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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several genres, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions.

Song lyrics
All songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, unless noted.

Singles

 * You think you lost your love, When I saw her yesterday. It's you she's thinking of And she told me what to say. She says she loves you And you know that can't be bad. Yes, she loves you And you know you should be glad. Ooh!
 * She Loves You (1963)

 * Oh yeah, I´ll tell you something I think you´ll understand When I say that something I wanna hold your hand.
 * I Want to Hold Your Hand

 * That boy took my love away, He'll regret it someday, But this boy wants you back again. That boy isn't good for you, Tho' he may want you too, This boy wants you back again.
 * This Boy

 * Baby's good to me, you know, She's happy as can be, you know, She said so. I'm in love with her and I feel fine. I'm so glad that she's my little girl. She's so glad she's telling all the world.
 * I Feel Fine (1964)

 * My love don't give me presents. I know that she's no peasant, Only ever has to give me love forever and forever. My love don't give me presents. Turn me on when I get lonely, People tell me that she's only Foolin', I know she isn't.
 * She's a Woman (1964)

 * Got a good reason for taking the easy way out. Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now. She was a day tripper, a one way ticket yeah. It took me so long to find out, and I found out.
 * Day Tripper (1965)

 * Try to see it my way Do I have to keep on talking 'til I can't go on? While you see it your way Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone. We can work it out. We can work it out.
 * We Can Work It Out (1965)

 * Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? Based on a novel by a man named Lear. And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer, Paperback writer.
 * Paperback Writer (1966)

 * When the rain comes they run and hide their heads. They might as well be dead. If the rain comes, if the rain comes.
 * Rain (1966)

 * Lady Madonna, children at your feet, Wonder how you manage to make ends meet. Who finds the money when you pay the rent? Did you think that money was heaven sent?
 * Lady Madonna (1968)

 * Without going out of my door I can know all things on earth Without looking out of my window I can know the ways of Heaven The farther one travels The less one knows.
 * The Inner Light, written by George Harrison (1968)

 * Hey Jude don't make it bad, Take a sad song and make it better, Remember, to let her into your heart, Then you can start to make it better.
 * Hey Jude (1968)

 * I'm in love for the first time. Don't you know it's gonna last? It's a love that lasts forever, It's a love that had no past.
 * Don't Let Me Down (1969)

 * Christ! You know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.
 * The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)

 * Saving up your money for a rainy day, Giving all your clothes to charity. Last night the wife said, "Oh boy, when you're dead You don't take nothing with you But your soul - think!"
 * The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)

 * Whatever happened to the life that we once knew Can we really live without each other? Where did we lose the touch That seemed to mean so much? It always made me feel so Free as a bird.
 * Free As A Bird (recorded 1977, released 1995)

 * All my little plans and schemes, Lost like some forgotten dreams. Seems that all I really was doing Was waiting for you.
 * Real Love (recorded 1980, released 1988)

Now and Then (1977; 2023)

 * Written and performed by John Lennon on demo tape in 1977; released as "the last Beatles song" in 2023 · Official video

It's all because of you And if I make it through It's all because of you
 * I know it's true

And now and then If we must start again Well, we will know for sure That I will love you.

I miss you Oh, now and then I want you to be there for me Always to return to me
 * Now and then

I know it's true It's all because of you And if you go away I know you'll never stay.

Please Please Me (1963)

 * Well, she was just seventeen, You know what I mean, And the way she looked was way beyond compare, So how could I dance with another, Oh when I saw her standing there
 * I Saw Her Standing There

 * Last night I said these words to my girl I know you never even try girl Come on, come on, come on, come on, Please please me oh yeah like I please you.
 * Please Please Me

 * Love, love me do. You know I love you, I'll always be true, So please, love me do. Whoa, love me do.
 * Love Me Do

 * As I write this letter, send my love to you, Remember that I'll always be in love with you. Treasure these few words till we're together Keep all my love forever. P.S. I love you, you, you, you.
 * P.S. I Love You

