http://www.systems-thinking.org/columbo/columbo.htm
Complex System Rules of Thumb
"This year I resolve to lose weight... to be nicer to dogs... and to sprout wings and fly."
-- Garfield
"People understand instinctively that the best way for computer programs to communicate with each other is for each of them to be strict in what they emit, and liberal in what they accept. The odd thing is that people themselves are not willing to be strict in how they speak and liberal in how they listen. You'd think that would also be obvious."
-- Larry Wall
"One never needs enemies, but they are so much fun to acquire."
-- Eluki bes Shahar, Archangel Blues
"I'm accusing you of violating the laws of nature!"
"Nature's virtue is intact. I just know some different laws."
-- Orson Scott Card, A Planet Called Treason
"The goal of most religions is to preserve and elaborate on that concept of the stars as a big painted backdrop. They make Infinity a 'prop' so you don't have to think about the scary part."
-- The Book of the SubGenius
<silverpower> Is humanity even worth saving?
<starglider> As opposed to what?
<silverpower> ...hmm.
-- #sl4