anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new - albert einstein
remember there are two sides to the war, and that on both sides there are men of honour - the winds of war by herman wouk
if i find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world - c. s. lewis
your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should - ian malcolm, jurassic park
the most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'eureka!' but 'that's funny...' - isaac asimov
I had seen flowers come from stony places,
And kind things done by men with ugly faces,
And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races,
So, I trust, too.
- an epilogue by john masefield
some people say i must be a horrible person, but that's not true. i have the heart of a young boy...in a jar on my desk - stephen king
peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. it will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind - julian benda
only those born guilty recognise innocence for what it is: the rarest thing in the universe, and the most precious - the anointed, the finder of the way, C.Y 9799
'Sometimes,' replied Meltizoc, 'the greatest freedom known to man is to be able to bow to the will of another' - the will of Dagan by phil allcock

nothing is as terrifying as the unknown. The thing you have most feared, once it is upon you, is seldom as bad as imagined - war and remembrance by herman wouk

if this is a man