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“ It is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. ”
 
— Rear Admiral "Amazing Grace" Hopper, USN
“ I lead because you choose to follow, not because I know where I'm going. ”
 
“ A day without laughter is a wasted day. ”
 
“ Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope. ”
 
“ If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren't really there. ”
 
— Paul Kantner, co-founder of Jefferson Airplane
“ No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat; as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat. ”
 
— Deng Xiaoping (1962, actually a Sichuan proverb)
“ Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. ”
 
— Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, USN
“ Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. ”
 
“ Nuts! ”
 
“ Some people make things happen, other watch things happen, while the rest wonder WTF has happened. ”
 
— Anon.
“ You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?" ”
 
“ Wikipedia is for people who want to know stuff and share the stuff they know with people who know stuff that they don't. ”
 
“ The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. ”
 
“ We're here to preserve democracy, not practice it. ”
 
— Captain Frank Ramsey, USN, Crimson Tide
“ Mister Hunter. I've made a decision. I'm Captain of this boat. NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP! ”
 
— Captain Frank Ramsey, USN, Crimson Tide
“ Believe me, woman, if I could walk on water, I'd carry you out into the middle of a lake and hold your head under water until the bubbles stopped! ”
 
“ Off throne … he's off throne! That can't be good. ”
 
— Loki (upon unexpectedly seeing Odin), Son of the Mask
“ We tried to stop her by hitting her fists and feet with our faces, but … ”
 
— Charles Gunn (describing a fight with Darla), Offspring (Angel episode)
“ Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Humpty Dumpty hired an attorney and settled out of court for an undisclosed sum of money and ownership of the wall.		 ”
 
— Dot

[edit] Pinky and the Brain

“ Pinky: OK, Brain, but how will I recognize Moses?
Brain: He's a tall man with a long, white beard and a staff.
Pinky: Is it a large staff, or just a publicist and a Girl Friday?		 ”
 
“ Pinky: Gee, Brain, are we going to push the corner of the envelope?
Brain: No, Pinky, but we may get as far as the sticky stuff near the edge.		 ”
 
“ Brain: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Pinky: I think so, Brain, but if Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, then why does he keep doing it?		 ”
 

[edit] SciFi quotes

[edit] Babylon 5

“ I am the right hand of vengeance and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart! I am Death incarnate, and the last living thing that you will ever see. God sent me! ”
 
— Susan Ivanova, when asked, "Who are you?"
— Babylon 5, Between the Darkness and the Light
“ I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I would like to look up into your lifeless eyes and wave like this. (He wiggles his fingers like a small child.) Can you and your associates arrange that for me, Mr. Morden? ”
 
— Vir Cotto, when asked, "What do you want?" by Mr. Morden
— Babylon 5, In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum

[edit] Space: Above and Beyond

“ Priest: Colonel! Colonel McQueen! Do you need to make peace with your maker?
Lt. Col. "T. C." McQueen: My maker was some geek in a lab coat with an eyedropper and a petri dish. What do I need to make peace with him for?
Priest: In times of war we must all make peace with our maker.
Lt. Col. "T. C." McQueen: Well, I don't think our maker wants to hear from me right now, because He know I'm going to go out in this plane, and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe. And when I get back, I'm going to drink a bottle of scotch as if it was Chiggy Von Richtofen's blood and celebrate his death.
Priest: (visibly shaken) Amen.		 ”
 

[edit] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

“ There is a theory that states that if anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizzare and inexplicable.
There is another which states that this has already happened.		 ”
 

[edit] Miscellaneous

“ Outside the box is where I live, sir! ”
 
“ Fear leads to anger ... anger leads to hate ... hate leads to suffering. ”
 
— Yoda
“ If they board the ship, they'll rape us to death, eat our flesh, and sew our skin to their clothes … and if we're very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order. ”
 
“ I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And I am all out of bubble gum. ”
 
— John Nada , They Live
“ It is a good day to die! ”
 
— Worf
“ Humans are so backward that they still call their home planet, "Dirt." ”
 
— (I still have to research this one)

[edit] The Five Stages of Acquisition

“ A collectible is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it. ”
 

In addition to the 285 Rules, Ferengi recognize five Stages of Acquisition:

  1. Infatuation : An unreasoning love or attraction. — "I want it."
  2. Justification : Moral excuse used to explain. — "I must have it!"
  3. Appropriation : To take to one's self in exclusion of others. — "IT'S MINE AT LAST!"
  4. Obsession : A compulsive or irrational preoccupation. — "Precious!"
  5. Resale : The action of selling something previously bought. — "Make me an offer for it."

This teaches us that all Good Things must inevitably come to an end … no matter how much you want something, or what it costs you to posses it, there will come a day that you are willing to part with it … for a profit, of course … so, enjoy the Fourth Stage while it lasts. ;-)

Your goals should be to make your Obsession (ownership) stage last longer than the first three stages combined, or to get at least twice what you paid for it … and always remember:

NRFB! : Never Remove From Box!

Happy Editing! — 72.75.110.142 (talk) 00:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)