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{{quote|'''Nia''': "The likelihood of my return is close to zero."<br />
'''Simon''': "Maybe, but it isn't zero. And for me, that makes it the same as a hundred percent chance!"|''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''}}


{{quote|There is nothing I won't do for Senpai. I won't let anyone come between us. I don't care what I have to do. I don't care who I have to hurt. I don't care whose blood I have to spill. I won't let anyone take him from me. Nothing else matters. No one else matters.
{{quote|''"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."''|'''Alfred, Lord Tennyson''', ''Ulysses''}}
Senpai will be mine. He doesn't have a choice.|Yandere-chan (internal monologue)|[[Yandere Simulator]]}}


{{quote|Without arrogance or the smallest deviation from truth it may be said that no history now extant can furnish an instance of an army's suffering such uncommon hardships as ours has done, and bearing them with the same patience and fortitude. To see men, without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lie on, without shoes, by which their marches might be traced by blood from their feet, and almost as often without provisions as with them, marching through the frost and snow, and at Christmas taking up their winter-quarters within a day's march of the enemy, without a house or hut to cover them, till they could be built, and submitting to it without a murmur, is a proof of patience and obedience, which in my opinion can scarce be paralleled.
{{quote|'''Dr. Destiny''': "But you're different. You don't have any special powers."<br />
|'''George Washington''' }}
'''Batman''': "Oh, I have one, Johnny. I never give up."|[[Justice League]]}}


{{quote|...whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender...
{{quote|"Even when trapped by Karma's cycle,"<br />
|'''Sir [[Winston Churchill]]''', ''Speech to the House of Commons of the British Parliament, 4 June 1940''}}
"The dreams we left behind will open the door!"<br />
"Even if the universe stands in our way,"<br />
"Our seething blood will determine what will be!"<br />
"We'll break through time and space,"<br />
"And defy all who would stop us to grab hold of our path!"<br />
"[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]!"<br />
"JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!"|''The Dai Gurren Dan'', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''}}


{{quote|... never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honour, and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
{{quote|"The War. The humans, I think, knew they were doomed. Where another race would surrender to despair, the humans fought back with greater strength. They made the Minbari fight for every inch of space. In my life, I have never seen anything like it; They would weep, they would pray, they would say goodbye to their loved ones, and then throw themselves without fear or hesitation at the very face of death itself, never surrendering. No one who saw them fighting against the inevitable could help but be moved to tears by their courage. Their stubborn nobility. When they ran out of ships, they used guns, when they ran out guns they used knives and sticks and bare hands. They were magnificent. I only hope that when it is my time, I may die with half as much dignity as I saw in their eyes in the end. They did this for ''two years''. They never ran out of courage but, in the end, they ran out of time."|'''Lando Mollari''', ''Babylon 5''}}
|'''[[Winston Churchill]]'''}}


{{quote|I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.
{{quote|"Never give up, never surrender!"|'''Commander Taggart''', ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''}}
|'''[[Josef Stalin]]'''}}


{{quote|Animals flee this hell, the hardest stones cannot endure it; only men endure
{{quote|'''The Baroness:''' "He gave up!"<br />
|'''a German officer''' at Stalingrad.}}
'''Storm Shadow:''' "He NEVER gives up."|''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]''}}


{{quote|''He won't give in without a fight, and he won't give in.''|''Herman Cain show promo''}}
{{quote|I think I'd have had to have my foot amputated before I came off this pitch.
|Chelsea captain John Terry, 2006}}


{{quote|''Porque ele é brasileiro e não desiste nunca.''
{{quote|"It doesn't matter how many times I get knocked down. What matters is how many times I get back up!"|'''"Diamond" Dallas Page''', ''WCW Monday Nitro''}}
In English: "Because (he) is Brazilian and never give up."
|A series of advertisements on Brazilian television}}


{{quote|To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
{{quote|"Give up? General Specific '''never''' says 'I give up!'. Uh... except as an example of what I never say!"|'''General Specific''', ''[[Sheep in The Big City]]''}}
|'''Alfred, Lord Tennyson''', ''[[Ulysses]]''}}


{{quote|'''Nia''': The likelihood of my return is close to zero.
{{quote|''...whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender...''|'''Sir [[Winston Churchill]]''', ''Speech to the House of Commons of the British Parliament, 4 June 1940''}}
'''Simon''': Maybe, but it isn't zero. And for me, that makes it the same as a hundred percent chance!
|''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''}}


{{quote|Even when trapped by Karma's cycle,
{{quote|''"... never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honour, and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."''|'''[[Winston Churchill]]'''}}
The dreams we left behind will open the door!
Even if the universe stands in our way,
Our seething blood will determine what will be!
We'll break through time and space,
And defy all who would stop us to grab hold of our path!
[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]!
JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!
|'''The Dai Gurren Dan''', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''}}


{{quote|The War. The humans, I think, knew they were doomed. Where another race would surrender to despair, the humans fought back with greater strength. They made the Minbari fight for every inch of space. In my life, I have never seen anything like it; They would weep, they would pray, they would say goodbye to their loved ones, and then throw themselves without fear or hesitation at the very face of death itself, never surrendering. No one who saw them fighting against the inevitable could help but be moved to tears by their courage. Their stubborn nobility. When they ran out of ships, they used guns, when they ran out guns they used knives and sticks and bare hands. They were magnificent. I only hope that when it is my time, I may die with half as much dignity as I saw in their eyes in the end. They did this for ''two years''. They never ran out of courage but, in the end, they ran out of time.
{{quote|"Fine! Bring it on, then! I'll show you whose mind is the strongest! I will not yield an inch of my future!"|'''Miyo Takano''', ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''}}
|'''Londo Mollari''', ''Babylon 5''}}


{{quote|Never give up, never surrender!
{{quote|''"He's like the Energizer bunny, a Rolex watch, and Jackie Chan mixed together."''|'''Xykon''', ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}
|'''Commander Taggart''', ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''}}


{{quote|'''The Baroness:''' He gave up!
{{quote|"No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. ''Never compromise.''"|'''Rorschach''', ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''}}
'''Storm Shadow:''' He NEVER gives up.
|''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]''}}


{{quote|He won't give in without a fight, and he won't give in.
{{quote|"I don't like to lose."|'''Admiral James T. Kirk''', ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]''}}
|''Herman Cain show promo''}}


