Inspirational Quote of the Moment #4

"Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be. It's harsh, and cruel. But that's why there's us: champions. Doesn't matter where we come from, what we've done, or suffered, or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be."

- Chris Bosh, NBA champion

(I once paraphrased the above, actually from the TV show Angel, to some applause in real life. I didn't mention that it came from a vampire TV show, and I omitted the word "champions." It made me wonder in what real-life context one could ever include the word "champions" and not sound like a complete lunatic, utterly undermining an otherwise solid quote.)

Inspirational Quote of the Moment #3

"The Lord will surely not judge you, but I shall. Guilty of being a man, when we should have been gods!"

- Eve

Inspirational Quote of the Moment #2

Some child: You're so good at what you do, Mr. President. Is presiding simply in your blood? Or did you ever imagine that you would be doing something else?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: You're asking, could I have been a flower seller somewhere. I say absolutely. In another world, I might have been the best damn flower seller that world had ever seen. But that's not my life. This is my life.

Inspirational Quote of the Moment #1

"With all due respect, Mr. President Abraham Lincoln, get the hell off my battlefield."

- Ulysses S. Grant