 * Listen, do you want to know a secret, Do you promise not to tell, Whoa-o-oh Closer let me whisper in your ear, Say the words you long to hear, I'm in love with you, ooh-o-ooh.
 * Do You Want to Know a Secret

With the Beatles (1963)

 * Whenever I... want you around yeah, All I gotta do... Is call you on the phone, And you'll come running home, Yeah that's all I... gotta do.
 * All I've Got to Do

 * Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you, Remember I'll always be true, And then while I'm away, I'll write home every day, And I'll send all my loving to you.
 * All My Loving

 * Little child, little child, little child, won't you dance with me? I'm so sad and lonely, Baby take a chance with me.
 * Little Child

 * It feels so right now, hold me tight, Tell me I'm the only one, And then I might, Never be the lonely one. So hold me tight, to-night, to-night, It's you, you you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.
 * Hold Me Tight

 * Tell me that you love me baby, Like no other can. Love me like no other baby, Like no other can. I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man.
 * ''I Wanna Be Your Man

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

 * See also: A Hard Day's Night (film)

 * It's been a hard day's night, And I've been working like a dog, It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log, But when I get home to you, I find the things that you do, Will make me feel alright.
 * A Hard Day's Night

 * You know I work all day, To get you money to buy you things, And it's worth it just to hear you say, You're gonna give me ev'rything, So why on earth should I moan, ‘Cos when I get you alone, You know I feel okay.
 * A Hard Day's Night

 * I should have known better with a girl like you, That I would love everything that you do, And I do, hey hey hey, and I do.
 * I Should Have Known Better

 * That when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me too, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, oh And when I ask you to be mine, You're gonna say you love me too.
 * I Should Have Known Better

 * If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true? And help me understand? 'Cause I've been in love before. And I found that love was more Than just holding hands.
 * If I Fell

 * I don't want to kiss or hold your hand. If it's funny, try and understand. There is really nothing else I'd rather do. 'Cause I'm happy just to dance with you.
 * I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

 * She gives me ev'rything, And tenderly, The kiss my lover brings, She brings to me, And I love her.
 * And I Love Her

 * I'll give you all I got to give if you say you love me too I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.
 * Can't Buy Me Love

 * Someday when we're dreaming, Deep in love, not a lot to say. Then we will remember The things we said today.
 * Things We Said Today

 * I got something to say that might cause you pain, If I catch you talking to that boy again, I'm gonna let you down, and leave you flat. Because I told you before, oh, you can't do that.
 * You Can't Do That

Beatles for Sale (1964)

 * I tried to telephone, They said you were not home, That's a lie. 'Cause I know where you've been, I saw you walk in your door. I nearly died, I nearly died. 'Cause you walked hand in hand With another man in my place.
 * No Reply

 * I'm a loser, And I've lost someone who's near to me. I'm a loser, And I'm not what I appear to be.
 * I'm a Loser

 * Oh dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue. Tell me, oh what can I do? She thinks of him and so she dresses in black, And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black.
 * Baby's in Black

 * One day you'll look and see I've gone, For tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun. Some day you'll know I was the one, But tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun.
 * I'll Follow the Sun

 * Ooh I need your love babe, guess you know it's true, Hope you need my love babe just like I need you, Hold me, love me, Hold me, love me, I ain't got nothin' but love babe, Eight days a week.
 * Eight Days a Week

Help! (1965)

 * See also: Help! (film)

 * Help me if you can, I'm feeling down, And I do appreciate you being around, Help me get my feet back on the ground, Won't you please, please help me?
 * Help!