{{quote|It doesn't matter how many times I get knocked down. What matters is how many times I get back up!
{{quote|''I'll face it with a grin<br />
|'''"Diamond" Dallas Page''', ''WCW Monday Nitro''}}
I'm never giving in<br />
On with the show!''|'''Queen''', "The Show Must Go On"}}


{{quote|Give up? General Specific '''never''' says 'I give up!'. Uh... except as an example of what I never say!
{{quote|''You cannot kill hate. Not hate on the scale of [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Alma.]]''|'''Genevive Aristide''', ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]]''}}
|'''General Specific''', ''[[Sheep in The Big City]]''}}


{{quote|Fine! Bring it on, then! I'll show you whose mind is the strongest! I will not yield an inch of my future!
{{quote|'''Kyouko:''' ''"I thought she'd be here. She sucks at giving up after all."''<br />
'''Mitsu:''' ''"Well sorry for sucking at giving up!"'''|''[[Honey Crush]]''}}
|'''Miyo Takano''', ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''}}


{{quote|He's like the Energizer bunny, a Rolex watch, and Jackie Chan mixed together.
{{quote|''No rest. No mercy. No matter what.''|'''Akroma, [[Magic: The Gathering]]''' }}
|'''Xykon''', ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}


{{quote|''Kevin: You guys give up? You've had enough pain?''<br />
{{quote|No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. ''Never compromise.''
|'''Rorschach''', ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''}}
''Marv: '''[[Super-Persistent Predator|NEVER!]]'''''|''[[Home Alone]]''}}


{{quote|I don't like to lose.
{{quote|FALL SEVEN TIMES. STAND UP EIGHT.|[http://www.flickr.com/photos/35376837@N03/3334828654/in/set-72157614827066385/ Courage Wolf]}}
|'''Admiral James T. Kirk''', ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]''}}


{{quote|I'll face it with a grin
{{quote|'''''Sunday''''': ''What the hell did your father tell you to make you try so damn hard??''<br />
I'm never giving in
'''''Brashear''''': ''Be the best!!''|''[[Men of Honor]]''}}
On with the show!
|'''Queen''', "The Show Must Go On"}}


{{quote|You cannot kill hate. Not hate on the scale of [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Alma.]]
{{quote|"This guy just won't quit!"|'''Daxter''', ''[[Jak and Daxter|Jak III]]'', on [[Omnicidal Maniac|Erol]]}}
|'''Genevive Aristide''', ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]]''}}


{{quote|'''Kyouko:''' I thought she'd be here. She sucks at giving up after all.
{{quote|"Never give up! Never give in! Won't stop believing cause I'm gonna win!"|'''Spirit Never Dies''', ''[[Masterplan]]''}}
'''Mitsu:''' Well sorry for sucking at giving up!
|''[[Honey Crush]]''}}


{{quote|No rest. No mercy. No matter what.
{{quote|'''Tentacle Monster''': "Is that ''your'' super-power, boy? Too ''stupid'' to ever give up?"<br />
|'''Akroma, [[Magic: The Gathering]]''' }}
'''Jason''': "*heh* ... Maybe it ''is''."|''Countdown to Final Crisis'', proving that even the most terrible series can get it right}}


{{quote|'''Parallax''': Give up!<br />
{{quote|'''Kevin''': You guys give up? You've had enough pain?
'''Marv''': [[Super-Persistent Predator|NEVER!]]
'''Hal Jordan''': I don't know how.|''[[Green Lantern]]: Rebirth''}}
|''[[Home Alone]]''}}


{{quote|FALL SEVEN TIMES. STAND UP EIGHT.
{{quote| ''You know those stories where the vor lord gives his daughter's suitor three [[Impossible Task|impossible tasks]]?'' Never ''do that to Miles.''<br />
|[http://www.flickr.com/photos/35376837@N03/3334828654/in/set-72157614827066385/ Courage Wolf]}}
'''Simon Illyan,''' ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|A Civil Campaign]]'' }}


{{quote|'''Sunday''': What the hell did your father tell you to make you try so damn hard??
{{quote|''Why are you alive? Why do you stand up to me every time I kill you?...'''How many times do I have to kill you until you're satisfied!?'''''|'''Sir Crocodile''', ''[[One Piece]]''}}
'''Brashear''': Be the best!!
|''[[Men of Honor]]''}}


{{quote|This guy just won't quit!
{{quote|''Porque ele é brasileiro e não desiste nunca.''<br />
|'''Daxter''', ''[[Jak and Daxter|Jak III]]'', on [[Omnicidal Maniac|Erol]]}}
In English: "Because (he) is brazilian and never give up."|A series of advertisements on brazilian television}}


{{quote|Never give up! Never give in! Won't stop believing cause I'm gonna win!
{{quote|''[[Badass|Badasses]], much like the Goonies, never say die. To that end, they never say diet, and their color recognition vocabulary is limited to just six words. They don't flinch, cry, hesitate, show fear, or act like they notice when it's raining. Even if it's raining really, really hard. Nothing bothers them, nobody stands in their way, and they refuse to yield when the situation is ten light-years beyond hopeless. No matter what the odds are, they won't accept anything less than victory at all costs.''|''[[Badass of the Week|BADASS: The Book]]''}}
|'''Spirit Never Dies''', ''[[Masterplan]]''}}


{{quote|'''Tentacle Monster''': Is that ''your'' super-power, boy? Too ''stupid'' to ever give up?
{{quote|"You may win the occasional victory against us, Vorrik, but I promise you: the Empire will ''always'' strike back."|'''Gilad Pellaeon''', ''[[New Jedi Order|Force Heretic I: Remnant]]''}}
'''Jason''': *heh* ... Maybe it ''is''.
|''Countdown to Final Crisis'', proving that even the most terrible series can get it right}}


{{quote|'''Kane''': Do you ever give up?<br />
{{quote|'''Parallax''': Give up!
'''Hal Jordan''': I don't know how.
'''Daniel''': Not 'till I'm dead. ''([[Beat]])'' [[Back From the Dead|And sometimes]] [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|not even then]]. |''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''Ethon''}}
|''[[Green Lantern]]: Rebirth''}}


{{quote|You know those stories where the vor lord gives his daughter's suitor three [[Impossible Task|impossible tasks]]? ''Never'' do that to Miles.
{{quote|''"I don't know the '''meaning''' of the word 'surrender'!... I mean, I know it, I'm not dumb... Just - not in this context."''|'''[[The Tick]]'''}}
|'''Simon Illyan,''', ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|A Civil Campaign]]'' }}


