Democracy says that the popular vote can take right away and once taken away the act is sanctioned and upheld by all laws, human and divine. I deny it. I say it is a wrong, however it is perpetuated. Why, mothers. What do you care how you are robbed of your babe? The question is not how it is done, the outrage is that it is done at all. -Owen Lovejoy-

A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread — and Thou -“Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám” tr. Edward FitzGerald-

Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace. -Benito Juárez-

If you say that there are elephants flying in the sky, people are not going to believe you. But if you say that there are four hundred and twenty-five elephants flying in the sky, people will probably believe you. -Gabriel García Márquez-

If I tick you off from time to time, well, it’s not for lack of trying. -Dan Walker-

The pilot should be situationally aware of the proximity to terrain … and take the necessary flight control action to avoid contact with it. -FAA Airplane Flying Handbook-

The computer and its information cannot answer any of the fundamental questions we need to address to make our lives more meaningful and humane. The computer is… a magnificent toy that distracts us from facing what we most need to confront — spiritual emptiness, knowledge of ourselves, usable conceptions of the past and future. -Neil Postman-

No human being is illegal. -Elie Wiesel-

There have always been days when I ask myself, “So, am I the cup bearer or the baker?” -Ken Schenck-

My dreams are in basic black and white, but my nightmares, on the other hand, are in vivid, lifelike color! -Brutus Thornapple, “The Born Loser”-