History Main / QuoteToQuoteCombat

* This is OlderThanFeudalism. In the [[Literature/TheBible Gospels of Matthew and Luke]], {{Satan}} tempts {{Jesus}} by telling Him (among other things) to prove He's the Son of God by throwing Himself off the roof of the Temple in Jerusalem, for the scriptures say {{God}} would command the angels to catch {{the Messiah}}. Jesus counters that the scriptures also say not to put God to the test.

->'''B.A. Baracus''': ''"'Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.'"''\\
'''Hannibal Smith''': ''"[[MahatmaGandhi Gandhi]]."'' ({{beat}})'' "'It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.'"''\\
'''B.A.''': ''"Who said that?"''\\
'''Hannibal''': ''"Same guy. Gandhi wasn't afraid to fight for what he believed in."''

** Bart and Lisa try to do this to convince Krusty's rabbi father to start speaking with his son again. Unfortunately for them, it's not so easy to out-quote a rabbi, especially since they don't know much about the holy texts. They go back and forth (with Lisa in the library researching and Bart delivering the responses) until they finally convince him with a last-ditch quote from SammyDavisJr (a Jewish performer like the rabbi's son) about the hardships the Jewish people have overcome. [[spoiler: This quote finally convinces Rabbi Krustofski that entertainers have a place in Jewish heritage and leads him to reunite with Krusty.]]

* In TheLordOfTheRings, when the Fellowship is setting out from Rivendell, Elrond states that Frodo is the only one of them who is actually obligated to bring the Ring to Mount Doom, the rest "go with him as free companions, to help him on his way", which leads to the following exchange between Gimli and Elrond:
-->"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens," said Gimli.
-->"Maybe," said Elrond, "but let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall."
-->"Yet sworn word may strengthen quaking heart," said Gimli.
-->"Or break it," said Elrond. "Look not too far ahead! But go now with good hearts! Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you. May the stars shine upon your faces!"

-->'''Daisy:''' What do you mean you have a funny feeling?
-->'''Tim:''' I can read her like a book.
-->'''Daisy:''' Never judge a book by its cover.
-->'''Tim:''' He who dares wins.
-->'''Daisy:''' Look before you leap.
-->'''Tim:''' Do you believe in life after love?
-->'''Daisy:''' That's a song.
-->'''Tim:''' Shit.

-->'''Old Man:''' No one can be a friend if you know not whether to trust them.
-->'''Jack:''' Don't judge a book by its cover.
-->'''Old Man:''' Enemies' promises were made to be broken.
-->'''Jack:''' And yet, honesty is the best policy.
-->'''Old Man:''' He who has too many friends has none.
-->'''Jack:''' Ahh, but, birds of a feather.
-->'''Old Man:''' I'm unfamiliar with that story. What lesson does it teach?
-->'''Jack:''' It has to do with flocking, and togetherness, and to be honest I'm not so familiar with the particulars myself.

-->'''Teacher:''' The only use of Ti Kwan Leep is self-defense. Do you know who said that? Ki Lo Ni, the great teacher.
-->'''Ed Gruberman:''' Yeah? Well "the best defense is a good offense", you know who said that? Mel, the cook on ''Series/{{Alice|1976}}''.

-->'''Amarant''': "'He who hesitates is lost.' You should remember that."
-->'''Zidane''': "Yeah? Well, I prefer 'my way or the highway.'"

-->'''Brent''': Butler, another scotch on ice if you please, my good man.
-->'''Butler''': Perhaps Master Sienna would prefer to take a break from drinking.
-->'''Brent''': No. I want a scotch right now.
-->'''Butler''': "Bacchus hath drown more men than Neptune." Thomas Fuller.
-->'''Brent''': "I have taken more good from alcohol than it has taken from me." Winston Churchill.
-->'''Butler''': "There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled." Ovid.
-->'''Brent''': "I'm in it to win it, and no limit is my home." ''Snoop Dogg''.
-->'''Butler''': Touche, sir. Well played.[[/folder]]

* In ''StarTrekEliteForce II'', the PlayerCharacter gets to do this with a [[ProudMerchantRace Ferengi]] using the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. It helps that those rules are means to cover every conceivable situation. Just look at rules 34 ("War is good for business") and 35 ("Peace is good for business").