{{quote|Why are you alive? Why do you stand up to me every time I kill you?...'''How many times do I have to kill you until you're satisfied!?'''
{{quote|"''Determination'' - A will of steel. Their determination is supporting them. They won't go down easily."|[[Hajime no Ippo|Miyata Ichiro]]}}
|'''Sir Crocodile''', ''[[One Piece]]''}}


{{quote|And so. He realizes that there will be no end to the attacks. This enemy will not stop. The enemy will never stop on his own.
{{quote| '''Pain''': ''Just give up!''<br />
|'''Archer''' regarding Shirou of ''[[Fate/stay night]]''}}
'''[[Naruto]]''': ''You'd better give up...<small>THINKING I'M GOING TO GIVE UP</small>!'' }}


{{quote|[[Badass|Badasses]], much like the Goonies, never say die. To that end, they never say diet, and their color recognition vocabulary is limited to just six words. They don't flinch, cry, hesitate, show fear, or act like they notice when it's raining. Even if it's raining really, really hard. Nothing bothers them, nobody stands in their way, and they refuse to yield when the situation is ten light-years beyond hopeless. No matter what the odds are, they won't accept anything less than victory at all costs.
{{quote|''"That man has the constitution of a vending machine!"''|'''Cobra Commander''' about Sgt. Slaughter}}
|''[[Badass of the Week|BADASS: The Book]]''}}


{{quote|You may win the occasional victory against us, Vorrik, but I promise you: the Empire will ''always'' strike back.
{{quote|''"A stubborn enough person can survive just about anything. Rage is a hell of an anesthetic."''|'''Zaeed Massani''', ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''}}
|'''Gilad Pellaeon''', ''[[New Jedi Order|Force Heretic I: Remnant]]''}}


{{quote|'''Kane''': Do you ever give up?
{{quote|''Never give up without a fight.''|inscription on Zuko's dagger on ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
'''Daniel''': Not 'till I'm dead. ''([[Beat]])'' [[Back from the Dead|And sometimes]] [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|not even then]].
|''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''Ethon''}}


{{quote|I don't know the '''meaning''' of the word 'surrender'!... I mean, I know it, I'm not dumb... Just - not in this context.
{{quote|''In any weather you will see us with a grin<br />
|'''[[The Tick (animation)|The Tick]]'''}}
''Risking hair and skin<br />
If we're behind, then never mind, we'll fight and fight and win!''|[[Australian Rules Football|Richmond Tigers]] theme song}}


{{quote|''Determination'' - A will of steel. Their determination is supporting them. They won't go down easily.
{{quote|''"Why can't you people '''JUST STAY DOWN?!'''"''|'''Cell''', ''[[Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball Z]]''}}
|[[Hajime no Ippo|Miyata Ichiro]]}}


{{quote|''To dream the impossible dream<br />
{{quote|'''Pain''': ''Just give up!''
'''Naruto''': ''You'd better give up...<small>THINKING I'M GOING TO GIVE UP</small>!''
To fight the unbeatable foe<br />
| ''[[Naruto]]''}}
To bear with unbearable sorrow<br />
To run where the brave dare not go<br />
<br />
To right the unrightable wrong<br />
To love pure and chaste from afar<br />
To try when your arms are too weary<br />
To reach the unreachable star<br />
<br />
This is my quest<br />
To follow that star<br />
No matter how hopeless<br />
No matter how far<br />
<br />
To fight for the right<br />
Without question or pause<br />
To be willing to march into Hell<br />
For a heavenly cause<br />
<br />
And I know if I'll only be true<br />
To this glorious quest<br />
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm<br />
When I'm laid to my rest<br />
<br />
And the world will be better for this<br />
That one man, scorned and covered with scars<br />
Still strove with his last ounce of courage<br />
To reach the unreachable star"<br />
|'''"The Impossible Dream", from ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'''''}}


{{quote|That man has the constitution of a vending machine!
{{quote|I'm black and blue, beat up, but still I take the blows,<br />
|'''Cobra Commander''' about Sgt. Slaughter}}
'Cause all I need is blood and sweat and skin and bone!<br />
I'll take this rage, rattle your cage, nobody said it's easy,<br />
It's do or die, only the strong survive!<br />
Get ready for the last stand!<br />
Get ready, I'm your hangman!|'''"Let Me Hear You Scream''', by ''Ozzie Osbourne''}}


{{quote|A stubborn enough person can survive just about anything. Rage is a hell of an anesthetic.
{{quote|On my planet, we never say die; we say '''KILL'''!|'''''[[Howard the Duck]]'''''}}
|'''Zaeed Massani''', ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''}}


{{quote|Never give up without a fight.
{{quote|I have ''not''...come this far...to die now.|Nick, '''''[[Left 4 Dead]] 2'''''}}
|inscription on Zuko's dagger on ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}


{{quote|In any weather you will see us with a grin
{{quote|"[[Brainwashed and Crazy|Mamoru.]] Have you forgotten? Victory goes...'''TO THOSE WITH COURAGE!'''"|'''Guy Shishio''', ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''}}
Risking hair and skin
If we're behind, then never mind, we'll fight and fight and win!
|[[Australian Rules Football|Richmond Tigers]] theme song}}


{{quote|Why can't you people '''JUST STAY DOWN?!'''
{{quote|'''Sam:''' [Both are overcome by exhaustion, on the slopes of Mount Doom] Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream! Do you remember the taste of strawberries?<br />
|'''Cell''', ''[[Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball Z]]''}}
'''Frodo:''' No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!<br />
'''Sam:''' Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... [[Now Let Me Carry You|but I can carry you!]]|'''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Return of the King]]''', film version}}


{{quote|To dream the impossible dream
{{quote|And so. He realizes that there will be no end to the attacks. This enemy will not stop. The enemy will never stop on his own.''|'''Archer''' regarding Shirou of ''[[Fate/stay night]]''}}
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go


To right the unrightable wrong
{{quote|''I think I'd have had to have my foot amputated before I came off this pitch.''|Chelsea captain John Terry, 2006}}
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star


This is my quest
{{quote|'''Basitin Councilor''': We were told you'd been fatally wounded!<br />
To follow that star
'''King Adelaide''': Yes, I'd been told that as well. I chose to ignore it and continue living.|''[[Two Kinds]]''}}
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far


To fight for the right
{{quote|'''Agent Rick:''' You never know when to quit, do you?<br />
Without question or pause
'''Lieutenant Murphy:''' Of course I do. Never.|''[[The Dresden Files|Proven Guilty]]''}}
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause


