Ifyouhaveasecretsorrow, aburdenoraloss, Anachingneedforhealing... HangItOnTheCross. Ifworrystealsyoursleep andmakesyouturnandtoss, Ifyourheartisfeelingheavy... HangItOnTheCross Everyobstacletofaith ordoubtyoucomeacross, Everyprayerunanswered... HangItOnTheCross. ForChristhasborneourbrokenness anddearlypaidthecost Toturnourtrialstotriumph... HangingOnTheCross. LisaO.Engelhardt "IfIbelieveinGodandthendieandhefailstoexistwhathaveIlost?Butif IchoosenottobelieveandwhenIdiefindouthedoesexistIwillhavealot toanswertoandpossiblyloseeverything." Itisbettertobehatedforwhatyouarethantobelovedforsomethingyouare not. AndreGide SomepeoplecanreadWarandPeaceandcomeawaythinkingit'sasimpleadventur estory.Otherscanreadtheingredientsonachewinggumwrapperandunlockthe secretsoftheuniverse." LexLuthor Adeterminedsoulwilldomorewitharustymonkeywrenchthanaloaferwillacc omplishwithallthetoolsinamachineshop. RobertHughes sotiemetoatreeandletthesmokeandashcollect no,iwon'tregrettoletlovedowhatlovewilllet andyoucandrowninmixedemotionsandwalkacrossanangrysea thisisthecostofbeingfree WhoIsGod? Alittlekidaskshisfather,"Daddy,isGodamanorawoman?" "Bothson.Godisboth." Afterawhilethekidcomesagainandasks,"Daddy,isGodblackorwhite?" "Bothson,both.""Daddy,doesGodlovechildren?" "Yesson,helovesallchildren." Thechildreturnsafewminuteslaterandsays,"Daddy,isMichaelJacksonGod?" Agoodfriendwillbailyououtofjail;Abestfriendwillbesittingnextto yousaying"MANTHATWASF*CKINAWSOME!!!!11!1!!!". Peter:RayhasgonebyebyeEgon,whatdoyouhaveleft? Egon:SorryVenkman,I'mterrifiedbeyondthecapacityforrationalthought IntheShouldSaddamHusseinbekilledthread: Butinthiscase,Isaygoforhimasatrophy.Isaylaminatehisassandputi tintheSmithsonian! Inbeautytherestruth,intruththeresbeauty thatwhyuglypeoplehavetolielikefucktogetlaid Afriendissomeonewhoknowsyourownpersonalsong,andistheretosingitfo ryouwhenyouforgetit Wolverine "BeerisproofthatGodlovesusandwantsustobehappy." ~BenjaminFranklin Don'tassumeitmakesanassouttauandme Youdon'tgotofuneralsforthedead,yougotocomforttheliving Noparentshouldhavetoburytheirchild KingTheodan Yourhomeiswhereyourheartis,andatonetimeourheartsbeatasonehere Iusedtogetquiteanxious whenmylifejustdidn'tfit, thepatternIimaginedwhen Iplanneditbitbybit. Iusedtosearchtheworldtofind themissing"piece"inme; thenGodrevealedHisLoveandLife bydyingonatree. Nowwhentwistsandturns life'spuzzles testmewithoutcease, Iopenupmyheart andthenIfind... TheMissingPeace Thesaddestthingeveryparenthasdiscoveredsincethedaysofthecaveisthat somethingscannotbetaught. Everysinglegenerationhastorediscoverthemallontheirown. Andtheparentshavetostandbackandletithappen. Andithurts. PeterDugdale It?slikeinthegreatstories,Mr.Frodo.Theonesthatreallymattered.Fullo fdarknessanddangertheywere.Andsometimesyoudidn?twanttoknowtheend. Becausehowcouldtheendbehappy?Howcouldtheworldgobacktothewayitwa swhensomuchbadhadhappened.Butintheend,it?sonlyapassingthing,thi sshadow.Evendarknessmustpass.Anewdaywillcome.Andwhenthesun shinesitwillshineouttheclearer.Thosewerethestoriesthatstayedwithy ou.Thatmeantsomething.Evenifyouweretoosmalltounderstandwhy.ButIth ink,Mr.Frodo,Idounderstand.Iknownow.Folkinthosestorieshadlotsofc hancesofturningbackonlytheydidn?t.Theykeptgoing.Becausetheywerehold