When there is no right or wrong its time to beat the drums and attack. — Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

"But no matter how far a jackass may travel, it will never return as a horse."

"When talking fails, its time to break shit up."

"His downfall came when his reach exceeded his grasp."

"A half-assed approach just wont cut it."

"Just as luck appears in three, so does misfortune. Because you dont want to see it, you dont see it coming. Even if you notice it, you dont say anything. Even if youre told, you dont listen. Then boom, the end comes!"

"We are saddened by a birds cry, but not a fishs blood; Blessed are those with voices. If those dolls had voices, I bet each and everyone would scream "I dont want to be a human." (Alternate translation from one of the dubbed versions)"

"In the life of the mass-order, the culture of the generality tends to conform to the demands of the average human being. Spirituality decays through being diffused among the masses when knowledge is impoverished in every possible way by rationalisation until it becomes accessible to the crude understanding of all."

"I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices."

"Sharon Tate was my best friend. Once, we were roommates. She introduced me to my husband. She was the godmother to my baby daughter who is named for her. In the six years time that I knew her, she never said an unkind word about anyone."

"Long time to see. (VS: Tapion)"

"Most mathematicians prove what they can, von Neumann proves what he wants." Once in a discussion about the rapid growth of mathematics in modern times, von Neumann was heard to remark that whereas thirty years ago a mathematician could grasp all of mathematics, that is impossible today. Someone asked him: "What percentage of all mathematics might a person aspire to understand today?" Von Neumann went into one of his five-second thinking trances, and said: "About 28 percent."

"Children must be free to think in all directions irrespective of the peculiar ideas of parents who often seal their childrens minds with preconceived prejudices and false concepts of past generations. Unless we are very careful, very careful indeed, and very conscientious, there is still great danger that our children may turn out to be the same kind of people we are."