And I know if I'll only be true
{{quote|''The power of [[The Corruption|Medusa]] is fed by emotion. The emotions of a young girl who [[Heroic Willpower|suffered the pain of Medusa for 8 years]]... and the emotions of a man who has [[Like a Badass Out of Hell|come back from the depths of hell]] to save Kasumi. Do you honestly think your pathetic ego-trip can stop that?''|'''Marco Owen''', ''[[King of Thorn]]''}}
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest


And the world will be better for this
{{quote|''The thing I treasure most in life cannot be taken away<br />
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice<br />
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To change myself, I'd rather die<br />
To reach the unreachable star
Though they will not understand<br />
|"The Impossible Dream", from ''[[Man of La Mancha]]''}}
I won't make the greatest sacrifice<br />
You can't predict where the outcome lies<br />
You'll never take me alive''|'''[[Disturbed]]''', '''I'm Alive'''}}


{{quote|I'm black and blue, beat up, but still I take the blows,
{{quote|''I get knocked down<br />
'Cause all I need is blood and sweat and skin and bone!
But I get up again<br />
I'll take this rage, rattle your cage, nobody said it's easy,
You're never gonna keep me down''|'''Chumbawumba''', ''Tubthumping''}}
It's do or die, only the strong survive!
Get ready for the last stand!
Get ready, I'm your hangman!
|"Let Me Hear You Scream", by ''Ozzie Osbourne''}}


{{quote|On my planet, we never say die; we say '''KILL'''!
{{quote|''His shin wouldn't stop bleeding and he wouldn't stop smashing it into Piotrowski. You could tell he hated it, but Rob Kaman doesn't care -- he will beat you with his own open wound just to teach you both how weak you are.''|'''[[Seanbaby]]''''s ''[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-10-most-insane-acts-violence-in-kickboxing-history 10 Most Insane Acts Of Violence In Kickboxing History]''}}
|'''''[[Howard the Duck]]'''''}}


{{quote|I have ''not''...come this far...to die now.
{{quote|'''Joker:''' You're crazy! I'm your only chance to get out of here! Let me go or we'll ''both'' die!<br />
|'''Nick''', ''[[Left 4 Dead]] 2''}}
'''Batman:''' [[Taking You with Me|Whatever it takes]]!|''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]''}}


{{quote|[[Brainwashed and Crazy|Mamoru.]] Have you forgotten? Victory goes...'''TO THOSE WITH COURAGE!'''
{{quote|'''[[Knight in Shining Armor|Shining Knight]]:''' Do your worst, [[Go Through Me|I'll not let you harm another.]]<br />
|'''Guy Shishio''', ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''}}
'''[[General Ripper|General Wade "The General" Eiling]]:''' I do what I do in service to my country...(''The General [[Barehanded Blade Block|catches Shining Knight's sword]] and slams him to the ground''). [[Don't Make Me Destroy You|Save yourself a hospital stay and stand down]]. That magic armor won't help you.<br />
'''Shining Knight:''' Have at thee! (''Shining Knight rushes at The General, but is beaten to the ground'')<br />
'''The General:''' [[Good Is Old-Fashioned|You're a relic]]. In this world power is the only thing that matters. You and [[C-List Fodder|those other no-name heroes]], you're just people, in the great scheme of things nothing you do has the least bit of significance. (''Shining Knight is [[Punched Across the Room|punched down the street]]'') I'll waste you and a billion like you before I let any power rival America's. It's my duty.<br />
'''Shining Knight:''' You don't know what the word means.<br />
'''The General:''' You can't win.<br />
'''Shining Knight:''' [[Face Death with Dignity|I'll die as befits a knight, defending the weak]]. (''Shining Knight attempts to stand, but collapses to his knees'')<br />
'''The General:''' Why don't you give up?<br />
'''Shining Knight:''' ''Why don't you?''|"Patriot Act," ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''}}


{{quote|'''Sam:''' [Both are overcome by exhaustion, on the slopes of Mount Doom] Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream! Do you remember the taste of strawberries?
{{quote|''Animals flee this hell, the hardest stones cannot endure it; only men endure''|''German officer at Stalingrad.''}}
'''Frodo:''' No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!
'''Sam:''' Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... [[Now Let Me Carry You|but I can carry you!]]
|'''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Return of the King]]''', film version}}


{{quote|'''Basitin Councilor''': We were told you'd been fatally wounded!
{{quote|''I don't play to get even. (grabs Freddie by the shirt) Mama plays to '''win'''.''|'''Sam Puckett''', ''[[iCarly]] "iKiss"''}}
'''King Adelaide''': Yes, I'd been told that as well. I chose to ignore it and continue living.
|''[[Twokinds]]''}}


{{quote|'''Agent Rick:''' You never know when to quit, do you?
{{quote|''Test subject is abnormally stubborn. She never gives up. Ever.''|Proctor's Notes on '''Chell''', ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]: Lab Rat''}}
'''Lieutenant Murphy:''' Of course I do. Never.
|''[[The Dresden Files|Proven Guilty]]''}}


{{quote|The power of [[The Corruption|Medusa]] is fed by emotion. The emotions of a young girl who [[Heroic Willpower|suffered the pain of Medusa for 8 years]]... and the emotions of a man who has [[Like a Badass Out of Hell|come back from the depths of hell]] to save Kasumi. Do you honestly think your pathetic ego-trip can stop that?
{{quote|I will find the right tree. I must and I will.<br />
|'''Marco Owen''', ''[[King of Thorn]]''}}
I will ford any stream! Climb any hill!<br />
Go over Niagara Falls on a log!<br />
Penetrate the impenetrable fog!<br />
Brave the terrors of Sinister Bog!<br />
I will find the Christmas tree we seek!<br />
I will find the right tree if it takes us a ''week!''<br />
No matter what... no matter where...<br />
Just as sure as my name... ''{whispers to his son for a reminder of his name}'' is Papa Q. Bear!|Papa Q. Bear, ''[[The Berenstain Bears]]' Christmas Tree''}}


{{quote|'''Quintet''': Don't you know when to give up?<br />
{{quote|The thing I treasure most in life cannot be taken away
There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice
'''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''': Don't ask me questions with answers that don't exist.|''[[MS Paint Masterpieces]]''}}
To change myself, I'd rather die
Though they will not understand
I won't make the greatest sacrifice
You can't predict where the outcome lies
You'll never take me alive
|'''[[Disturbed]]''', '''I'm Alive'''}}


