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Many [[inscription]] names appear to be references pulled from across popular culture--popular quotes and sayings, books, music, plays, television, and film.

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! Inscription || class="unsortable" | Origin || class="unsortable" | Reference
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|Strength and Honor ||Motto of [[w:2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)|2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division]]|| A salutation between soldiers. Motto of the Roman legionaries based from the movie [[w:Gladiator_(2000_film)|''Gladiator'']].
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|Guided by Fate ||   || Possible reference to Diablo 1 shrine "The hands of men may be guided by fate" which granted +2 dexterity
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|Dance with Death || Medieval allegory of death. The Danse Macabre (French) or Totentanz (German). ||Terry Goodkind's character Richard Rahl from the "Sword of Truth" series, and his study of swordplay.
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|Too Much Information ||   ||Likely a reference to the popular saying.
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|To the Pain! || Quote from the film [[w:The_Princess_Bride_(film)|''The Princess Bride'']].|| "To the Pain!" is a declaration of a very long and drawn out method of torture with the same name.
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|Brawn over Brains ||   || Possibly a reversal of the popular saying "Brain over Brawn".
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|Vengeance is Mine || Biblical || Hebrews 10:30, Romans 12:19, Deuteronomy 32:35. In popular culture, a phrase often used by Stewie in "Family Guy."
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|Don't Fear the Reaper ||   || Likely a reference to the song of the same name by the band "Blue Öyster Cult".
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|I have the power! || The popular 1980s (and 2002) cartoon "HE-MAN and the Masters of the Universe" || Quote often used by [[w:Prince Adam|Prince Adam]] upon completing his transformation into [[w:He-Man|He-Man]] (while wielding his Sword of Power).
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|Hale and Hearty || Idiom || Refers to a person with vitality.
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|Have Faith ||   || Likely a reference to the same popular saying.
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|Don't call it a comeback! || Quote from rap artist LL Cool J.||  
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|I am Sorrow. || Shakespeare || Likely from Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'': "I am sorrow for thee". Possibly a reference to Chaucer's ''The Book of the Duchess'': "For I am sorrow, and sorrow is I".
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|Seize the Day || Latin || Translation of the Latin phrase "Carpe Diem." Also a song by Avenged Sevenfold by the same name, or may be a reference to a favourite quote of Robert Keating in Dead Poets Society movie. Also a quote from the old man who gets his marbles back at the end of "Hook".
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|Don't Think Twice ||   || Possibly Bob Dylan: [[Wikipedia:Don't Think Twice|Don't think twice, It's All Right]]
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|Let the Memory Live Again ||   ||Possibly a reference to a line from the song "Memory" from the musical [[w:Cats (musical)|Cats]]
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|Aptitude not Attitude || Quote || Zig Ziglar's quote on learning. Possibly a reversal on the common saying.
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|Not the face! ||   || Likely a quote from the movie [[w:Blazing_Saddles|''Blazing Saddles'']]. Also used in the popular Halo machinima, Red vs. Blue. Also Arthur's battle cry from 'The Tick' May also be a reference to the final words of [[w:Joachim_Murat|Joachim Murat]], King of the Two Sicilies, who ordered his own firing squad to shoot for his heart and avoid his face.
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|Leaf on the Wind || Popular Saying || Likely a quote from the movie [[w:Serenity_(film)|''Serenity'']]. The full quote being "I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar."
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|Like a Rolling Stone||   || Likely a reference to the Bob Dylan song of the same name. Also likely to be a reference to the saying that a rolling stone gathers no moss. Could also be to the band "The Rolling Stones" or to Hank Williams song "Lost Highway."
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|Riders on the Storm ||   ||Likely a reference to the song of the same name by the band "The Doors". A reference to a movie Storm Riders perhaps.
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|Sleep Now in the Fire ||   ||Title of a song by the band "Rage Against the Machine".
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|Through Thick and Thin || Popular Saying || Dating back to at least the 10th century when it appeared in the Exeter Book, a collection of poetry from Anglo-Saxon England. People use this idiom when they want to describe pressing on through any obstacle, or sticking with something to the very end. Also a repetitive line in Echo and the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon."