 * We said our goodbyes, ah, the night before. Love was in your eyes, ah, the night before. Now today I find you have changed your mind. Treat me like you did the night before.
 * The Night Before

 * Ev'rywhere people stare, Each and ev'ry day. I can see them laugh at me, And I hear them say. Hey, you've got hide your love away.
 * You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

 * If you don't take her out tonight, She's going to change her mind. And I will take her out tonight, And I will treat her kind. You're going to lose that girl, You're going to lose that girl. If you don't treat her right, my friend, You're going to find her gone. 'Cause I will treat her right, and then You'll be the lonely one.
 * You're Going to Lose That Girl

 * She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ri - hi - hide, She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care.
 * Ticket to Ride

 * I've just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where we just met, She's just the girl for me and I want the world to see we've met.
 * I've Just Seen a Face

 * Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday.
 * Yesterday

 * Why she had to go I don't know, She wouldn't say. I said something wrong, Now I long For yesterday.
 * Yesterday

Rubber Soul (1965)

 * Asked a girl what she wanted to be, She said, baby can't you see? I wanna be famous, a star of the screen, But you can do something in between. Baby, you can drive my car, yes I'm gonna be a star, Baby, you can drive my car, and maybe I'll love you.
 * Drive My Car

 * I once had a girl, Or should I say She once had me. She showed me her room, Isn't it good? Norwegian wood.
 * Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

 * When I call you up, Your line's engaged. I have had enough, So act your age. We have lost the time That was so hard to find. And I will lose my mind If you won't see me.
 * You Won't See Me

 * He's a real Nowhere Man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his Nowhere plans for nobody. Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me?
 * Nowhere Man

 * Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to. Think for yourself 'Cause I won't be there with you.
 * Think for Yourself, written by George Harrison

 * Say the word and you'll be free. Say the word and be like me. Say the word I'm thinking of. Have you heard the word is love? It's so fine, it's sunshine. It's the word, love.
 * The Word

 * Michelle ma belle These are words that go together well, My Michelle, Michelle ma belle, Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble Tres bien ensemble.
 * Michelle

 * Was she told when she was young the pain would lead to pleasure? Did she understand it when they said That a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure, Will she still believe it when he's dead? Ah girl, girl.
 * Girl

 * Why, tell me why, did you not treat me right? Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight.
 * I'm Looking Through You

 * There are places I'll remember All my life though some have changed. Some forever not for better. Some have gone and some remain. All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall. Some are dead and some are living. In my life, I've loved them all.
 * In My Life

 * Though I know I'll never lose affection For people and things that went before I know I'll often stop and think about them In my life I love you more.
 * In My Life

 * Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be with another man. You better keep your head, little girl Or I won't know where I am. You better run for your life if you can, little girl Hide your head in the sand little girl. Catch you with another man, That's the end'a little girl.
 * Run for Your Life

Revolver (1966)

 * If you drive a car, I'll tax the street, If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat, If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat, If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet. Taxman. ‘Cos I'm the Taxman, Yeah, I'm the Taxman.
 * Taxman, written by George Harrison

 * Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been, Lives in a dream. Waits at the window, wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door, Who is it for? All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
 * Eleanor Rigby

 * Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon that no-one will hear, No one comes near Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there, What does he care? All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
 * Eleanor Rigby

 * Here, making each day of the year, Changing my life with the wave of her hand. Nobody can deny that there's something there. There, running my hands through her hair. Both of us thinking how good it can be. Someone is speaking but she doesn't know he's there. I want her everywhere and if she's beside me I know I need never care. But to love her is to need her everywhere. Knowing that love is to share.
 * Here, There and Everywhere

 * So we sailed on to the sun, Till we found the sea of green, And we lived beneath the waves, In our yellow submarine.
 * Yellow Submarine

 * She said, "I know what it's like to be dead. I know what it is to be sad." And she's making me feel like I've never been born.
 * She Said She Said

 * I need to laugh and when the sun is out, I've got something I can laugh about. I feel good in a special way, I'm in love and it's a sunny day.
 * Good Day Sunshine

 * You tell me that you've got everything you want And your bird can sing. But you don't get me, you don't get me.
 * And Your Bird Can Sing

 * And in her eyes you see nothing, No sign of love behind the tears Cried for no one. A love that should have lasted years! You want her, you need her. And yet you don't believe her when she said her love is dead. You think she needs you.
 * For No One

 * I was alone, I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there. Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there.
 * Got to Get You into My Life

 * Turn off your mind, Relax and float down stream. It is not dying; It is not dying.
 * Tomorrow Never Knows

