Here is a list of quotes I like. Some of these are mine, many of them are by people whose success is unmatched.
What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is out gift to God - Anonymous (Found in Chapter 1 of "Love, Life and Elephants - An African Love Story" by Daphne Sheldrick)
Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the' - Mary McCarthy on Lillian Hellman
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain - Lily Tomlin
A language is a dialect with an army and a navy - Max Weinreich
When it comes to linguistic form, Plato walks with the Macedonian swineherd, Confucius with the headhunting savage of Assam - Edward Sapir
Education is a wonderful thing, provided you always remember that nothing worth knowing can ever be taught. - Oscar Wilde
Time is a great teacher, unfortunately it kills all of its pupils. -- Louis Hector Berlioz
The wonderful thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. -- Grace Murray Hopper
Immaturity is putting your right to an opinion before your duty to respect established fact. -- Shriphani Palakodety
Don't take life too seriously, no one's made it out alive. - Someone on slashdot.
Those who can do, those who can't sue. - Someone on slashdot.
I love the "Don't take life too seriously..." quote. Here's a related one. I don't know the source:
Time is a great teacher, unfortunately it kills all of its pupils.
@Neal:
Thanks. I am adding that one. QuotesDB says that it is by Louis Hector Berlioz
Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to fit facts. - Sherlock Holmes
Some people turn to god and some towards alcohol but honesty speaking there isn't much of a difference .. Both ways life is being guided by a spirit
“All of human unhappiness comes from one single thing: not knowing how to remain at rest in a room” — Blaise Pascal ; Fits my current attitude during the break perfectly.