“I much prefer history, true or feigned.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, English Author

“Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.”

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Historian

“Cid as méithi saill tuircc mesa?” | “What is fatter than the bacon of an acorn-fed boar?”

“Miscais do·berar íar serc.” | “The hatred that comes after love.”

Irish Riddle (Finn and Ailbe)

“If you can name the issue, you can own the issue.”

Thomas Friedman, American Author

“The definition of hell in the Lakers’ belief system is losing an NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics.”

Michael Ventre, American Sports Columnist

“Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language.”

Howard Nemerov, American Poet

“The name itself is a condemnation.”

Robert Gates, American Secretary of Defense

“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.”

Samuel Butler, English Author

“Sabali nga ili, sabali nga ugali.” | “Different towns have different customs. ”

Ilocano Proverb

“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead, American Anthropologist