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

 * It was twenty years ago today, That Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, But they're guaranteed to raise a smile. So may I introduce to you The act you've known for all these years, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
 * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 * What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, And I'll try not to sing out of key. Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends, I get high with a little help from my friends, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.
 * With a Little Help from My Friends

 * Picture yourself in boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
 * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

 * I used to get mad at my school The teachers who taught me weren't cool. You're holding me down, turning me round Filling me up with your rules. I've got to admit it's getting better, A little better all the time.
 * Getting Better

 * I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in And stops my mind from wandering Where it will go.
 * Fixing a Hole

 * She [We gave her most of our lives] is leaving [Sacrificed most of our lives] home [We gave her everything money could buy] She's leaving home after living alone For so many years. Bye, bye.
 * She's Leaving Home

 * For the benefit of Mr. Kite There will be a show tonight on trampoline. The Hendersons will all be there, Late of Pablo Fanque's Fair - what a scene! Over man and horses hoops and garters, Lastly through a hogshead of real fire! In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world!
 * Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

 * We were talking About the space between us all. And the people who hide themselves Behind a wall of illusion Never glimpse the truth. Then it's far too late When they pass away.
 * Within You Without You, written by George Harrison

 * When I get older losing my hair, Many years from now. Will you still be sending me a valentine, Birthday greetings bottle of wine? If I'd been out till quarter to three Would you lock the door? Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four?
 * When I'm Sixty-Four

 * Lovely Rita meter maid, nothing can come between us. When it gets dark I tow your heart away. Standing by a parking meter, When I caught a glimpse of Rita. Filling in the ticket in her little white book.
 * Lovely Rita

 * Going to work don't want to go feeling low down; Heading for home you start to roam then you're in town. Everybody knows there's nothing doing; Everything is closed it's like a ruin; Everyone you see is half asleep. And you're on your own, you're in the street. Good morning, good morning.
 * Good Morning Good Morning

 * I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man who made the grade And though the news was rather sad Well I just had to laugh. I saw the photograph.
 * A Day in the Life

 * He blew his mind out in a car He didn't notice that the lights had changed A crowd of people stood and stared They'd seen his face before Nobody was really sure If he was from the House of Lords
 * A Day in the Life

 * I read the news today, oh boy, four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. And though the holes were rather small, They had to count them all. Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. I'd love to turn you on.
 * A Day in the Life

Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

 * Roll up for the Mystery Tour! The Magical Mystery Tour is coming to take you away, Coming to take you away. The Magical Mystery Tour is dying to take you away, Dying to take you away - take you today.
 * Magical Mystery Tour

 * But the fool on the hill Sees the sun going down. And the eyes in his head See the world spinning 'round.
 * The Fool on the Hill

 * Let's all get up and dance to a song That was a hit before your mother was born. Though she was born a long, long time ago, Your mother should know. [Ahh, your mother should know]
 * Your Mother Should Know

 * I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly. I'm crying. Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come. Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday. Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
 * I Am the Walrus

 * You say goodbye and I say hello. Hello, hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.
 * Hello, Goodbye

 * Let me take you down, ‘Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields. Nothing is real, And nothing to get hung about. Strawberry Fields forever.
 * Strawberry Fields Forever

 * Living is easy with eyes closed, Misunderstanding all you see. It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out, It doesn't matter much to me.
 * Strawberry Fields Forever

 * In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known. And all the people that come and go Stop and say hello.
 * Penny Lane

 * How does it feel to be One of the beautiful people? Now that you know who you are, What do you want to be?
 * Baby, You're a Rich Man

 * There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game. It's easy. All you need is love.
 * All You Need Is Love

The Beatles (The White Album) (1968)

 * Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out. They leave the West behind. And Moscow girls make me sing and shout. That Georgia's always on my mind. I'm back in the U.S.S.R.. You don't know how lucky you are, boys. Back in the U.S.S.R..
 * Back in the U.S.S.R.

 * Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play. Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day. The sun is up, the sky is blue. It's beautiful and so are you.
 * Dear Prudence

 * I told you about Strawberry Fields You know the place where nothing is real. Well here's another place you can go, Where everything flows. Looking through the bent backed tulips To see how the other half live. Looking through a glass onion.
 * Glass Onion

 * Happy ever after in the market place Desmond lets the children lend a hand. Molly stays at home and does her pretty face And in the evening she still sings it with the band.
 * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

 * The children asked him if to kill was not a sin. "Not when he looked so fierce", his mother butted in. If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him. All the children sing... Hey, Bungalow Bill, What did you kill Bungalow Bill?
 * The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

 * I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love I don't know how someone controlled you; They bought and sold you. I look at the world and I notice it's turning, While my guitar gently weeps.
 * While My Guitar Gently Weeps, written by George Harrison

 * Happiness is a warm gun. Happiness is a warm gun mama. When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger, I know nobody can do me no harm. Because happiness is a warm gun mama.
 * Happiness Is a Warm Gun

 * Hold your head up you silly girl look what you've done. When you find yourself in the thick of it, Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you. Silly girl.
 * Martha My Dear

 * Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
 * Blackbird

 * Have you seen the little piggies, Crawling in the dirt? And for all the little piggies, Life is getting worse. Always having dirt to play around in.
 * Piggies

 * Now the doctor came in, stinking of gin And proceeded to lie on the table. He said, 'Rocky you met your match' And Rocky said, 'Doc it's only a scratch And I'll be better, I'll be better Doc as soon as I am able.'
 * Rocky Raccoon

 * Yes I'm lonely wanna die. Yes I'm lonely wanna die. If I ain't dead already, Ooh girl you know the reason why.
 * Yer Blues

 * When I get to the bottom, I go back to the top of the slide, Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride. Get to the bottom and I see you again. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
 * Helter Skelter

 * You say you want a revolution. Well, you know, We all want to change the world. You tell me that it's evolution. Well, you know, We all want to change the world. But when you talk about destruction, Don't you know that you can count me out in? Don't you know it's gonna be all right. All right, all right.
 * Revolution 1

Yellow Submarine (1968)

 * See also: Yellow Submarine (film)

 * It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear, Or how I fare, Or if my hair is brown. As it's only a Northern Song.
 * Only a Northern Song, written by George Harrison

 * Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles. What makes you think you're something special when you smile?
 * Hey Bulldog

 * Some kind of innocence is measured out in years, You don't know what it's like to listen to your fears.
 * Hey Bulldog

Abbey Road (1969)

 * He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola He say "I know you, you know me" One thing I can tell you is you got to be free. Come together right now over me.
 * Come Together

 * Got to be good looking Cause he's so hard to see.
 * Come Together

 * Something in the way she moves Attracts me like no other lover, Something in the way she woos me. I don't want to leave her now, You know I believe her now.
 * Something, written by George Harrison

 * Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon her head. Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that she was dead.
 * Maxwell's Silver Hammer

 * When you told me you didn't need me anymore, Well you know I nearly broke down and cried. When you told me you didn't need me anymore, Well you know I nearly broke down and died.
 * Oh! Darling

 * Oh what joy for every girl and boy knowing they're happy and they're safe. We would be so happy, you and me, no one there to tell us what to do, I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus's garden with you.
 * Octopus's Garden, written by Ringo Starr

 * Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting, Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun. It's all right, it's all right.
 * Here Comes the Sun, written by George Harrison

 * You never give me your money; You only give me your funny paper. And in the middle of negotiations, You break down. I never give you my number, I only give you my situation. And in the middle of investigation, I break down.
 * You Never Give Me Your Money

 * She came in through the bathroom window, Protected by a silver spoon. But now she sucks her thumb and wanders By the banks of her own lagoon. Didn't anybody tell her? Didn't anybody see? Sunday's on the phone to Monday, Tuesday's on the phone to me.
 * She Came In Through the Bathroom Window

 * And so I quit the police department, And got myself a steady job. And though she tried her best to help me, She could steal but she could not rob.
 * She Came In Through the Bathroom Window

 * Once there was a way to get back homeward. Once there was a way to get back home. Sleep pretty darling do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby.
 * Golden Slumbers

