"When I was a child, my mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you will become a general. If you become a monk, then you will end up as Pope." Instead, I became a painter, and wound up as Picasso. ~Pablo Picasso

(We read from a trivia calendar at work, and they often have quotes on the back as part of their 'daily extra'. I liked this one.)

My most excellent russian co-worker "A" just said the following:

"You don't play chess with a man who's trying to hit you with a baseball bat. You're playing different games."

Yeah. A just plain rocks.