"High expectations are the key to everything."
(Sam Walton)

"Whenever things sound easy, it turns out there's one part you didn't hear."
(Donald E. Westlake)

"Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it."
(Sam Ewing)

"The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools."
(Doug Larson)

"Good, Fast, Cheap: Pick two."
(Unknown)

"Every old idea will be proposed again with a different name and a different presentation, regardless of whether it works."
(Unknown)

"If there is something you've got to do and a way to enjoy it, you'd be a fool to do it any other way."
(Thomas M. Disch)

"Sometimes we are inclined to class those who are once-and-a-half witted with the half-witted, because we appreciate only a third part of their wit."
(Henry David Thoreau)

"Try, try again, then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it."
(W.C. Fields)

"Reality is an illusion sustained by those who put limits on their imaginations."
(Schonhardt)

Bumperstickers:
"I brake for no apparent reason."
"Horn broken. Watch for finger."
"I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian."
"A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory."
"Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs."
"Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off NOW."
"It's lonely at the top, but you eat better."
"Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot."
"Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else."
"There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't."
"Ever stop to think and forget to start again?"

If there is one thing that I hope you will take away from all this, it is how trivial and useless numerical metrics are. Don't let the -----s tell you that your GPA, or the amount of money you make, or ... is any measure of your worth; you are the only judge of that. And most
important: Question All Authorities. Don't take anything for granted.
--Shamim P. Mohamed

"The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!" -- Bill Watterson's Calvin

"It is an ill wind that blows no minds" -- Malaclypse the Younger

It can be shown that for any nutty theory, beyond-the-fringe political view, or strange religion there exists a proponent on the Net. The proof is left as an exercise for your kill-file.

"The only thing that can console one for being poor is extravagance. The only thing that can console one for being rich is economy. -- Oscar Wilde

"Just because it's my gun doesn't mean I'm the one who fired it. OK, I fired it, but I didn't think I'd hit any civilians. Well, yes, it did occur to me that I might hit one or two civilians. But I really never thought I
would hit all of them." -- Axly

"Oh where is the sea?", the fishies cried, as they swam its clearness through.

I think sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it.