"If they lose a lawsuit, that is going to open the flood-gates. Once the military contractors appear vulnerable to litigation, the suits are going to come from all over the place."

- Scott L. Silliman, law professor, on a lawsuit filed against government contractor Presidential Airways by the families of a flight crew killed in a crash in Afghanistan in 2004

RB: "I'm on the wrong side of 25."

NK: "No, you're on the right side of 30."

In 1985 people in China consumed about 40kg of meat per person. It's projected that in 2008 they'll consume about 55kg of meat per person.

It takes 8kg of grain to produce 1kg of beef. That's not very efficient. How about we eat less beef/meat in 2008?

If you fill an SUV's tank with corn ethanol, you'll have used enough corn to feed a person for a year.

"The best place to hide something is in your parent's bedroom."

- TC

We depend on others to be mirrors for us.

Do you trust enough to be trusted?

- Lao Tzu, from Understanding The Mysteries

"How can you say you were born in the Philippines if you don't eat intestines!?"

- GS to AP

The annual sales of erectile dysfunction drugs in Brazil is about HK$230 million. In China it's about HK$15 million. What can you conclude from that?

La Moustache is a 2005 French film about one man's existential crisis when he shaves off his Mustache, but nobody notices.

They may not remember what you say.
But they will remember how you made them feel.

The idea of "Asian Chicken Salad" is pretty interesting. In Asia uncooked vegetables are traditionally only served as garnishes.

By no means is this meant to put down the West. The East is also guilty of creating & marketing food in international ways. "Singapore Fried Noodles" is actually a Hong Kong recipe and not found in Singapore.

I received a "Happy Holidays" email from a society for a deadly disease, asking for donations. It's the most subversive, guilt-inducing "Happy Holidays" greeting I've ever received.

"I'd respect you if you were black, brown, yellow, pink with blue stripes..."

- something I heard

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

- George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist

When someone is on the offensive never just back away. Backing away is never a good strategy in itself. Only back away if you will move or counter in some other way.

What work should people be doing? Making "Out of Africa" for $20 million, earning $19 million and winning at Cannes? Or, making "Deuce Bigalow" for $30 million and earning $280 million?

Caution: This show may be a suffocation hazard because you can't poke holes in my arguments!

- Stephen Colbert

Congratulate yourself if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

- Oscar Wilde