Our choices add up; each one influences others, and cumulatively a series of delightful short-term choices can leave us much worse off in the long run.

It's no accident that the church and the graveyard stand side by side. The city of the dead sleeps encircled by the city of the living.

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

Death is the enemy. I spent 10 years of my life singlemindedly studying, practicing, fighting hand to hand in close quarters to defeat the enemy, to send him back bloodied and humble and I am not going to roll over and surrender.

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off?

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

There were always people like the pope. They serve a certain function, of course. They subsidize us. But, they don't create anything and they must never be allowed to stop the artist from creating.

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

—Ben Stein

The more alternatives, the more difficult the choice.

—Abbe' D'Allanival

Tis an ill wind that blows no minds.

—Malaclypse the Younger

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

—Sophocles

I thought it would all fall into place. I've changed my mind. Do nothing, and nothing happens. Life is about decisions. You either make them or they're made for you, but you can't avoid them.

—Mhairi McFarlane in You Had Me At Hello