{{quote|''Don't you fall now --<br />
{{quote|I get knocked down
But I get up again
For I'se still goin', honey,<br />
You're never gonna keep me down
I'se still climbin',<br />
|'''Chumbawumba''', ''Tubthumping''}}
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.''|'''[[Langston Hughes]]''', ''Mother to Son''}}


{{quote|His shin wouldn't stop bleeding and he wouldn't stop smashing it into Piotrowski. You could tell he hated it, but Rob Kaman doesn't care -- he will beat you with his own open wound just to teach you both how weak you are.
{{quote|Watch the end through dying eyes<br />
|'''[[Seanbaby]]''''s ''[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-10-most-insane-acts-violence-in-kickboxing-history 10 Most Insane Acts Of Violence In Kickboxing History]''}}
Now the dark is taking over<br />
Show me where forever dies<br />
Take the fall and run to heaven<br />
<br />
All is lost again, but I'm not giving in<br />
<br />
I will not bow, I will not break<br />
I will shove the world away<br />
I will not fall, I will not fade<br />
I will take your breath away|'''[[Breaking Benjamin]]''', ''I Will Not Bow''}}


{{quote|'''Joker:''' You're crazy! I'm your only chance to get out of here! Let me go or we'll ''both'' die!
{{quote|''"I saw you beat that man like I never saw no man get beat before, and the man kept coming after you."''|'''Tony Duke to Apollo Creed''', Rocky 2}}
'''Batman:''' [[Taking You with Me|Whatever it takes]]!
|''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]''}}


{{quote|'''Dr. Destiny''': But you're different. You don't have any special powers.
{{quote|''"'Impossible' is just a word people use to feel good about themselves when they quit."''|'''Vyse''', ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]''}}
'''Batman''': Oh, I have one, Johnny. I never give up.
| [[Justice League]]}}


{{quote|'''[[Knight in Shining Armor|Shining Knight]]:''' Do your worst, [[Go Through Me|I'll not let you harm another.]]
{{quote|'''Annie''': "There is no way I am leaving you alone, Zach. We are walking out of these woods together."<br />
'''[[General Ripper|General Wade "The General" Eiling]]:''' I do what I do in service to my country...(''The General [[Barehanded Blade Block|catches Shining Knight's sword]] and slams him to the ground''). [[Don't Make Me Destroy You|Save yourself a hospital stay and stand down]]. That magic armor won't help you.
'''Zach''': "Come on, you're just being stubborn."<br />
'''Shining Knight:''' Have at thee! (''Shining Knight rushes at The General, but is beaten to the ground'')
'''Annie''': "No, Zach. I'm ''determined''."|"[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Determination]]", ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''}}
'''The General:''' [[Good Is Old-Fashioned|You're a relic]]. In this world power is the only thing that matters. You and [[C-List Fodder|those other no-name heroes]], you're just people, in the great scheme of things nothing you do has the least bit of significance. (''Shining Knight is [[Punched Across the Room|punched down the street]]'') I'll waste you and a billion like you before I let any power rival America's. It's my duty.
'''Shining Knight:''' You don't know what the word means.
'''The General:''' You can't win.
'''Shining Knight:''' [[Face Death with Dignity|I'll die as befits a knight, defending the weak]]. (''Shining Knight attempts to stand, but collapses to his knees'')
'''The General:''' Why don't you give up?
'''Shining Knight:''' ''Why don't you?''
|"Patriot Act," ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''}}

{{quote|I don't play to get even. (grabs Freddie by the shirt) Mama plays to '''win'''.
|'''Sam Puckett''', ''[[iCarly]] "iKiss"''}}

{{quote|Test subject is abnormally stubborn. She never gives up. Ever.
|Proctor's Notes on '''Chell''', ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]: Lab Rat''}}

{{quote|I will find the right tree. I must and I will.
I will ford any stream! Climb any hill!
Go over Niagara Falls on a log!
Penetrate the impenetrable fog!
Brave the terrors of Sinister Bog!
I will find the Christmas tree we seek!
I will find the right tree if it takes us a ''week!''
No matter what... no matter where...
Just as sure as my name... ''{whispers to his son for a reminder of his name}'' is Papa Q. Bear!
|'''Papa Q. Bear''', ''[[The Berenstain Bears]]' Christmas Tree''}}

{{quote|'''Quintet''': Don't you know when to give up?
'''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''': Don't ask me questions with answers that don't exist.
|''[[MS Paint Masterpieces]]''}}

{{quote|Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
|'''[[Langston Hughes]]''', ''Mother to Son''}}

{{quote|Watch the end through dying eyes
Now the dark is taking over
Show me where forever dies
Take the fall and run to heaven

All is lost again, but I'm not giving in

I will not bow, I will not break
I will shove the world away
I will not fall, I will not fade
I will take your breath away
|'''[[Breaking Benjamin]]''', ''I Will Not Bow''}}

{{quote|I saw you beat that man like I never saw no man get beat before, and the man kept coming after you.
|'''Tony Duke''' to Apollo Creed, ''[[Rocky (film)|Rocky 2]]''}}

{{quote|"Impossible" is just a word people use to feel good about themselves when they quit.
|'''Vyse''', ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]''}}

{{quote|'''Annie''': There is no way I am leaving you alone, Zach. We are walking out of these woods together.
'''Zach''': Come on, you're just being stubborn.
'''Annie''': No, Zach. I'm ''determined''.
|"[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Determination]]", ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''}}


{{quote|''"If history is to change, let it change! If the world is to be destroyed, so be it! If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh! I'm coming, Lavos!"''|'''Magus''', ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''}}
{{quote|''"If history is to change, let it change! If the world is to be destroyed, so be it! If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh! I'm coming, Lavos!"''|'''Magus''', ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''}}


{{quote|''The evil gods were just too strong.''<br />
{{quote|The evil gods were just too strong.
''The good god suffered much pain, and was cast down again and again.''<br />
The good god suffered much pain, and was cast down again and again.
''It was covered in wounds, and drenched in blood, yet the good god never gave up.''<br />
It was covered in wounds, and drenched in blood, yet the good god never gave up.
''Again and again it rose to its feet. Again and again it forced back its tears, clenched its teeth, and with sword in hand did battle with the evil gods.''<br />
Again and again it rose to its feet. Again and again it forced back its tears, clenched its teeth, and with sword in hand did battle with the evil gods.
''As the evil gods looked upon the good god, they began to feel fear.''<br />
As the evil gods looked upon the good god, they began to feel fear.
''Its suffering should be unbearable.''<br />
Its suffering should be unbearable.
''It should be crying out in terrible pain.''<br />
It should be crying out in terrible pain.
''So how..... How does it keep standing?''|''Elder Gods Ending'', ''[[Demonbane]]''}}
So how..... How does it keep standing?
| Elder Gods Ending, ''[[Demonbane]]''}}

