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You may go if you wish.
Remember this: Walk away now and you walk away from your crafts, your skills, your vocations; leaving the next generation with nothing but recycled, digitally-sampled techno-grooves, quasi-synth rhythms, pseudo-songs of violence-laden gansta-rap, acid pop, and simpering, saccarine, soulless slush. Depart now and you forever separate yourselves from the vital American legacies of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Jimmie Reed, Memphis Slim, Blind Boy Fuller, Louie Jordan, Little Walter, Big Walter, Sonnyboy Williamson I (and II), Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Elvis Pressley, Lieber and Stoller, and Robert K. Weiss.
Donald Duck' Dunn: 'Who is Robert K. Weiss?'

Turn your backs now and you snuff out the fragile candles of Blues, R&B, and Soul, and when those flames flicker and expire, the light of the world is extinguished because the music which has moved mankind through seven decades leading to the millenium will whither and die on the vine of abandonment and neglect.

~Elwood Blues, Blues Brothers 2000

In the situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of the already great dangers we were only just entering, we held daily prayer in this room. Our prayers, Sir, were heard and graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in that struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. It is to that kind Providence that we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the establishment of our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance? I have lived. Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convinced I am of this truth-that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? I believe. Sir, that "except the Lord Build the House, they that build it labor in vain." And I firmly believe that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in our task no better than the Builders of Babel. Our projects shall be confounded, and we ourselves shall become the reproach and byword of failure down through the age. What is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance despair of establishing a government by Human Wisdom and leave it instead to chance, war, and conquest.

~Benjamin Franklin, on God in America

If taking the first step toward commitment is a problem, try doing what Thomas Edison did. When he had a good idea for an invention, he would call a press conference to announce it. Then he'd go into his lab and invent it. Make your plans public, and you might be more committed to following through with them.

~John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indespensable Qualites of a Leader

Never climb a fence leaning towards you. And never kiss a girl that's leaning away from you.

~Ira DeYoung, (my Grandfather) On How to live long and prosper

If Jesus wasn't such a pacifist, there would be no other religions.

~Derek Hunt on IRC April 10 2002. On an on going argument about the Middle East.

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.

~Winston Chruchill or his assistant, Anthony Montague-Browne.

Hey Dean,The taliban called, they want their crusty beard back.

~Nick Dibble May 22,2002 on the K-LUG mailing list