no.|''[[Lost]]''}} |
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{{quote|Wednesday, we spill the blood of virgin chickens. Thursday we anoint ourselves in said blood. Friday is, of course, poker night.|'''Cultist of Shadow''', ''[[Fable ( |
{{quote|Wednesday, we spill the blood of virgin chickens. Thursday we anoint ourselves in said blood. Friday is, of course, poker night.|'''Cultist of Shadow''', ''[[Fable (video game series)|Fable]]''}} |
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{{quote|Just because I'm an evil scientist doesn't mean that I'm not nice!|'''Dr. Wolfgang Amadeus Ratfink von Petal''', ''[[ |
{{quote|Just because I'm an evil scientist doesn't mean that I'm not nice!|'''Dr. Wolfgang Amadeus Ratfink von Petal''', ''[[The Goodies]]''}} |
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{{quote|Now you can't have any of my pie.|'''Daniel Linderman''', ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]''}} |
{{quote|Now you can't have any of my pie.|'''Daniel Linderman''', ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''}} |
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{{quote|I mean, just because I'm evil doesn't mean I have to be rude. It's important to me to be a good host. That's just how I was raised, y'know? We are living in a society, after all. We have rules. Without them, we'd be no better than... than... [[Not-So-Imaginary Friend|FOREST IMPS]]!!!|'''Garland''', ''[[8-Bit Theater |
{{quote|I mean, just because I'm evil doesn't mean I have to be rude. It's important to me to be a good host. That's just how I was raised, y'know? We are living in a society, after all. We have rules. Without them, we'd be no better than... than... [[Not-So-Imaginary Friend|FOREST IMPS]]!!!|'''Garland''', ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]''}} |
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{{quote|I have to say, that I quite liked the man. I am ashamed to say such a thing. But had I not been able to see what was happening outside the window I would have said he was very civilised. Odd, isn't it?|'''Carl Giles''' on [[Nazi Germany|Josef Kramer, commandant of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]]}} |
{{quote|I have to say, that I quite liked the man. I am ashamed to say such a thing. But had I not been able to see what was happening outside the window I would have said he was very civilised. Odd, isn't it?|'''Carl Giles''' on [[Nazi Germany|Josef Kramer, commandant of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]]}} |
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{{quote|At what point did you forget that I am a vampire, Dresden? A monster. A habitually neat, polite, civil, and efficient monster.(...) [[I Am What I Am]].|'''Lara Raith''', ''[[The Dresden Files |
{{quote|At what point did you forget that I am a vampire, Dresden? A monster. A habitually neat, polite, civil, and efficient monster.(...) [[I Am What I Am]].|'''Lara Raith''', ''[[The Dresden Files|Turn Coat]]''}} |
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{{quote|Homer, on your way out, if you wanna kill somebody, it would help me a lot.|'''Hank Scorpio''', as commandos storm his [[Elaborate Underground Base]], ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
{{quote|Homer, on your way out, if you wanna kill somebody, it would help me a lot.|'''Hank Scorpio''', as commandos storm his [[Elaborate Underground Base]], ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
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He loves [[German Peculiarities|German beer]]!|''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
He loves [[German Peculiarities|German beer]]!|''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
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{{quote|O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain! |
{{quote|O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain! |
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My tables-meet it is I set it down |
My tables-meet it is I set it down |
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That one may smile and smile and still be a villain.|''[[Hamlet]]''}} |
That one may smile and smile and still be a villain.|''[[Hamlet]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Tiana:''' You mean to tell me this all happened because you were messin' with the Shadow Man?! |
{{quote|'''Tiana:''' You mean to tell me this all happened because you were messin' with the Shadow Man?! |
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'''Naveen:''' He was very charismatic!|''[[The Princess and |
'''Naveen:''' He was very charismatic!|''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''}} |
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{{quote|When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.|'''[[Winston Churchill]]'''}} |
{{quote|When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.|'''[[Winston Churchill]]'''}} |
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{{quote|He was the mildest-manner'd man that ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.|'''[[Lord Byron]]'''}} |
{{quote|He was the mildest-manner'd man that ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.|'''[[Lord Byron]]'''}} |
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{{quote|'''Dr. Watson:''' You say he was affable? |
{{quote|'''Dr. Watson:''' You say he was affable? |
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'''[[Sherlock Holmes]]:''' A purring cat who thinks he sees prospective mice. Some people's affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls.|"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"}} |
'''[[Sherlock Holmes]]:''' A purring cat who thinks he sees prospective mice. Some people's affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls.|"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"}} |
