It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way. -Dickens, Tale of Two Cities

"Don't argue with idiots; they only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

If you're a cynic, everyone's corrupt. If you're an idealist, everyone's corrupt, except you.

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"The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those that do not have it." - George Bernard Shaw

"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." -Morpheus

They outrageous, them rules. Who live in this cider house? Who grindin' up those apples, pressin' that cider, cleanin' up all this mess? Who just plain live here, just breathin' in that vinegar? Well, someone who don't live here made those rules. Those rules ain't for us. We are supposed to make our own rules. And we do. Every single day. -Arthur Rose, Cider House Rules

"In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance; in Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock."--Harry Lime in "The Third Man. (Orson Welles)

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." -Tolstoy

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the darkness at Tan Hauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die." -Roy, Blade Runner

"We have now sunk to a depth at which re-statement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." -George Orwell

"A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims." Ayn Rand

"Impressive. Most impressive. Obi-Wan has taught you well." "Search your feelings, you *know* it to be true!" "Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?" "The Force is strong with you. But you are not a Jedi yet." "I hope so for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am."

-Vader

Luke: All right, I'll give it a try. Yoda: No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try.

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call the Twilight Zone."

"You see in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns--and those who dig--YOU dig." -The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly