Ellen: Now, if Bill doesn’t make it-
Tigh: He’ll make it.
Ellen: If he doesn’t, this will be your ship, your command. All I’m saying is you need...
Tigh: This is Bill Adama’s ship. [cut to CIC: Tigh now addressing the rest of the crew] This is his command. His orders are still the word of the gods on this ship. Just so we’re clear. This will be Adama’s command until the day he dies. And we are not going to let him die. So say we all.
— Battlestar Galactica (2003) when Colonel Tigh is forced to take command after Commander Adama is shot.
"I'll be the puppet and do my dance, and you can keep the details to yourself. [...] I know what's important to you is real power, but with real power comes real responsibility, and I don't want any of that shit. I just want the money... and the illusion of power... and puss."
— Dennis Reynolds, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