{{quote|You don't know who you're dealing with. Don't tell me what I can't do!
|'''John Locke Los'''}}

{{quote|You can sound the alarm
You can call out your guards
You can fence in your yard
You can hold all the cards
But I won't. Back. Down.
Oh, no I won't. Back. Down.
|'''[[Eminem]]''', "Won't Back Down"}}

{{quote|'''Pan-Galactic Alliance Representative:''' U-Unable to process. Are you going to oppose the ''entire universe!?''
'''Valvatorez:''' I sure will! And I'll keep opposing you until you bastards change your decision!
|''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]''}}


{{quote|... If fate is a millstone, then we are the grist. There is nothing we can do. So I wish for strength. If I cannot protect them from the wheel, then give me a strong blade, and enough strength... to shatter fate.
{{quote|''"You don't know who you're dealing with. Don't tell me what I can't do!"''|'''John Locke Los'''}}
|Kurosaki Ichigo, [[Bleach]]}}


{{quote|Wolf, Hawk, Fox, and Snake, can't stand in my way. My body is weak, and it may break, but not today.
{{quote|''You can sound the alarm''<br />
|The Song of the '''Ivory Lass''', ''[[Mouse Guard]]''}}
''You can call out your guards''<br />
''You can fence in your yard''<br />
''You can hold all the cards''<br />
''But I won't. Back. Down.''<br />
''Oh, no I won't. Back. Down.''|'''[[Eminem]]''', "Won't Back Down"}}


{{quote|When lost in utter darkness, there is nothing left but forward.
{{quote|''"I believe in one thing only, the power of human will."''|'''[[Josef Stalin]]'''}}
| '''Nautilus''', [[League of Legends]]}}


{{quote|No matter what happens, no matter the odds, we never, ever, '''ever''' give up!
{{quote|''Without arrogance or the smallest deviation from truth it may be said that no history now extant can furnish an instance of an army's suffering such uncommon hardships as ours has done, and bearing them with the same patience and fortitude. To see men, without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lie on, without shoes, by which their marches might be traced by blood from their feet, and almost as often without provisions as with them, marching through the frost and snow, and at Christmas taking up their winter-quarters within a day's march of the enemy, without a house or hut to cover them, till they could be built, and submitting to it without a murmur, is a proof of patience and obedience, which in my opinion can scarce be paralleled.''|George Washington}}
|'''Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors''', ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who/Recap/050 Zagreus|Doctor Who: Zagreus]]''}}


{{quote|'''Arthas:''' [[Screw You, Elves|That woman]] is starting to vex me greatly.
{{quote|'''Pan-Galactic Alliance Representative:''' U-Unable to process. Are you going to oppose the ''entire universe!?''<br />
'''Kel'Thuzad:''' She is persistent. Reminds me of [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|you]], [[Face Heel Turn|death knight]].
'''Valvatorez:''' I sure will! And I'll keep opposing you until you bastards change your decision!|''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]''}}
'''Arthas:''' [[Old Shame|Shut up, you stupid ghost.]]
|''[[Warcraft 3]]''}}


{{quote|I never did know when to quit.
{{quote|"... If fate is a millstone, then we are the grist. There is nothing we can do. So I wish for strength. If I cannot protect them from the wheel, then give me a strong blade, and enough strength... to shatter fate."|Kurosaki Ichigo, [[Bleach]]}}
|'''Dean''', ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''}}


{{quote|'''Red Skull:''' You don't give up, do you?
{{quote|"Wolf, Hawk, Fox, and Snake, can't stand in my way. My bosy is weak, and it may break, but not today."|The Song of the Ivory Lass, [[Mouse Guard]]}}
'''Cap:''' (dodging lasers) Nope!
|''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''}}


{{quote|Three years spent orbiting such a rich abundance of sea life as to beggar belief. Three years of constant experimentation, straining the patience of my lords and patrons. Three years of knowing that millions suffer throughout this sector for want of food. Three years of failure. Our latest submersible was destroyed today, a thousand men lost in an instant to the titanic mouth of a Lantern Jaw. This world may not hate us, but it surely hates our works. It matters not. I will find a way. If it takes a millennia, I will find a way.
{{quote|"When lost in utter darkness, there is nothing left but forward."|Nautilus, [[League of Legends]]}}
| From the early personal data-files of Magos Genetus '''Halix Redole''' (''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' }}


{{quote|The key to overcoming failure is never accepting it.
{{quote|""No matter what happens, no matter the odds, we never, ever, '''ever''' give up!"|'''Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors''', ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who/Recap/050 Zagreus|Doctor Who: Zagreus]]''}}
| Magos Genetus '''Halix Redole''' (''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'') }}


{{quote|Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
{{quote|'''Arthas:''' [[Screw You, Elves|That woman]] is starting to vex me greatly.<br />
|'''[[Calvin Coolidge]]'''}}
'''Kel'Thuzad:''' She is persistent. Reminds me of [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|you]], [[Face Heel Turn|death knight]].<br />
'''Arthas:''' [[Old Shame|Shut up, you stupid ghost.]]|''[[Warcraft 3]]''}}


{{quote|Well, I won't back down
{{quote|''I never did know when to quit.''|'''Dean''', ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''}}
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down|[[Tom Petty]], "I Won't Back Down"}}


{{quote|'''Red Skull:''' You don't give up, do you?<br />
'''Cap:''' (dodging lasers) Nope!|''[[Captain America: The First Avenger|Captain America the First Avenger]]''}}


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There is nothing I won't do for Senpai. I won't let anyone come between us. I don't care what I have to do. I don't care who I have to hurt. I don't care whose blood I have to spill. I won't let anyone take him from me. Nothing else matters. No one else matters.

