quotes
Overheard in a Star Trek Game
We've lost the Warp Core? So how do I power my cappuccino maker now?
Seen on a Bumper Sticker
Member in Good Standing of The Society to Turn Wesley Crusher Into a Small Styrofoam Dodecahedron
You're Making a What?
I am endeavoring, madam, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit, using stone knives and bearskins.
Roughly Translated...
There's an old android saying which I feel is particularly relevant to this situation. It goes: '00101010110100101101001111001010101001011011000101010' which, roughly translated, means 'Don't stand around jabbering when your life is in... dang... hey, wait for me, you guys!
Published in Science Fiction
Nope, Still Stuck in Committee
"Rules of combat older than contact with other races. Did not mention aliens. Rules change caught up in committee. Not come through yet."
Eenie, Meanie...
"Now, landing thrusters.. landing thrusters, hmm. Now if I were a landing thruster, which one of these would I be?"
...and a Dash of Salt?
"The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest."
Celsius or Farenheit?
"I'm waiting. For an apology."
"You better check the temperature in Hell first."
Sticks and Stones...
"You're a vicious man."
"I'm Head of Security. It's in the job description."
Cross Your Fingers!
"With luck, they may never find you, but if they do, you will know pain .."
".. and you will know fear .."
".. and then you will die. Have a pleasant flight."
How Long Is That?
"You still haven't told me when the commander is due back."
"Soon."
"How soon is soon?"
"Longer than little while, faster than later."
Why We Excel
Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Published in Novels
