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In a jealous heart there is no room for true affection. — film ‘Born of Hope’

May you live in interesting times! — Old Chinese curse

The best way to predict your future is to create it. — Abraham Lincoln

It’s a trap! — Admiral Ackbar, Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe. — Albert Einstein

I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details. — Albert Einstein

Okupator će se prije ili kasnije pokajati. Niko se ovdje nije usrećio. — Aleksandar Baljak

Toliko strašila, a prinosi mali. — Aleksandar Baljak

Da knjiga nije spaljena, ceo tiraž bi planuo. — Aleksandar Baljak

I ovaj vek provedosmo u ropstvu. Retko nam se to događa. Jednom u sto godina. — Aleksandar Baljak

Stogodišnji vladar je još za života nameravao da siđe sa trona, ali ga je iznenadna smrt u tome sprečila. — Aleksandar Baljak

People, in general,” he said, “only ask advice not to follow it; or if they do follow it, it is for the sake of having someone to blame for having given it. — Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

The best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. — Američka narodna

If you can’t fix it with a hammer, use a bigger hammer. — Američka narodna

Ljubav ne pokazujemo tako da ljubljenu osobu gledamo u oči, nego tako da zajedno sa njom gledamo u istom smjeru. — Antoine de Saint – Exupery

Izdajem sobu, ploče, knjige, tajne, prijatelje, rodbinu i državu. — bubimir, Facebook status

Mene novac i slava ne zanimaju. Zanima me samo novac. — bubimir, Facebook status

Poanta je umrijeti mlad što je kasnije moguće. — bubimir, Facebook status

U stvarnosti je realnost sasvim drugačija. — bubimir, MSN status

Go away, I have enough friends already. — bubimir, MSN status

The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. — Carl Sagan, Broca’s Brain

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it’s forever. — Carl Sagan, Cosmos

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. — Carl Sagan, Cosmos

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent to the concerns of such puny creatures as we are. — Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid. — Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Inter arma enim silent leges. (In times of war, the law falls silent.) — Cicero, Pro Milone

Teoretski je moguće. Praktično: nema teorije. — CopyPaste

Ters je cool. Hejt je in. — CopyPaste

Time heals all wounds, but absence makes the heart go fonder. — Cpt. Jonathan Archer, Star Trek Enterprise

From a security perspective, if you’re connected, you’re screwed. — Daniel J. Bernstein

The Force is with you, young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet. — Darth Vader, Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

The world’s best swordsman doesn’t fear the second best; he fears the worst swordsman, because he can’t predict what the idiot will do. — David Weber, The Honor of the Queen

It’s not what you don’t know that hurts you; it’s what you think you know that isn’t so. — David Weber, A Rising Thunder

All of a pessimist’s surprises are pleasant ones. — David Weber, Storm From the Shadow

The best measure of anyone’s character was the enemies they made. — David Weber, Shadow of Saganami

Biti zaljubljen, ne znači nužno i voljeti. Biti zaljubljen je određeno stanje, voljeti je čin. Stanje podnosimo, za čin se odlučujemo. — Denis de Rougemont

Everybody lies. — Dr. Gregory House, House M.D. TV show

Mora da ne volite Boga koliko tvrdite, jer vam je poslao mene za kaznu. — Džingis-kan, obraćanje stanovnicima Buhare pred pokolj

Overnight success takes years. — Eniac, eniax.net

Kada je nešto besplatno, onda ste vi proizvod koji se prodaje. — Eniac, eniax.net

No good deed ever goes unpunished. — Ferengi Rule of Acquisition No. 285., Star Trek

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. — George Orwell, Animal Farm

The King is fighting hares with a crossbow. The hares are winning. — George R.R. Martin, The Clash of Kings

The reason they call them deadlines is because they’re like to kill you. — George R.R. Martin, komentira datum izlaska svoje nove knjige

There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man. — George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same. — George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

No matter what you do, you’re forsaking one vow or another. — George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

Decisions are made by those who show up. — Harry S. Truman

Trying is the first step towards failure. — Homer Simpson, The Simpsons TV Show

Just beacause I don’t care doesn’t mean I don’t understand. — Homer Simpson, The Simpsons TV Show