Senpai will be mine. He doesn't have a choice.
—Yandere-chan (internal monologue), Yandere Simulator

Without arrogance or the smallest deviation from truth it may be said that no history now extant can furnish an instance of an army's suffering such uncommon hardships as ours has done, and bearing them with the same patience and fortitude. To see men, without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lie on, without shoes, by which their marches might be traced by blood from their feet, and almost as often without provisions as with them, marching through the frost and snow, and at Christmas taking up their winter-quarters within a day's march of the enemy, without a house or hut to cover them, till they could be built, and submitting to it without a murmur, is a proof of patience and obedience, which in my opinion can scarce be paralleled.

George Washington

...whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender...

Sir Winston Churchill, Speech to the House of Commons of the British Parliament, 4 June 1940

... never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honour, and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.

Animals flee this hell, the hardest stones cannot endure it; only men endure

a German officer at Stalingrad.

I think I'd have had to have my foot amputated before I came off this pitch.

—Chelsea captain John Terry, 2006

Porque ele é brasileiro e não desiste nunca.
In English: "Because (he) is Brazilian and never give up."

—A series of advertisements on Brazilian television

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Ulysses

Nia: The likelihood of my return is close to zero.
Simon: Maybe, but it isn't zero. And for me, that makes it the same as a hundred percent chance!

Even when trapped by Karma's cycle,
The dreams we left behind will open the door!
Even if the universe stands in our way,
Our seething blood will determine what will be!
We'll break through time and space,
And defy all who would stop us to grab hold of our path!
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann!
JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!

The Dai Gurren Dan, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

The War. The humans, I think, knew they were doomed. Where another race would surrender to despair, the humans fought back with greater strength. They made the Minbari fight for every inch of space. In my life, I have never seen anything like it; They would weep, they would pray, they would say goodbye to their loved ones, and then throw themselves without fear or hesitation at the very face of death itself, never surrendering. No one who saw them fighting against the inevitable could help but be moved to tears by their courage. Their stubborn nobility. When they ran out of ships, they used guns, when they ran out guns they used knives and sticks and bare hands. They were magnificent. I only hope that when it is my time, I may die with half as much dignity as I saw in their eyes in the end. They did this for two years. They never ran out of courage but, in the end, they ran out of time.

Londo Mollari, Babylon 5

Never give up, never surrender!

Commander Taggart, Galaxy Quest

The Baroness: He gave up!
Storm Shadow: He NEVER gives up.

He won't give in without a fight, and he won't give in.

Herman Cain show promo

It doesn't matter how many times I get knocked down. What matters is how many times I get back up!

"Diamond" Dallas Page, WCW Monday Nitro

Give up? General Specific never says 'I give up!'. Uh... except as an example of what I never say!

General Specific, Sheep in The Big City

Fine! Bring it on, then! I'll show you whose mind is the strongest! I will not yield an inch of my future!

He's like the Energizer bunny, a Rolex watch, and Jackie Chan mixed together.

No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.

Rorschach, Watchmen

I don't like to lose.

Admiral James T. Kirk, Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan

I'll face it with a grin
I'm never giving in
On with the show!

Queen, "The Show Must Go On"

You cannot kill hate. Not hate on the scale of Alma.

Genevive Aristide, F.E.A.R.

Kyouko: I thought she'd be here. She sucks at giving up after all.
Mitsu: Well sorry for sucking at giving up!

No rest. No mercy. No matter what.

Kevin: You guys give up? You've had enough pain?
Marv: NEVER!

FALL SEVEN TIMES. STAND UP EIGHT.

Sunday: What the hell did your father tell you to make you try so damn hard??
Brashear: Be the best!!

This guy just won't quit!

Daxter, Jak III, on Erol

Never give up! Never give in! Won't stop believing cause I'm gonna win!

Spirit Never Dies, Masterplan

Tentacle Monster: Is that your super-power, boy? Too stupid to ever give up?
Jason: *heh* ... Maybe it is.

Countdown to Final Crisis, proving that even the most terrible series can get it right

Parallax: Give up!
Hal Jordan: I don't know how.

Green Lantern: Rebirth

You know those stories where the vor lord gives his daughter's suitor three impossible tasks? Never do that to Miles.

Simon Illyan,, A Civil Campaign

Why are you alive? Why do you stand up to me every time I kill you?...How many times do I have to kill you until you're satisfied!?

Sir Crocodile, One Piece

And so. He realizes that there will be no end to the attacks. This enemy will not stop. The enemy will never stop on his own.

Archer regarding Shirou of Fate/stay night

Badasses, much like the Goonies, never say die. To that end, they never say diet, and their color recognition vocabulary is limited to just six words. They don't flinch, cry, hesitate, show fear, or act like they notice when it's raining. Even if it's raining really, really hard. Nothing bothers them, nobody stands in their way, and they refuse to yield when the situation is ten light-years beyond hopeless. No matter what the odds are, they won't accept anything less than victory at all costs.

You may win the occasional victory against us, Vorrik, but I promise you: the Empire will always strike back.

Gilad Pellaeon, Force Heretic I: Remnant

Kane: Do you ever give up?
Daniel: Not 'till I'm dead. (Beat) And sometimes not even then.

Stargate SG-1, Ethon

I don't know the meaning of the word 'surrender'!... I mean, I know it, I'm not dumb... Just - not in this context.

Determination - A will of steel. Their determination is supporting them. They won't go down easily.

Pain: Just give up!
Naruto: You'd better give up...THINKING I'M GOING TO GIVE UP!

Naruto

That man has the constitution of a vending machine!

Cobra Commander about Sgt. Slaughter

A stubborn enough person can survive just about anything. Rage is a hell of an anesthetic.

Zaeed Massani, Mass Effect 2

Never give up without a fight.

—inscription on Zuko's dagger on Avatar: The Last Airbender

In any weather you will see us with a grin
Risking hair and skin
If we're behind, then never mind, we'll fight and fight and win!

Richmond Tigers theme song

Why can't you people JUST STAY DOWN?!

Cell, Dragon Ball Z

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far

To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause

And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star

—"The Impossible Dream", from Man of La Mancha

I'm black and blue, beat up, but still I take the blows,
'Cause all I need is blood and sweat and skin and bone!
I'll take this rage, rattle your cage, nobody said it's easy,
It's do or die, only the strong survive!
Get ready for the last stand!
Get ready, I'm your hangman!

—"Let Me Hear You Scream", by Ozzie Osbourne

On my planet, we never say die; we say KILL!

I have not...come this far...to die now.

Nick, Left 4 Dead 2

Mamoru. Have you forgotten? Victory goes...TO THOSE WITH COURAGE!

