"'Son I am able' she said 'though you scare me', 'Watch' said I, 'Beloved' I
 said 'Watch me scare you', 'Though' said she 'able am I son'..."
                        -- They Might Be Giants, "I Palindrome I"

               No labour bestowed upon a worthless thing can be productive
               of fruit; even by a hundred efforts a crane cannot be made  
               to talk like a parrot.                                      

                                             The Hitopadesa (600?-1100? A.D.)

In times of extremity, the people of Israel less often
sought refuge in drink, or suicide, than any other race of Europe...
The Jews hid their bravery under the cloak of submissiveness;
their heroism in facing contempt surpasses that of saints.
     -Friedrich Nietzsche, "The Dawn", Aphorism 205  (1861)

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet,
balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying,
take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,
analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer,
cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects

     - Lazarus Long 

"Game over boys!"
                        -- Mr. Flibble