Creation has the truth written all over it — the age of the universe, the history of the world — but nine-tenths of mankind either don’t know it or think it’s a sham, because it isn’t what their book or their prophet says, and it isn’t cozy or manipulable enough. -Sheri S. Tepper-

All the mathematical sciences are founded on the relations between physical laws and laws of numbers. -James Clerk Maxwell-

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. -Groucho Marx-

Could it be that I don’t make sense because you don’t have a clue? -Loretta Lockhorn, “The Lockhorns”-

Good night, sleep tight, and don’t let the bedbugs bite.

I advise my students to listen carefully the moment they decide to take no more mathematics courses. They might be able to hear the sound of closing doors. -James Caballero-

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

A file that big? … It might be very useful … But now it is gone. (error messages in haiku)

It’s extremely difficult to second guess the American Navy, because the Americans rarely read their doctrine, and don’t feel compelled to follow it when they do. -Admiral Sergei Gorshkov, Soviet Union-