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Well there you have it—one thing is perfectly clear: people are not perfectly clear. Doug Batchelor

Shit, Warren, you got a habit of calling a horse’s ass a horse’s ass. Noble Willingham as Buford Sells in Up Close and Personal

When you see the world through a duck shaped lens, everything looks vaguely like a duck. anonymous

I don’t need to hear what you don’t need to say. Diana Muldaur as Katherine Pulaski in Star Trek: The Next Generation S2E14 (“The Icarus Factor”)

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Henry David Thoreau

Never stop seeking what seems unattainable. Stephanie Niznik as The Wraith in Star Trek: Enterprise S1E18 (“Rogue Planet”)

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake

And the truth about me is not that I’m really volatile and I’m unstable, but that I’m really vibrant, and the color of my sorrow is just as bright as the stripes of my delight. Jenny Slate on All Things Considered

A promise is a prison, Elnor. Do not make yourself another’s jailer. Amirah Vann as Zani in Star Trek: Picard S1E4, (“Absolute Candor”)

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Edmund Burke (1770)

You are incapable of that level of incompetence. Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation S4E8

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Winston Churchill

Maybe sometimes it’s better to be broken than to be hardened. David Kaczynski

When you make diplomacy impossible, you make war inevitable. Tim Kaine

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. Thomas Paine (1795)

Reality is nothing more than a persistent illusion. Albert Einstein

You wake up in the morning, your paint’s peeling, your curtains are gone, and the water is boiling. Which problem do you deal with first? None of them—the building’s on fire! Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in House, S2E16

If that were true, it would certainly make sense. Do you think I could tell you it’s true? Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in House, S5E2 (“Not Cancer”)

Nothing unreal exists. Leonard Nimoy as Spock in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Don’t be an inverted iceberg where more is seen than unseen. Lori

Fortuna est quae fit cum praeparatio in occasionem incidit. Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca

Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation. Zig Ziglar

Anything worth doing is worth doing quickly, because science moves on, and we’re all mortal, and you want to do things. Eric Cornell, Nova S35E1 (“Absolute Zero”)

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke (disputed)

There’s no point in trying to be more right than correct. Dave Plummer

If things were different, they wouldn’t be the same. Michael Zaslow as Willard Tappan in Law & Order S5E9

You need to know this if you don’t already: I am politically insensitive, I am culturally controversial. That is what I do, okay. I am not politically correct and I wear that with pride. Ralphie May

It’s not a good idea to scream fire every time somebody lights a match. Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in House, S2E21

It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary. Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is a difference between keeping an open mind and believing something because you want it to be true. Jolene Blalock as Sub-Cmdr. T’Pol in Star Trek: Enterprise S1E11 (“Cold Front”)

Either you screwed me and you want absolution or you didn’t and you want applause. Either way, I’m not interested. Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in House, S3E9 (“Finding Judas”)

The bee does not waste time convincing the fly that honey is better than shit Unknown

Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes. Peter F. Drucker

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards. Paul “Bear” Bryant

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery. Bertrand Russell

You don’t need to boil the ocean to make a cup of coffee. unk

For 42 years, I’ve been making small, regular deposits in this bank of experience, education and training. And on January 15, the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal. Capt. Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger

Fear is the tool of a tyrant. Maurene Comey

We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either. James Comey

I’m not satisfied living in yesterday’s hour. I’m not satisfied to have the form but not power. “Believe” (Hillsong)

And you just float through it all as innocent as a newborn kitten. Are you really that stupid Mr. Radford, or do you think we are? Sam Waterston as A.D.A. Jack McCoy in Law & Order S9E24 (“Refuge”)

Beauty is truth, truth beauty—that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn

It is only in death that we are truly cured of the sickness of life. Socrates

In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety. Abraham Maslow

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. Abraham Maslow

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man. Heraclitus

Yes, many problems, but that’s because the name of our country is America, not Utopia, and the appropriate comparison isn’t to the Eden you might imagine, it’s to every other place on earth. Bill Maher

Some people think the future means the end of history. Well, we haven’t run out of history quite yet. Your father called the future ‘the undiscovered county.’ People can be very frightened of change. William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Sapere aude. Unknown

When a man cannot choose he ceases to be a man. Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange

Science cannot provide a solution to all of our problems. Eugene Sun

ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ (ho dè anexétastos bíos ou biōtòs anthrṓpōi). The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates

