You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.

A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.

Birds fly Over The Rainbow. Why then, oh why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.

Going so soon? I wouldn't hear of it. Why my little party's just beginning. ~ Wicked Witch of the West Wizard of Oz

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?

I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.

No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.

Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.

My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City.

There might not be so much of a difference between the side of Light and the side of Dark as you suppose. After all, without the Dark, there is nothing for the light to burn away.

When the lights suddenly go out, hold onto your diamonds for dear life. - Nancy Drew, The Mystery of Lilac Inn

the lost sense that we play out our lives as part of a greater story

Merciless criticism and independent thinking are the two necessary traits of revolutionary thinking.

You know, comrade Pachman, I don't enjoy being a Minister, I would rather play chess like you, or make a revolution in Venezuela.

The seeker is that which is being sought.

Whenever we find stiffness in the body, our mind should be especially supple. It is never the stiffness in our bodies that limits our practice, it is always the stiffness of our mind.

And to those who would choose the safety of inaction over the danger of taking a stand, I have this to say: You bloody cowards. May you have the world that you deserve.

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about.

An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.