"He robbed from the rich, and he gave to the poor
He stood up to the Man and he gave him what for
Our love for him now ain't hard to explain
The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne..."
He stood up to the Man and he gave him what for
Our love for him now ain't hard to explain
The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne..."
— "The Ballad of Jayne Cobb", Firefly, "Jaynestown"
"I'll be gorramned... that's where that cash went! I stole that money from Higgins like the song says. Lifted me one of his hovercraft, but I got tagged by anti-aircraft and started losin' altitude. Had to dump them strongboxes to stay airborne. [takes a drink] Sixty thousand. Untraceable. And I dropped it right square in the middle of mud farmer central."
— Jayne realizes just what the hell happened, Firefly, "Jaynestown"
"All of you! You think there's someone just gonna drop money on ya?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me."
— Jayne, Firefly, "Jaynestown"
Bird: It [a giant statue] was of great symbolic importance to our ancestors. It's called "Arthur Dent Throwing The Nutrimatic Cup".
Arthur Dent: Sorry, what did you say?
Arthur Dent: Sorry, what did you say?
"I'm not a good person. In fact, this is the only good thing I've ever done, and I did it by accident."
— BoJack, BoJack Horseman, "Out to Sea"
"Please f*ck up more!"
— Rex Mohs after Target Employee inadvertently plugs a hole in their spaceship with a Whopper, Scott The Woz, "Borderline Forever"
"His last act worked good but of no credit to him."
— J. R. R. Tolkien on Gollum
Sasha: Woah... Is that the king? With the music box?
Grime: If it is, it's a really good thing we stopped him.
Grime: If it is, it's a really good thing we stopped him.
— A pair of villains upon realizing the king they just overthrew had horrifying ambitions on his own, Amphibia
I see the gods in battle rage on high
Thunderbolts across the sky
I cannot move; I cannot hide
I feel a silent scream begin inside...
Then all at once, the chaos ceased
A stillness fell, a sudden peace
The warriors felt my silent cry
And stayed their struggle, mystified
Thunderbolts across the sky
I cannot move; I cannot hide
I feel a silent scream begin inside...
Then all at once, the chaos ceased
A stillness fell, a sudden peace
The warriors felt my silent cry
And stayed their struggle, mystified
— Rush, "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres", "Cygnus (Bringer of Balance)"
