"Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and no town or house divided against itself will stand. And if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, will his kingdom stand?"
"Everyone’s in a different situation with a different set of privileges that everyone else wants. Gordon wants Dent’s political cache. Dent wants Gordon’s relationship with Batman. Batman wants Dent’s girl. The grass is always greener on the other side for every character in this movie. The only characters in this movie who don’t want to be someone else are the Joker and Rachel. And so, while they all work together, I think Gordon, Batman and Dent all, to varying degrees, secretly resent each other. The Joker sees these fractures and exploits them brilliantly."
—Chris Sims, Andy Khouri, and David Uzumeri on
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight"There are two wars going on. The one out there, and the one in here, and we're losing both of them."
— Captain Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager, "Scorpion, Part Two"
I shifted my weight from one leg to the other and observed the humans around me.
Relationships were changing.
Loyalties were shifting.
There were unspoken animosities and hidden agendas.
The decisions were becoming more about emotions than tactics. The resistance was jeopardizing its ability to be effective.
I had been told this might happen.
Relationships were changing.
Loyalties were shifting.
There were unspoken animosities and hidden agendas.
The decisions were becoming more about emotions than tactics. The resistance was jeopardizing its ability to be effective.
I had been told this might happen.
—Animorphs #52: The Sacrifice
"What little there is left of the ancient records show that our ancestors set out from Earth. The second generation divided into two rival factions over how the ship should be run. The difference of opinion became an argument for the third, a feud with the fourth, a war with the fifth generation. A very bitter and bloody war."
— Tandor, Earthsearch
"An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That's dead... forever."
—Helmut Zemo, Captain America: Civil War
"The best thing about the alt-right is that, if you just wait long enough, they'll fall out with each other and then come tell you why they're shit. You don't even have to criticise them; they'll do it themselves when they realise that they hate each other."
"Jaehaerys called the Great Council to prevent a war being fought over his succession. For he knew the cold truth. The only thing that could tear down the House of the Dragon was itself."
—Rhaenyra Targaryen, House of the Dragon
Storm: How dare you?! Who do you think you are, Cable, to speak so?!! You know nothing of us — not the X-Men, nor X-Factor, nor New Mutants — or of the dream that brought us together!
Cable: Do you, Storm? Do any of you, anymore? Splintered into a handful of teams — running all over the map, no focus, less direction, half the time doing your enemies' job for them.
— Uncanny X-Men #273
"We all claim to be striving to fulfill Xavier's dream of human and mutant coexistence, but all we seem to do is battle other mutants and stick it to the shadows."
— Havok, X-Factor (1991) #149
Professor X: You plotted against my X-Men, not once, but many times.
Sebastian Shaw: Yes, I did, And you in your turn waged war on me. Because even as a mutant safe house, the Hellfire Club threatened your empire-building. Face it, Charles. We were supposed to be the clever ones. The visionaries. You. Me. Eric. And all we've ever done is to fight each other until our knuckles bled.
— X-Men: Endangered Species (one-shot)