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|The Riddle of Steel||  ||A plot element from the 1982 film ''Conan the Barbarian''.
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|Sheltered by Faith || Biblical ||Ephesians 6:16 "...take up the large shield of faith..."
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|Run For Your Life! ||  ||Possibly a reference to the Beatles song [[w:Run_For_Your_Life | Run For Your Life]]
Possibly a reference to the Iron Maiden song "Run To The Hills" ''"Run to the hills, Run for your life"''

Possibly a reference to the movie Silent Night, Deadly Night, wherein the main character is told to do so by his maddened grandfather
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|Nothing to Fear||  ||Possibly a reference to the phrase "Nothing to fear but fear itself".
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|Luck of the Draw||  ||Possibly a reference to the same popular saying.
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|Fear Cuts Deeper||  ||Possibly a reference to "A Song of Ice and Fire", a fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin.
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|I Can See Clearly Now ||  ||Likely a reference to the theme song "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash.
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|Swift as the Wind ||   ||Likely a reference to the song "Swift as the Wind" by The Incredible String Band
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|Strength of Body ||  ||Possibly a partial reference to many martial arts "Strength of body and mind."
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|Cast Out the Unclean ||  ||Possibly a reference to exorcism
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|Pure of Heart || Biblical || Reference to the Beatitudes: "Blessed are the pure in heart.." (Matthew 5:8)
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|Soundness of Mind ||  || A reference to the popular saying "Have a sound mind", meaning to think clearly through a decision.
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|Only the Strong Survive||  ||Possibly a reference to the movie of the same name.
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|Hail to the King||  ||One of the one-liners by Ash the hero in [[w:Army_of_Darkness|''Army of Darkness'']]. Possibly a reference to a famous saying by Duke Nukem in Duke Nukem 3D "Hail To The King, Baby"
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|Faith is My Shield||  ||A phrase used by the Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 book series and RTS games. Could also be a biblical reference to Ephesians 6:16.
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|Might Makes Right||  ||A popular saying originating from Plato's ''The Republic'', 380 BC: "I proclaim that might is right, justice, the interest of the stronger."
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|Knowing is Half the Battle. || Quote from the cartoon [[w:G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe]]. || A reference to popular saying taken from the cartoon's [[w:Public service announcement|PSAs]].
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|Man for All Seasons ||  ||Likely a reference to the play of the same name by Robert Bolt. Also a Robbie Williams Song and theme for Movie Johnny English
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|Survival of the Fittest || [[w:Herbert Spencer|Herbert Spencer's]] description of evolution.|| Principles of Biology of 1864, vol. 1, p. 444, writing "This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called "natural selection, ...".
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|Ignorance is Bliss ||  ||Possibly a reference to the same popular saying.
Possibly a reference to a quote from the movie The Matrix.
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|Life is Pain || Translation of saying attributed to [[w:Siddhārtha Gautama|Siddhārtha Gautama]] ||Probably a reference to the movie [[w:The_Princess_Bride_(film)|''The Princess Bride'']]. "Life is pain, Highness! Anyone who says otherwise is selling something."
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|Down But Not Out ||  || Boxing reference. Possible a reference to the line "I'm down, but not out!" in the Incubus song Beware! Criminal
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|Be Just and Fear Not || From Shakespeare's [[wikipedia:Henry_VIII(play)|Henry VIII]]|| This is written on a tombstone in the wedding scene of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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|Live for Today ||  ||Possibly a reference to Einstein's quote "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop asking questions." Also might be a reference to the 1967 song "Let's Live for Today," by The Grass Roots.
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|Master of My Domain ||  ||Probably a reference to the episode of the television series "Seinfeld" called "The Contest" where the characters frequently say "Master of my domain".
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|Serenity Now ||  ||Likely a reference to the episode of television series "Seinfeld" named "The Serenity Now".
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|Forget Me Not ||  || Possibly a reference to the flower of the same name.
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|Measure for Measure ||  ||Possibly a reference to the Shakespearean play of the same name.
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|Show me the money! || Phrase used in sports management, esp. boxing. || Likely a reference to the well known phrase from the movie [[w:Jerry Maguire|''Jerry Maguire'']]. Also a known cheat for Starcraft and Dungeon Keeper 2.
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