"Don't be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying yes begins things. Saying yes is how things grow. Saying yes leads to knowledge. 'Yes' is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes." -Stephen Colbert
"Sua Sponte - Of their own accord" -75th Ranger Regiment motto
"De Oppresso Liber" -Green Beret motto (literally, "To Liberate the Opressed"- somewhat fitting considering their role in the early years of Vietnam)
"NSDQ" -Nightstalkers motto (Night Stalkers Don't Quit)
"'Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death,
I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 50,000 Feet and Climbing.'" - Sign over SR71 Wing Ops
"Nobody can change what happened. Nobody can give you the things you really need in life: work, education, love, and hope. You must find them for yourself." -Me, just nao