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"I've been thinking about Kikyo. She and I are completely different. There's all this talk that I'm this reincarnation of her. Even if that's true, I'm still not Kikyo. My heart belongs to me."
Kagome Higurashi, Inuyasha
Fan Works
"No, no, no, no, no... I am like you, but I am not like you, in all the ways that matter. You will NEVER have me. I will NOT become like YOU!"
— Vivienne Graham to Ghidorah, Abraxas (Hrodvitnon)
"She didn't know what had possessed her to say those words in her current company – for she knew that the others wouldn't understand – but she couldn't stand the thought of Valmont comparing himself to Shendu. In her eyes – she didn't know whether it had always been so, or if this was something new – Valmont was a scumbag criminal who would stoop to any means and do anything and everything just for a little money. But Shendu, despite being a lying, murderous and evil demon, had at times shown some form of honour, and he was more sophisticated and regal than Valmont. Valmont hid what he was behind an air of aristocracy and superiority that made her blood boil, but Shendu let you know up-front what you were dealing with. That little shred of honesty, no matter how vile in its using, still made Shendu more worthy to Valerie than Valmont could ever hope to be."
Film — Animated
"There is a difference between you and me. We both looked into the abyss, but when it looked back at us... you blinked."
— Batman to Owlman, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
"You... should stop comparing me to Metro Man!"
— Tighten to Megamind, Megamind
Film — Live-Action
Ryan: If I could tell you, I would. but I'm just a soldier, like you.
Cooper: No stripes. No insignia. A suit in a uniform does not make a soldier.
Cooper: No stripes. No insignia. A suit in a uniform does not make a soldier.
Francisco Scaramanga: At a million dollars a contract, I can afford to [live well], Mr Bond. You work for peanuts, a hearty 'well done' from her Majesty the Queen, and a pittance of a pension. Apart from that, we are the same. [raises glass in a toast] To us, Mr Bond. We are the best.
James Bond: There's a useful four-letter word, and you're full of it. When I kill, it's on the specific orders of my government, and those I kill are themselves killers.
Francisco Scaramanga: Now, come, come, Mr. Bond. You disappoint me. You get as much fulfillment out of killing as I do, so why don't you admit it?
James Bond: I admit killing you would be a pleasure...
James Bond: There's a useful four-letter word, and you're full of it. When I kill, it's on the specific orders of my government, and those I kill are themselves killers.
Francisco Scaramanga: Now, come, come, Mr. Bond. You disappoint me. You get as much fulfillment out of killing as I do, so why don't you admit it?
James Bond: I admit killing you would be a pleasure...
Literature
"Would the two, for his enlightenment, try to ascertain just what they had in common, and why they belonged to the same party? This resulted in much debating, in the formulating of two carefully worded propositions. First, that a Socialist believes in the common ownership and democratic management of the means of producing the necessities of life; and, second, that a Socialist believes that the means by which this is to be brought about is the class-conscious political organization of the wage-earners. Thus far they were as one; but no farther."
You and I are both willing to give things up to reach our goals. But we have real different ideas when it comes to deciding who does the sacrificing and who gets sacrificed.
Live-Action TV
Barry: Janice, you can, because we want the same thing. We, we wanna be happy. We want love. We want a life. And we're doing it, Janice. We're the same.
Detective Moss: But we're not. We're not the same, Barry. 'Cause I'm a cop and you're a fucking murderer.
Detective Moss: But we're not. We're not the same, Barry. 'Cause I'm a cop and you're a fucking murderer.
— Barry
Walter: I was told the man I would be meeting with is very careful. A cautious man. I believe we're alike in that way. If you are who I think you are, you should give me another chance.
Gus: I don't think we're alike at all, Mr. White. You're not a cautious man at all. Your partner was late. And he was high. He's high often, isn't he? You have poor judgement. I cannot work with someone with poor judgement.
Gus: I don't think we're alike at all, Mr. White. You're not a cautious man at all. Your partner was late. And he was high. He's high often, isn't he? You have poor judgement. I cannot work with someone with poor judgement.
—Breaking Bad, "Mandala"
Light Yagami: I really can't forgive criminals. I realised it, Dad. (Voices breaks with every passing word) Even someone like me... There's something even I can do to serve the world.
Sochiro Yagami: How does killing people SERVE THE WORLD?!
Light: (In tears) I'VE SACRIFICED A LOT OF THINGS, TOO! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE MUST UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL! We're working for the same thing. To protect the peace for everyone. With that notebook, I can create a world without crime! I'M JUST LIKE YOU!
Sochiro: You're wrong.
Sochiro Yagami: How does killing people SERVE THE WORLD?!
Light: (In tears) I'VE SACRIFICED A LOT OF THINGS, TOO! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE MUST UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL! We're working for the same thing. To protect the peace for everyone. With that notebook, I can create a world without crime! I'M JUST LIKE YOU!
Sochiro: You're wrong.
"You think we're alike because there's a darkness inside both of us, but the difference is, I know how to control mine."
— Bruce Wayne to Jeremiah Valeska, Gotham
Video Games
"I faced another like younote , living dead. But her strength was born from anger and sadness. Yours has no reason. It stems from your plain malevolence."
— Final to Peketo, The Black Heart
Gorilla Grodd: Look at us. Three kings...
Aquaman: A king, Grodd? You're a brute.
Black Adam: A true leader serves his people. You only serve yourself.
Aquaman: A king, Grodd? You're a brute.
Black Adam: A true leader serves his people. You only serve yourself.
"Sucks to be you, Goenitz! Storms won't shake me or the Earth!"
—Orochi Yashiro to Goenitz, The King of Fighters XV
Akechi: Who cares? My targets were all doing the same damn thing in this eat or be eaten world. All I did was remove their evil from society. How is that any different from the Phantom Thieves?
Ann: We're not murderers!
Ann: We're not murderers!
Western Animation
Luz: Hey, forget what that girl said. I know what it's like to want to run away from home. I did the same thing.
Vee: You and I are not the same. You had a mom that loved you, a home, a life! You had it good! And you still wanted to run away! I... I didn't have a choice.
Vee: You and I are not the same. You had a mom that loved you, a home, a life! You had it good! And you still wanted to run away! I... I didn't have a choice.
Luz: Does that make us as bad as Belos?
Titan: What? Have you been drinking Eda's home-made apple blood?
Luz: Well, Belos says he's trying to save humanity and we're saying we want to save our families, so isn't that the same thing? Don't- don't these feelings come from the same place?
Titan: You assume Belos's goal comes from a genuine place. But that man doesn't care about anything but the need to be the hero of his own delusion. And because of that, he fears what he can't control.
Titan: What? Have you been drinking Eda's home-made apple blood?
Luz: Well, Belos says he's trying to save humanity and we're saying we want to save our families, so isn't that the same thing? Don't- don't these feelings come from the same place?
Titan: You assume Belos's goal comes from a genuine place. But that man doesn't care about anything but the need to be the hero of his own delusion. And because of that, he fears what he can't control.
Killmonger: We're different people, Tony.
Tony Stark: What, gearhead kids with missing dads? What's the difference?
Killmonger: The difference between you and me is that you can't see the difference between you and me.
Tony Stark: What, gearhead kids with missing dads? What's the difference?
Killmonger: The difference between you and me is that you can't see the difference between you and me.
Miscellaneous
"When people thought the Earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the Earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the Earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the Earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together."