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{{quote|The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with virtue."|'''[[Confucius]]'''}} |
{{quote|The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with virtue."|'''[[Confucius]]'''}} |
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{{quote|'''D'Argo:''' Stay back! Stay back or I swear, I will kill you. |
{{quote|'''D'Argo:''' Stay back! Stay back or I swear, I will kill you. |
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'''Kaarvok:''' I don't think ''that's'' very polite.|''[[ |
'''Kaarvok:''' I don't think ''that's'' very polite.|''[[Farscape]]'', "Eat Me"}} |
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{{quote|'''Romana I''': But he had such an honest face! |
{{quote|'''Romana I''': But he had such an honest face! |
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'''[[Doctor Who|Fourth Doctor]]''': Well, you could hardly be a successful criminal with a dishonest face.|"The Ribos Operation"}} |
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{{quote|[[Sincerity Mode|I am a sentimental man]]<br /> |
{{quote|[[Sincerity Mode|I am a sentimental man]]<br /> |
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And helping you with your ascent al-<br /> |
And helping you with your ascent al-<br /> |
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-lows me to feel so [[Foreshadowing|parental]]<br /> |
-lows me to feel so [[Foreshadowing|parental]]<br /> |
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For I am a sentimental man|'''[[Villain |
For I am a sentimental man|'''[[Villain with Good Publicity|The Wizard,]]''' ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]''}} |
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{{quote|I know you care about him. I’ve never seen you like this with anybody, so don’t get me wrong when I tell you that Tom, while being a very nice guy, is the Devil. ... What do you think the Devil’s going to look like? ... Come on. No one’s going to be taken in by a guy with a long, red, pointy tail. Come on, what’s he going to sound like? (''growls'') No! I’m semi-serious here. ... No, he’ll be attractive, he’ll be nice and helpful. He’ll get a job where he influences a great and God-fearing nation. He’ll never do an evil thing. He’ll never deliberately hurt a living thing. He’ll just, bit by little bit, lower our standards where they’re important. Just a tiny little bit. Just coax along flash over substance. Just a tiny little bit.|'''[[Albert Brooks|Aaron Altman]]''', ''[[Broadcast News]]''}} |
{{quote|I know you care about him. I’ve never seen you like this with anybody, so don’t get me wrong when I tell you that Tom, while being a very nice guy, is the Devil. ... What do you think the Devil’s going to look like? ... Come on. No one’s going to be taken in by a guy with a long, red, pointy tail. Come on, what’s he going to sound like? (''growls'') No! I’m semi-serious here. ... No, he’ll be attractive, he’ll be nice and helpful. He’ll get a job where he influences a great and God-fearing nation. He’ll never do an evil thing. He’ll never deliberately hurt a living thing. He’ll just, bit by little bit, lower our standards where they’re important. Just a tiny little bit. Just coax along flash over substance. Just a tiny little bit.|'''[[Albert Brooks|Aaron Altman]]''', ''[[Broadcast News]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Scorpius:''' Ka D'Argo, is it? I don't believe we've had the pleasure. |
{{quote|'''Scorpius:''' Ka D'Argo, is it? I don't believe we've had the pleasure. |
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(''D'Argo leaps out of his chair, brandishing a metal goblet as an improvised weapon'') |
(''D'Argo leaps out of his chair, brandishing a metal goblet as an improvised weapon'') |
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'''Scorpius:''' I am totally unarmed; I bear you no ill will. Perhaps we should... well, [[No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine|reorder, and share a repast...]]|''[[ |
'''Scorpius:''' I am totally unarmed; I bear you no ill will. Perhaps we should... well, [[No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine|reorder, and share a repast...]]|''[[Farscape]]''}} |
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{{quote|I'm a psychopath, I'm not ''rude''|'''River Song''', ''[[ |
{{quote|I'm a psychopath, I'm not ''rude''|'''River Song''', ''[[Doctor Who]]'', "Let's Kill Hitler"}} |
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{{quote|'''Vivenna''': {{spoiler|Denth}} used me. And the worst part is, I still feel like this must all be a misunderstanding. I feel that he's really my friend, and that I should go to him and find out why he did what he did. Maybe we are all just confused. But then I remember the things I saw him do. My friend {{spoiler|Parlin}} is dead. Other soldiers sent by my father, stuffed in sacks. I'm so confused. |
{{quote|'''Vivenna''': {{spoiler|Denth}} used me. And the worst part is, I still feel like this must all be a misunderstanding. I feel that he's really my friend, and that I should go to him and find out why he did what he did. Maybe we are all just confused. But then I remember the things I saw him do. My friend {{spoiler|Parlin}} is dead. Other soldiers sent by my father, stuffed in sacks. I'm so confused. |
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'''Vasher''': You're not the first one he's taken in, Princess. {{spoiler|Denth}}... he's a subtle one. A man like him can be evil to the core, but if he's charismatic and amusing, people will listen to him. They'll even like him.|''[[Warbreaker]]''}} |
'''Vasher''': You're not the first one he's taken in, Princess. {{spoiler|Denth}}... he's a subtle one. A man like him can be evil to the core, but if he's charismatic and amusing, people will listen to him. They'll even like him.|''[[Warbreaker]]''}} |
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 3 October 2014
And though scary is exciting, nice is different than good.
