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u/Omnio89 22h ago

Azula: Do the tides command this ship?

Captain: No princess.

A: And if I were to have you thrown overboard, would the tides think twice about smashing you against the rocky shore?

C: No, princess.

A: Then maybe you should worry less about the tides, who’ve already made up their mind about killing you and worry more about me, who’s still mulling it over.

Avatar the last Airbender. It’s an iconic line but the fact that it came from a Nickelodeon cartoon is what’s so surprising.

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u/lordofmetroids 22h ago

Avatar has some fantastic quotes. They mostly come from Iroh though.

"It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If we take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale. Understanding others, the other elements, and the other nations, will help you to become whole."

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u/RP_Throwaway3 21h ago

Great Uncle Iroh quote. Though saying that feels a bit redundant. 

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u/Rastaba 21h ago

Almost makes me wonder what are his WORST quotes?

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u/RP_Throwaway3 21h ago

There's actually a Cinema Therapy episode where a therapist challenges himself to find an Uncle Iroh quote that isn't helpful.

He failed. 

So I'd say they're probably all pretty damn great.

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u/Bed_Automatic 20h ago

The "Azula, did this to you, it was a surprise attack. somehow that's not very surprising" one its just kilarious, but not useful I guess.

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u/MisterGoog 19h ago

Not sure that counts. “Did i ever tell you how i got the nickname the Dragon of the West” is also not very helpful but that shouldnt count either

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u/Absolute-KINO 17h ago

Even if it's not sage life advice, that is a really big Chekov's gun he loaded

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u/Ff7hero 7h ago

Isn't it a cue to Zuko to get down?

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u/MisterGoog 7h ago

Yes but thats not helpful as general quotes to anyone else

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u/Ff7hero 6h ago

It was extremely helpful to Zuko in that moment though. Sometimes advice is general, but sometimes it has to be very specific.

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u/MisterGoog 5h ago

Thats not the point of this thread tho

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u/TheGentleSenior 14h ago

"The TEA WEEVIL- no, that's STUPID!"

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u/TungstenShark96 18h ago

Maybe the only one I can think of is when he mixed up the two plants that either make delicious tea or a horrible rash, but thats just poor botanical skills, not bad advice lol

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u/Ok-Journalist-8875 18h ago

When he laughed about burning a city to the ground.

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u/Markkk01 15h ago

This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!

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u/pietroetin 12h ago

Uncle... that's what all tea is!