One impossible thing at a time. Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard S1E4, (“Absolute Candor”)

That sounds like a tomorrow problem. Let’s get out of here. Mark Valley as Christopher Chance in Human Target S1E3

Wonderful. Last time I looked, Utopia is a small town upstate, different zip code. Steven Hill as DA Adam Schiff in Law & Order S2E8 (“Out of Control”)

Like I always say, there’s no I in team; there’s a me, though, if you jumble it up. Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House S1E9

The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2

You pay peanuts lady you wind up hiring monkeys. George Peppard as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith in The A-Team S2E1

The most frail cottage in the kingdom is absolutely entitled to the same guarantees of privacy as the most majestic mansion. Florida v. Jimeno,
500 U.S. 248, 254 (1991)

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. Stanisław Lec (disputed)

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life, a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days. ‍Franklin Delano Roosevelt

It’s so easy to hurt others when you can’t feel pain. Hall & Oates, “Rich Girl”

I remember someone smarter than me once said, ‘your mental delusions, or your cognitive biases, or any defects in your thinking, are as smart as you.’ Solomon Anderson

Napoleon went forth to seek Virtue, but, since she was not to be found, he got Power. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ‍Winston Churchill

In Eastern philosophy, you’re supposed to love your enemy because they teach you more than your friends do. Rocky Dakota in Below Deck (S3E13)

[T]ruth is best discovered by powerful statements on both sides of the question. Lord John Scott Eldon (1751-1838) quoting Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

There is no Plan B. You have Plan A, and you keep working at it until it happens. There is no Plan B. Zac Baker, 60 Days In

Plan B gets in the way of Plan A. Ashleigh Baker, 60 Days In

Why did you come here? We were so happy. We didn’t know that there was anything missing in our lives. Jennifer Gatti as Ba’el in Star Trek: The Next Generation S6E17 (“Birthright”)

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei

If she agrees with me, I don’t need her; if she disagrees with me, I don’t want her. Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in House, S2E17

Dying is easy. Living is hard. Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson in House, S4E9

The best cure for melancholy is industry. ‍Sarah Polley as Maren Hontvedt in The Weight of Water

There is no proselyter half so energetic as the hard-shelled atheist. Heywood Broun

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu

Never give up. Denny Fitch

Would you punch yourself in a street fight? Then don’t punch yourself in a word fight. Denzel Washington as Melvin Tolson in The Great Debaters

I’d rather be an unemployed lawyer than a well-fed pet. Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy in Law & order S18E18

The biggest difference between Christ and most Christians is that Christ didn’t mistreat people. George Carneal

How great it would be if ignorance of danger was all it took to keep it away from the people we love. Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr William Riker in Star Trek: Picard S1E7 (“Nepenthe”)

The further back you can look, the further forward you can see. Unknown (often attributed to Winston Churchill, never confirmed)

So my advice to you if you’re struggling with something: stop saying I can’t do this, and start saying I’ll figure it out. McKinnon Galloway

Just because he was right doesn’t mean he wasn’t wrong. Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson in House, S3E1

I wouldn’t take offense; not every species has motives that can be understood in human terms. Jolene Blalock as Sub-Cmdr. T’Pol in Star Trek: Enterprise S1E12 (“Silent Enemy”)

Always play the fox. John Noble as Matthew Ashbaugh in The Good Wife S5E10

I don’t step on toes. I step on necks. Chuck Norris

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times. G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain

Tu invidia es mi progreso. lema anónimo peruano

I never thought of the possibility of failing, only of the fame and glory I was going to get when I won. I could see it. I could almost feel it. When I proclaimed that I was the greatest of all time, I believed in myself, and I still do. Mohammed Ali

So live, that when thy summons comes to join the innumerable caravan, which moves to that mysterious realm, where each shall take his chamber in the silent halls of death, thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave. William Cullen Bryant, “Thanatopsis”

We’ve all heard about the computer simulations and now we are watching actual sims. But I can’t quite believe you still have not taken into account the human factor. Tom Hanks as Chelsey Sullenberger in Sully

Do not seek blame. Michael Dorn as Worf in Star Trek: Picard S3E2 (“Disengage”)

Know where you stand and stand there. Daniel Berrigan, SJ

Good judgment comes from experience which mostly comes from bad judgment. Jason Statham as Arthur Bishop in The Mechanic