Twist the Quotes

[Stylesrj]

Good ones.

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

"And when the hourglass has run out, the hourglass of temporality, when the noise of secular life has grown silent and its restless or ineffectual activism has come to an end, when everything around you is still, as it is in eternity, then eternity asks you and every individual in these millions and millions about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not."

Søren Kierkegaard
"The Sickness Unto Death"


"And when the hourglass has run out, the hourglass of temporality, when the noise of secular life has grown silent and its restless or ineffectual activism has come to an end, when everything around you is still, as it is in eternity, then eternity asks you and every individual in these millions and millions about only one thing: did you remember to let the dog out this morning?"

Søren Kierkegaard
"Conversations with the Divine Mother"

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

"In one dimension I find existence, in two I find life, but in three, I find freedom."

Foreman Domai
[Cloudbase Academy] Cadet Induction Ceremony, Mission Year 2216


"In one dimension I find existence, in two I find life, but in three, I find Aero."

Foreman Domai
First successful operation of Windows Vista, Mission Year 2216


"And when the hourglass has run out, the hourglass of temporality, when the noise of secular life has grown silent and its restless or ineffectual activism has come to an end, when everything around you is still, as it is in eternity, then eternity asks you and every individual in these millions and millions about only one thing: if a train leaves Chicago at 10:25 travelling 160 KM/H and another train leaves New York at 14:00 travelling 180 KM/H, and the distance between the cities is 600 miles, when and how far from Chicago will the two trains meet?"

Søren Kierkegaard
"Bloody Algebra"

 

[CivLuvah]

After a LOOOOOONG hiatus.....
TWIST THE QUOTES IS BACK!!!!!!
"Eternity lies ahead of us, and behind. Have you drunk your fill?"
-Lady Deirdre Skye, "Conversations With Planet", Epilogue

Eternity lies ahead of us, and behind. Have you drunk the toilet water again?????
-Lady Dierdre Skye
Conversations in the Bathroom, Epilogue

"If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it."
-Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"


If I determine the stock's disposition of shares while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my stocks while the other brokers are already tired. The pinnacle of economic deployment approches the form... this is boring. I need another cup of chang lai tea.
-CEO Nwabudike Morgan
The Art of the Stock Exchange

Instant grade nano paste. Mmmmm....Nano paste. Aghhhhh...... *drools* Uh! Uh! Oh, sorry. Instant grade nano paste. Mmmmm.... Nano paste.
-Col. Corazon Santiago
Planet: A Feeder's Guide.

 

[Kathandrion]

He held his arm too stiffly, and so was thrown back repeatedly,
until at last I seized his forearm and snapped it back against
itself. His training suffered while the arm healed, of course,
but I felt this was a lesson he must learn early, and well.

Spartan Kel,
"Honing the Ki"

He held out his hand too openly, and so was thrown back repeatedly,
until at last I seized his forearm and snapped it back against
itself. His self esteem suffered while the arm healed, of course,
but I felt this was a lesson he must learn early, and well.

Spartan Kel,
"Why Men Will Never Understand Women"


We sit together
The mountain and I
Until only the mountain remains

Li Po
From the Yang Collection. (my favourite quote)

We sit together
The mountain and the super former
Until only the super former remains

Mount Planet, in conversation with Deirdre.

Richard Baxton piloted his Recon Rover into a fungal vortex and
held off four waves of mind worms, saving an entire colony.
We immediately purchased his identity manifests and repackaged him
into the Recon Rover Rick character with a multi-tiered media campaign:
televids, touchbooks, holos, psi-tours--the works.
People need heroes. They don't need to know how he died clawing his
eyes out, screaming for mercy. The real story would just hurt sales,
and dampen the spirits of our customers.

"Mythology for Profit"
Morgan Stellartots Keynote Speech

"Richard Baxton piloted his Range Rover into a Taliban hideout and held off four waves of guerilla militiamen, saving his entire platoon.
We immediately purchased the rights to his life story and repackaged him as the Range Rover Rick character with a multi-tiered media campaign - films, books, internet, theme parks -- the works.
People need heroes. They don't need to know how he died from severe burns after being taken out by a roadside bomb, screaming in pain. The real story would just hurt sales, and dampen the spirits of our customers."

"Mythology for Profit"
Leaked memo from anonymous US defence secretary

 

[Stylesrj]

We sit together
The mountain and I
Until only the mountain remains

Li Po

I sit in my cubicle.
The Mountain and I
Until only the mountain remains: My boss...

Li Po, Office Worker Morgan Industries