—Little Red, Into the Woods
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Please allow me to introduce myself |
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ |
Pleased to meet you —The Rolling Stones, "Sympathy for the Devil"
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Ben: I'd like you to take a walk with me. —Lost
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Wednesday, we spill the blood of virgin chickens. Thursday we anoint ourselves in said blood. Friday is, of course, poker night.
—Cultist of Shadow, Fable
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Just because I'm an evil scientist doesn't mean that I'm not nice!
—Dr. Wolfgang Amadeus Ratfink von Petal, The Goodies
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Now you can't have any of my pie.
—Daniel Linderman, Heroes
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I mean, just because I'm evil doesn't mean I have to be rude. It's important to me to be a good host. That's just how I was raised, y'know? We are living in a society, after all. We have rules. Without them, we'd be no better than... than... FOREST IMPS!!!
—Garland, Eight Bit Theater
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I have to say, that I quite liked the man. I am ashamed to say such a thing. But had I not been able to see what was happening outside the window I would have said he was very civilised. Odd, isn't it?
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At what point did you forget that I am a vampire, Dresden? A monster. A habitually neat, polite, civil, and efficient monster.(...) I Am What I Am.
—Lara Raith, Turn Coat
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Homer, on your way out, if you wanna kill somebody, it would help me a lot.
—Hank Scorpio, as commandos storm his Elaborate Underground Base, The Simpsons
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Scorpio! |
O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain! |
Tiana: You mean to tell me this all happened because you were messin' with the Shadow Man?! |
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
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He was the mildest-manner'd man that ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.
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Dr. Watson: You say he was affable? —"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"
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The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with virtue."
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D'Argo: Stay back! Stay back or I swear, I will kill you. —Farscape, "Eat Me"
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Romana I: But he had such an honest face! —"The Ribos Operation"
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I am a sentimental man |
I know you care about him. I’ve never seen you like this with anybody, so don’t get me wrong when I tell you that Tom, while being a very nice guy, is the Devil. ... What do you think the Devil’s going to look like? ... Come on. No one’s going to be taken in by a guy with a long, red, pointy tail. Come on, what’s he going to sound like? (growls) No! I’m semi-serious here. ... No, he’ll be attractive, he’ll be nice and helpful. He’ll get a job where he influences a great and God-fearing nation. He’ll never do an evil thing. He’ll never deliberately hurt a living thing. He’ll just, bit by little bit, lower our standards where they’re important. Just a tiny little bit. Just coax along flash over substance. Just a tiny little bit.
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Scorpius: Ka D'Argo, is it? I don't believe we've had the pleasure. |
I'm a psychopath, I'm not rude
—River Song, Doctor Who, "Let's Kill Hitler"
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Vivenna: Denth used me. And the worst part is, I still feel like this must all be a misunderstanding. I feel that he's really my friend, and that I should go to him and find out why he did what he did. Maybe we are all just confused. But then I remember the things I saw him do. My friend Parlin is dead. Other soldiers sent by my father, stuffed in sacks. I'm so confused. |
Don't believe we've met; Proposition Joe. You ever steal from me, I'll kill your whole family.
—Proposition Joe introduces himself, The Wire
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Power tastes best when sweetened by courtesy.
—Roose Bolton, A Song of Ice and Fire
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