The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. -Muriel Rukeyser-

Thar’s gold in them thar hills.

Being smart turns people on. Announcing how smart you are turns them off. -Marshall Goldsmith-

I don’t know what the language of the year 2000 will look like, but I know it will be called Fortran. -C.A.R. Hoare (1982)-

Computer viruses are an urban legend. -Peter Norton (1988)-

The problem of viruses is temporary and will be solved in two years. -John McAfee (1988)-

With what reason canst thou expect that thy children should follow thy good instructions, when thou thyself givest them an ill example? Thou dost but as it were beckon to them with thy head, and shew them the way to heaven by thy good counsel, but thou takest them by the hand and leadest them in the way to hell by thy contrary example. -John Tillotson-

I’m dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It’s the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you never know when they’re going to do something incredibly… stupid. -Jack Sparrow, “Pirates of the Caribbean”-

Back in the days of old, when men were bold, and women were glad of it.

About tonight’s game I tell you with confidence, one team will win. And I can tell you the score of the game before it even starts: it’s zero to zero.