ingontosomething. Frodo:Whatareweholdingonto,Sam? Thatthere?ssomegoodinthisworld,Mr.Frodo.Andit?sworthfightingfor. Theysaythe2ndworstthingyoucouldeverdowaslovesomebodyandnottellth em ItsaysalotabouttheworldwhenthetallestbasketballplayerisChinese,the bestrapperiswhite,thebestgolferisblack,andGermanydoesn'twanttogo towar. IaskedthateverythingwouldgorightthisdayLord,andIknowbetterthanto doubtyou...Ijustwishthattherightthingdidn'thurtsomuch. Anonymous Warisanuglything,butnottheugliestofthings.Thedecayedanddegradedst ateofmoralandpatrioticfeelings,whichthinksthatnothingisworthwar,is muchworse.Thepersonwhohasnothingforwhichheiswillingtofight,nothing ,whichismoreimportantthanhisownpersonalsafety,isamiserablecreature andhasnochanceofbeingfreeunlessmadeandkeptsobytheexertionsofbett ermenthanhim." JohnStuartMill(18061873) "AndIfinditkindoffunny Ifinditkindofsad ThedreamsinwhichI'mdying ArethebestI'veeverhad" WarisblazingonthefieldThesoundofathousandbattlecriesheardAsoneby onethebravedofallDeathcomestomenwhohaditallLeavingbutafewupon thefield,torememberthedayIdied Anonymous Igiturquidesideratpacem,praeparetbellum,"saidRemusquietly. Harrylookedupatthis."Whatdoesthatmean?" "It'sLatin,Harry.Itmeans,'Hewhowishesforpeace,lethimprepareforwar Isdeaththelastsleep?Noitisthelastandfinalawakening. SirWalterScott Theonlythingnecessaryforthetriumphofevilisforgoodmentodonothing. EdmundBurke Someoftheworstthingsimaginablehavebeendonewiththebestintentions. JurassicParkII Eachmanisaheroandoracletosomebody.Emerson "TheonlythingGuaranteedinlife,isdeath" IfitismyFatetosuffer;mustIsufferalone? IfitismyDestinytofight;mustIfightalone? Andifitismyprivilegetositinthecompany ofsuchgoodfriends,howcanImakesure theysurvivethecomingdarkness? Youmayhavecreatedmypast,andscrewedupmypresent,butyouhavenocontrol overmyfuture. DavidKlass It'sfunny,itis,thatyoureallydon'tknowhowgoodyouhadituntilit'sall gone... Futureyearswillneverknowtheseethinghellandtheblackinfernalbackground ,thecountlessminorscenesandinteriorsofthewar;andisitbesttheyshoul dnot.Therealwarwillnevergetintothebooks... WaltWhitman AbbeFaria:Godsaid"Vengeanceismine". Edmond:Idon'tbelieveinGod. AbbeFaria:Thatdoesn'tmatter.Hebelievesinyou Allalonenow Exceptforthememories Ofwhatwehadandwhatweknew EverytimeItrytoleaveitbehindme Iseesomethingthatremindsmeofyou "Thosewhoaregreatarethosewhoaremisunderstood." ~RalphWaldoEmerson "Onewhotrulyhateshimself,cannotlove.Hecannotplacehistrustinanother. " "TheOnlytruefriend..istheonethatwilldieforyou" "Youknow,Iusedtothinkitwasawfulthatlifewassounfair.ThenIthought, wouldn'titbemuchworseiflifewerefair,andalltheterriblethingsthath appentouscomebecauseweactuallydeservethem?So,nowItakegreatcomfort inthegeneralhostilityandunfairnessoftheuniverse." MarcusCole,B5 "Legallyhe'sright,ethicallyhe'sanass"JackBristow,Alias ?NexttimeIhearthewordsanimalandrightstogetherinthesamesentence?I?m killing20ofsomething.? TedNugent Edmund: OKmakeasentencefromthesewords,facesoddingyourshut "Painisweaknessleavingyourbody." Nobodyisaskedtobeahero.Itjustsometimesturnsoutthatway."Sgt.Matt Eversman,BlackHawkDown "NowIwantyoutorememberthatnobastardeverwonawarbydyingforhiscoun