Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him! (said after capture of Saddam) George W. Bush, BBC/CNN

Remember that the evil which is now in the world will only get more powerful, and that it is not evil which conquers evil, but only love. The Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, Letter, 1917

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. Robert Lynd, Book-“The Pleasures of Ignorance” (1921)

I wasted time, now time doth waste me. William Shakespeare, Richard II

I must be an optimist, because a pessimist is never disappointed. Janis Joplin, Biography of Joplin by Myra Freidman

I have learned that the less I pay attention, the more often I am pleasantly suprised. Raymond Justice

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Michael Crichton, Caltech Michelin Lecture, January 17, 2003

If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex? Art Hoppe