* In ''StarTrekEliteForce II'', the PlayerCharacter gets to do this with a Ferengi using the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. It helps that those rules are means to cover every conceivable situation. Just look at rules 34 ("War is good for business") and 35 ("Peace is good for business").

** Bart and Lisa try to do this to convince Krusty's rabbi father to start speaking with his son again. Unfortunately for them, it's not so easy to out-quote a rabbi, especially since they don't know much about the holy texts.

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'':
** a notable [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-12-23 exchange]] occurs after LOTA [[ItMakesSenseInContext teraports New Credomar out of the cannon barrel]].
--->'''Kevyn:''' If you say "I told you so," I get to say "my sarcasm is more accurate than your paranoia."\\
'''Ennesby:''' That's fair.
** People also love quoting from the [[BigBookOfWar Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]] to settle a point, often while applying liberal amounts of violence.

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* In ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', a notable [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-12-23 exchange]] occurs after LOTA [[ItMakesSenseInContext teraports New Credomar out of the cannon barrel]].
-->'''Kevyn:''' If you say "I told you so," I get to say "my sarcasm is more accurate than your paranoia."
-->'''Ennesby:''' That's fair.

** Daniel has a bit of a habit of countering the Ori Priors' [[AsTheGoodBookSays dramatic quoting of the Book of Origin]] with yet more quotes from the same text. One great example happens after the supergate opens in "Camelot" and the Ori warships arrive. They send a text-only message to the allied fleet gathered to stop them, a quote from the Book of Origin that basically translates to "evildoers shall die." Daniel sends back a message, also from the Book of Origin, that roughly paraphrases to, "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Unfortunately this battle is decided by firepower rather than quotes.

* In ''Film/TheRock'', the antagonist General Hummel justifies his actions:
--> '''Hummel:''' "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." ThomasJefferson.
--> '''John Mason (one of the protagonists):''' [[Creator/OscarWilde "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious."]]

* FinalFantasyIX gives us the following exchange at the end of disc 2:

* A delightful scene in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Homer, the Heretic" when the reverend is trying to recover a lost sheep and Homer attempts a random and failed comeback.
-->'''Lovejoy''' Homer, I'd like you to remember Matthew 7:26. "The foolish man who built his house upon the sand."
-->'''Homer''': [pointing a finger] And you remember... [thinks] Matthew... 21:17.
-->'''Reverend Lovejoy''': [confused] "And he left them and went out of the city, into Bethany, and he lodged there?"
-->'''Homer''': Yeah. Think about it.

-->'''Judy Harper:''' "The complacency of fools will destroy them." Proverbs.
-->'''Hank:''' "Get out of my house!" Exodus.

-->'''Frank''': "Neither a lender nor a borrower be." Polonius.
-->'''Margaret''': "To give and not count the cost." St. Ignatius Loyola.
-->'''Frank''': "The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last throughout a whole lifetime if not asked to lend money." Mark Twain.
-->'''Margaret''': "Blow it out your ear." Margaret Houlihan.

* In ''{{Film/Porkys}} II: The Next Day'' the school {{Shakespeare}} production is being shut down by a group of hyper-conservative religious nuts who think Shakespeare is immoral. They quote [[QuoteMining out of context]] dirty Shakespeare passages (of which there are many) to support their cause. But the school principal, who supports the show, goes quote-for-quote against them using Literature/TheBible as his source of smutty sayings.

* In the ''BlueBloods'' episode "Black and Blue", Frank Reagan tangles with Rev. Darnell Potter, a spotlight-loving black pastor who has an axe to grind with the NYPD over race issues. Potter walks into a meeting between himself, Frank, and the mayor throwing out a quote by MalcolmX. Frank asks for the names of the men in Potter's church who assaulted two of his officers; Potter refuses and accuses him of being unwilling to seek a consensus.

* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2243 #2243]] features an idiom battle between Marten and Faye.

* In ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'', [[GenkiGirl Mei Ling]] and [[WarriorPoet Vulcan Raven]] (who both had a habit of bringing up sayings in [[MetalGearSolid the source material]]) [[http://www.gigaville.com/comic.php?id=261 get into one of these]] over the issue of {{nanomachines}} (which Mei invented and Raven [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul doesn't want anything to do with]]).

* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "Fallen" has this exchange between O'Neill and a proverb- and parable-loving village elder.