try.Hewonitbymakingtheotherpoordumbbastarddieforhiscountry." GeneralPatton ."Ihaveacatapult.Givemeallthemoney,orIwillflinganenormousboulder atyourhead." Peacedemands... ...themostheroiclaborandthemostdifficultsacrifice.Itdemandsgreater heroismthanwar.Itdemandsgreaterfidelitytothetruthandamuchmore perfectpurityofconscience. ThomasMerton "Everythingthatirritatesusaboutotherscanleadustoanunderstandingof ourselves."CarlJung "Toknowhowtochooseapathwithheartistolearnhowtofollowintuitive feeling.Logiccantellyousuperficiallywhereapathmightleadto,butit cannotjudgewhetheryourheartwillbeinit."JeanShinodaBolen,M.D. "Securityismostlyasuperstition.Itdoesnotexistinnature,nordothe childrenofmenasawholeexperienceit.Avoidingdangerisnosaferinthe longrunthanoutrightexposure.Lifeiseitheradaringadventure,ornothing." HellenKeller "Theaspectsofthingsthataremostimportanttousarehiddenbecauseoftheir simplicityandfamiliarity."Prof.LudwigWittgenstein "Happinessresidesnotinpossessionsandnotingold,thefeelingofhappiness dwellsinthesoul."Democritus "Lateronthatnight,whenwewereinbed,IcommentedthatEinstein'sdiscovery oftherelationshipbetweenmatterandenergywas'horrible,'becauseitledto theexistenceofnuclearweapons....Doyourememberyourresponse?" Richardshookhishead. "YoutoldmethatEinsteinwasascientist,whoselifeworkwassearchingfor knowledgeandtruth.'Thereisnoknowledgethatishorrible,'yousaid.'Only whatotherhumanbeingsdowiththatknowledgecanbecalledhorrible.'" ArthurC.Clarke,anexcerptfromTheGardenofRama Itisnotthecriticwhocounts:notthemanwhopointsouthowthestrongman stumblesorwherethedoerofdeedscouldhavedonebetter.Thecreditbelongs tothemanwhoisactuallyinthearena,whosefaceismarredbydustandsweat andblood,whostrivesvaliantly,whoerrsandcomesupshortagainandagain, becausethereisnoeffortwithouterrororshortcoming,butwhoknowsthegreat enthusiasms,thegreatdevotions,whospendshimselfforaworthycause;who,at thebest,knows,intheend,thetriumphofhighachievement,andwho,atthe worst,ifhefails,atleasthefailswhiledaringgreatly,sothathisplace shallneverbewiththosecoldandtimidsoulswhoknewneithervictorynor defeat." TheodoreRoosevelt SometimeswhenIreflectbackonallthebeerIdrinkIfeelashamed.ThenI lookintotheglassandthinkabouttheworkersinthebreweryandalloftheir hopesanddreams.IfIdidn'tdrinkthisbeer,theymightbeoutofworkand theirdreamswouldbeshattered.ThenIsaytomyself,"ItisbetterthatI drinkthisbeerandlettheirdreamscometruethanbeselfishandworryabout myliver." JackHandy Stan:"IfparentsspendlesstimeworryingaboutwhatthirkidswatchonTVand moretimeworryingaboutwhatisgoingonintheirkids'lives,thisworldwould beamuchbetterplace." Kyle:"Yeah,IthinkparentsonlygetsooffendedbyTVbecausetheyrelyonit asababysitterandthesouleducatoroftheirkids." "Mycountryhasgivenmeeverything.Freedom.Opportunityandthechancetofly. Iowemycountrymylife.ButI'veneverfeltIowemycountrythelivesof others.IhadsworntoservemycountryineverywayIcanbutone.Ihavenot killedformycountry.IfonlytheKoreanwordshadcometomeifonlyI'dbeen stronger...allmyrighteousposturingandmoralcodes...allofitnarroweddown tothisfilthythrench,andsomethingI'dneverconsidered. Survivial." HalJordan,DC:TheNewFrontier#1 Don'tburnyourbridges....youmightneedthemtocrossagainoneday Ray Yournevertooldtothinkaboutthepast...andyournevertoyoungtothink