Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won’t be made safer by creating barriers between people. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future. -Michael Palin-

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

It never fails to amaze me. You’re alive, then you’re dead. No horns, no flashing lights, no fanfare. You’re just dead. -Maj. Margaret Houlihan, “M*A*S*H”-

Dagwood: Why did you ask me to choose if you had already made up your mind? Blondie: I was hoping you’d make the right choice. -“Blondie”-

A teacher who is attempting to teach, without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn, is hammering on a cold iron. -Horace Mann-

I still get laughed at but it doesn’t bother me, I’m just so glad to hear laughter around me. -Amanda Palmer-

Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve. -Max Planck-

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -George Santayana-

Parents: just when you think you’ve got them pegged, they turn around and show you they love you. -Capt. B.F. “Hawkeye” Pierce, “M*A*S*H”-