Istina koja nije izrečena u pravo vrijeme gora je od laži. — Ivan Sergejevič Turgenjev

Čudno je kako je malo potrebno da budemo sretni, i još čudnije: kako nam često baš to malo nedostaje. — Ivo Andrić

U zemlji mržnje najviše mrze onoga ko ne umije da mrzi. — Ivo Andrić

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

When in doubt: C4. — Jamie Hyneman, Mythbusters TV show

Svaka žena je lijepa u mraku, iz daleka, i pod kišobranom. — Japanska narodna, Tetkin kalendar s poslovicama

They say that luck is a woman. She’s drawn to those that least deserve her. — Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument Of Kings

Friends are people one pretends to like in order to make life bearable. — Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument Of Kings

A friendship between a man and a woman was what you called it when one had been pursuing the other for a long time, and had never got anywhere. — Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself

For of those to whom much is given, much is required. / From those to whom much is given, much is taken, as well. — John F. Kennedy / David Weber, Address to the Massachusetts legislature / Storm From the Shadows

Life – the way it really is – is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse. — Joseph Brodsky

You cannot have omelettes without breaking eggs. — Joseph Chamberlain, The True Conception of Empire, 1897.

When one man dies it is a tragedy, when thousands die it’s statistics. — Joseph Stalin, Stalin to Churchill at Teheran

Quantity has a quality all its own — Joseph Stalin

Ultima Ratio Regum (Last Argument of Kings) — Louis XIV, natpis na topovima francuske vojske

Suze mi teku od smijeha, ako se prestanem smijati, ostaće samo suze. — Meša Selimović

The Net is vast and infinite — Mj. Motoko Kusanagi, Ghost In The Shell

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! — Monty Python

Boli te glava? Odsijeci je. — Nakav peder, Big Brother

History is a set of lies agreed upon. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. — Napoleon Bonaparte / Hanlon’s Razor

Ona ne može biti ružna koliko ti možeš bit’ p’jan. — Narodna izreka, Narodno blago

Ne vjeruj ženi koja laže. — Narodna izreka, Narodno blago

UVIJEK može gore. — Narodna izreka, Narodno blago

Budalu ne je** i ne vodi kući. — Narodna izreka, Narodno blago

I kurva može bit’ žena. — Narodna izreka, Narodno blago

Snovi traju kratko. Java ostane duže. — Nataly

The number of unlikely things that can happen is so large, you can be assured that unlikely things are likely. — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Twitter

Code is poetry. — Nepoznat autor, Wordpress homepage

Činjenica da te drugi ne razumiju ne čini te umjetnikom. — Nepoznat autor

Neke ljude možeš lagati sve vrijeme, sve ljude možeš lagati neko vrijeme, ali ne možeš sve ljude lagati sve vrijeme. — Nepoznat autor

Žene počinju ondje gdje prestaje logika. — Nepoznat autor

Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who love beyond all faults, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles that nobody knows about. — Nepoznat autor

Every time history repeats itself the price goes up. — Nepoznat autor

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. — Nepoznat autor

This too shall pass. — Nepoznat autor

Nije mi žao što drugi kradu moje ideje. Žao mi je što nemaju svoje. — Nikola Tesla

Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones. — Occam’s razor / lex parsimoniae

Neprijatelj nikad ne spava! — Općenarodna obrana i društvena samozaštita

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool speaks because he has to say something. — Plato

Prvo je Bog sebi pivu natočio. — Ribafish

The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion. — Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. — Robert Heinlein, Time Enough For Love

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may — Robert Herrick, To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time

Tri zlatna pravila za kompjutersku sigurnost su: nemojte posjedovati kompjuter, nemojte ga paliti i nemojte ga koristiti. — Robert Morris

Šta će mi ljepota, šta će mi što sam zgodna, kad nisam sretna. — sogancic, ljudizarsteludi.blogger.ba

Complexity is the enemy of security. — Steve Gibson

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. — Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Letter to Henry L. Sprague, on January 26th 1900.

If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness. — Unknown author, A phrase that was carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner.

To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. — Voltaire

The future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed. — William Gibson

You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. — Winston Churchill