Guy Shishio, GaoGaiGar

Sam: [Both are overcome by exhaustion, on the slopes of Mount Doom] Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream! Do you remember the taste of strawberries?
Frodo: No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!
Sam: Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!

The Return of the King, film version

Basitin Councilor: We were told you'd been fatally wounded!
King Adelaide: Yes, I'd been told that as well. I chose to ignore it and continue living.

Agent Rick: You never know when to quit, do you?
Lieutenant Murphy: Of course I do. Never.

The power of Medusa is fed by emotion. The emotions of a young girl who suffered the pain of Medusa for 8 years... and the emotions of a man who has come back from the depths of hell to save Kasumi. Do you honestly think your pathetic ego-trip can stop that?

Marco Owen, King of Thorn

The thing I treasure most in life cannot be taken away
There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die
Though they will not understand
I won't make the greatest sacrifice
You can't predict where the outcome lies
You'll never take me alive

Disturbed, I'm Alive

I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down

Chumbawumba, Tubthumping

His shin wouldn't stop bleeding and he wouldn't stop smashing it into Piotrowski. You could tell he hated it, but Rob Kaman doesn't care -- he will beat you with his own open wound just to teach you both how weak you are.

Joker: You're crazy! I'm your only chance to get out of here! Let me go or we'll both die!
Batman: Whatever it takes!

Dr. Destiny: But you're different. You don't have any special powers.
Batman: Oh, I have one, Johnny. I never give up.

Shining Knight: Do your worst, I'll not let you harm another.
General Wade "The General" Eiling: I do what I do in service to my country...(The General catches Shining Knight's sword and slams him to the ground). Save yourself a hospital stay and stand down. That magic armor won't help you.
Shining Knight: Have at thee! (Shining Knight rushes at The General, but is beaten to the ground)
The General: You're a relic. In this world power is the only thing that matters. You and those other no-name heroes, you're just people, in the great scheme of things nothing you do has the least bit of significance. (Shining Knight is punched down the street) I'll waste you and a billion like you before I let any power rival America's. It's my duty.
Shining Knight: You don't know what the word means.
The General: You can't win.
Shining Knight: I'll die as befits a knight, defending the weak. (Shining Knight attempts to stand, but collapses to his knees)
The General: Why don't you give up?
Shining Knight: Why don't you?

—"Patriot Act," Justice League Unlimited

I don't play to get even. (grabs Freddie by the shirt) Mama plays to win.

Sam Puckett, iCarly "iKiss"

Test subject is abnormally stubborn. She never gives up. Ever.

—Proctor's Notes on Chell, Portal: Lab Rat

I will find the right tree. I must and I will.
I will ford any stream! Climb any hill!
Go over Niagara Falls on a log!
Penetrate the impenetrable fog!
Brave the terrors of Sinister Bog!
I will find the Christmas tree we seek!
I will find the right tree if it takes us a week!
No matter what... no matter where...
Just as sure as my name... {whispers to his son for a reminder of his name} is Papa Q. Bear!

Papa Q. Bear, The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree

Quintet: Don't you know when to give up?
Mega Man: Don't ask me questions with answers that don't exist.

Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

Langston Hughes, Mother to Son

Watch the end through dying eyes
Now the dark is taking over
Show me where forever dies
Take the fall and run to heaven

All is lost again, but I'm not giving in

I will not bow, I will not break
I will shove the world away
I will not fall, I will not fade
I will take your breath away

Breaking Benjamin, I Will Not Bow

I saw you beat that man like I never saw no man get beat before, and the man kept coming after you.

Tony Duke to Apollo Creed, Rocky 2

"Impossible" is just a word people use to feel good about themselves when they quit.

Annie: There is no way I am leaving you alone, Zach. We are walking out of these woods together.
Zach: Come on, you're just being stubborn.
Annie: No, Zach. I'm determined.

"If history is to change, let it change! If the world is to be destroyed, so be it! If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh! I'm coming, Lavos!"
Magus, Chrono Trigger

The evil gods were just too strong.
The good god suffered much pain, and was cast down again and again.
It was covered in wounds, and drenched in blood, yet the good god never gave up.
Again and again it rose to its feet. Again and again it forced back its tears, clenched its teeth, and with sword in hand did battle with the evil gods.
As the evil gods looked upon the good god, they began to feel fear.
Its suffering should be unbearable.
It should be crying out in terrible pain.
So how..... How does it keep standing?

— Elder Gods Ending, Demonbane

You don't know who you're dealing with. Don't tell me what I can't do!

John Locke Los

You can sound the alarm
You can call out your guards
You can fence in your yard
You can hold all the cards
But I won't. Back. Down.
Oh, no I won't. Back. Down.

Eminem, "Won't Back Down"

Pan-Galactic Alliance Representative: U-Unable to process. Are you going to oppose the entire universe!?
Valvatorez: I sure will! And I'll keep opposing you until you bastards change your decision!

... If fate is a millstone, then we are the grist. There is nothing we can do. So I wish for strength. If I cannot protect them from the wheel, then give me a strong blade, and enough strength... to shatter fate.

—Kurosaki Ichigo, Bleach

Wolf, Hawk, Fox, and Snake, can't stand in my way. My body is weak, and it may break, but not today.

—The Song of the Ivory Lass, Mouse Guard

When lost in utter darkness, there is nothing left but forward.

Nautilus, League of Legends

No matter what happens, no matter the odds, we never, ever, ever give up!

Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors, Doctor Who: Zagreus

Arthas: That woman is starting to vex me greatly.
Kel'Thuzad: She is persistent. Reminds me of you, death knight.
Arthas: Shut up, you stupid ghost.

I never did know when to quit.

Dean, Supernatural

Red Skull: You don't give up, do you?
Cap: (dodging lasers) Nope!

Three years spent orbiting such a rich abundance of sea life as to beggar belief. Three years of constant experimentation, straining the patience of my lords and patrons. Three years of knowing that millions suffer throughout this sector for want of food. Three years of failure. Our latest submersible was destroyed today, a thousand men lost in an instant to the titanic mouth of a Lantern Jaw. This world may not hate us, but it surely hates our works. It matters not. I will find a way. If it takes a millennia, I will find a way.

— From the early personal data-files of Magos Genetus Halix Redole (Warhammer 40,000

The key to overcoming failure is never accepting it.

— Magos Genetus Halix Redole (Warhammer 40,000)

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Well, I won't back down
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell

But I won't back down
Tom Petty, "I Won't Back Down"