"Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes ( Read more... )

"The characteristic of heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits, and starts of generosity. But when you have chosen your part, abide by it, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic. Yet we have the weakness to expect the sympathy of people in ( Read more... )

Howard Moon: Just imagine the headlines 'Howard Moon, Colon, Explorer'. Got a ring to that don't it?
Vince Noir: Colon Explorer?
Howard Moon: You know what I'm saying.
Vince Noir: I think that's got the wrong ring to it.

I don't want to reveal anything just yet. Rest assured it will be an action-packed, no-holds-barred, adrenaline-fueled, in-your-face, blow your mind, hasta la vista baby, yippe-ki-yay motherfucker, I'll be back, kick the tires and light the fires, that's no moon its a space station, kneel before Zod, I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice ( Read more... )

"Art is supposed to sensitize us, but as Werther demonstrated, it's possible to become too sensitive. There are a lot of complex, high strung people out there whose refined palates do them no good at all. They have trouble getting pleasure out of life or having good relationships; you see them picking at everything, having lost the ability to take ( Read more... )

"Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life."

"I want to be your Dad when I grow up."

"Destiny's powerful hand has made the bed of my future, and it's up to me to lie in it. I am destined to be a superhero. To right wrongs, and to pound two-fisted justice into the hearts of evildoers everywhere. And you don't fight destiny. No sir. And, you don't eat crackers in the bed of your future, or you get all... scratchy."

A quote from my ally and co-worker, Stavros:

"A Starving Bear does not Dance."

And before you start with the snark, he was talking about circus bears. It's not some nickname for me at work. Though i was tremendously hungry, prompting him to spout such wisdom.

"Ah ha-ha, chess. The ancient contest of wits. Two opponents: mano a mano. Braino a braino. And look: magnets for ease of travel. You could play chess on the moon. "