You cannot impose ideologies on people who do not embrace it wholeheartedly.

HR?' 'Human Resources.' 'In Brussels that kind of department is referred to as the Office for Personkind Enablement. Resources sounds like something you dig out of the ground.

How many twenty-second-century bureaucrats did it take to change a light panel? We'll have a sub-committee meeting and get back to you with an estimate.

The military do so love shiny new technology, there's always so many ways to abuse it.

Once you've achieved everything, there is nothing left. You take out the core of being human: the striving.

The penalty for a long life is increasing resistance to change.

Sometimes you have to do what’s wrong in order to do what’s right.

I believe that intelligence and rationality will always be primary no matter what shape sentient creatures take. To not think that would be to doubt the value of life itself.

Always trust in proven survivors.

The sun was boiling, the swaying was uncomfortable, the horse stank. She felt wonderful

Alien Affairs. Bad name I always thought, makes it sound like they're shagging them rather than investigating them.

To deny the battle is unwise. To believe that I can fight it without God is insane. To actually do so is suicidal. No wonder so many of us walk around looking like death warmed over.

Keep going, because there is nothing worse in this world than to stop. Simply keep flying ❤️

The United Nations is useless...and also harmful. It is a land that flowers demagoguery with a bunch of newborn countries, devoid of any tradition.

In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.

Believe it can be done. When you really believe something can be done, your mind will find the ways to do it.

How come pleasure never makes it on to... a dutiful list of do's and don'ts? Doesn't joy also get soft and flabby if you neglect to exercise it?

Holy and pure are the drops that fall, When the young bride goes from her father's hall; She goes unto love yet untried and new- She parts from love which hath still been true.

If you complain about the world moving too fast, slow down.

Filipinos everywhere are known for their love of God, their fervent piety and their warm devotion to Our Lady and her rosary

How wayward is this foolish love that, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse and presently, all humble, kiss the rod.