A ship-of-war is the best ambassador. -Oliver Cromwell-

Die not important. All men die. What matters is how you die. -Friday, “Robinson Crusoe”-

We call our local star the Sun. I wonder what it is called in other parts of the galaxy.

Perfect prior planning prevents piss-poor performance.

I myself find the division of the world into an objective and a subjective side much too arbitrary. The fact that religions through the ages have spoken in images, parables, and paradoxes means simply that there are no other ways of grasping the reality to which they refer. But that does not mean that it is not a genuine reality. And splitting this reality into an objective and a subjective side won’t get us very far. -Niels Bohr-

War does not determine who is right — only who is left.

Computer files: save your work often. Jesus saves.

For many, saying Microsoft Windows is the best computer system they’ve used is like saying Earth is the best planet they have lived on. They lack any reference or comparison.

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back!

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. -Benjamin Franklin-