 * And in the end, The love you take Is equal to the love you make.
 * The End

Let It Be (1970)

 * You and I have memories Longer than the road that stretches out ahead.
 * Two of Us

 * All I want is you. Everything has got to be just like you want it to.
 * Dig A Pony

 * Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup, They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe. Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my open mind, Possessing and caressing me.
 * Across the Universe

 * Jai guru deva om Nothing's gonna change my world. Nothing's gonna change my world.
 * Across the Universe

 * Sounds of laughter, shades of earth are ringing Through my open views inviting and inciting me. Limitless undying love which shines around me like a Million suns, it calls me on and on, Across the universe.
 * Across the Universe

 * When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness, She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
 * Let It Be

 * And when the broken-hearted people Living in the world agree, There will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be parted, there is Still a chance that they will see. There will be an answer, let it be.
 * Let It Be

 * The long and winding road that leads to your door Will never disappear. I've seen that road before. It always leads me here, leads me to your door.
 * The Long and Winding Road

 * Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner But he knew it couldn't last. Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona Bought some California Grass. Get back, get back. Get back to where you once belonged.
 * Get Back

Quotes about The Beatles

 * We knew that America would make us or break us as world stars. In fact, she made us.
 * Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, Pop Chronicles: Show 29 - The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!: The U.S.A. is invaded by a wave of long-haired English rockers. Part 3, 1964, aired 1969.

 * The Beatles are just a phenomenon; everything that the people say they are, they are. They're great. ... Their music is just melodious.
 * Little Richard, Pop Chronicles: Interviews #71 - Little Richard, interview recorded 1.2.1968

 * I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, "The Beatles did."
 * Kurt Vonnegut, in Timequake (1997), Ch. 1, p. 1

 * The Beatles were so big that it’s hard for people not alive at the time to realize just how big they were. There isn’t a real comparison with anyone now. I suppose Michael Jackson at one point, but it still doesn’t seem quite the same. They were so big that to be competitive with them was impossible. I’m talking about in record sales and tours and all this. They were huge. They were bigger than Jesus!
 * Mick Jagger in the interview for the Rolling Stone (December 14, 1995)

 * Liverpool was a small subsidiary of the Empire. It was Podunk and people in London looked down their noses at Liverpool talent. There was no way to get from here to here to there. Without Brian [Epstein] they could have been Michelangelo but they didn’t get out. Without Brian, they were just the best band in Liverpool.
 * Glenn Frankel, Washington Post reporter

 * I declare that The Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen.
 * Timothy Leary as quoted in Shout! (1981) by Philip Norman, p. 365; and in An Encyclopedia of Quotations about Music (1981) by Nat Shapiro, p. 303

 * Hell, I'm not interested in meeting those sons of bitches.
 * Elvis Presley as quoted in Crossing Paths: When Elvis met The Beatles, Part II (2009) by Gillian Gaar

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A man, a plan, a user profile, no palindrome
Hi. I'm AnotherLoophole. You may remember me, but probabably not. Among my interests are Homestar Runner, The Kingdom of Loathing, Dinosaur Comics and The Who

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--Aphaia 3 July 2005 01:23 (UTC)

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User talk:61.90.113.182

Welcome to Wikiquote, the free compendium of quotations! You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikiquote, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires you to provide no personal information, and gives you many benefits, including:
 * The use of a username of your choice
 * The ability to view all your contributions via a "My contributions" link
 * Your own user page
 * Your own talk page which, if you choose, also allows users to send you messages without knowing your e-mail address
 * The use of your own personal watchlist to which you can add articles that interest you
 * The ability to rename pages
 * The ability to upload images
 * The ability to customize the appearance and behavior of the website
 * The eligibility to become an administrator
 * The right to be heard in formal votes and elections, and on pages like votes for deletion

Click here to create an account.--Aphaia 3 July 2005 02:13 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for your contributions. Could you consider to preview your edit before you save it? Preview is available if you put the botton "Show preview".It is kind for other editors if you gather up your edits into more less number. And I strongly recommend you to register yourself. Many neat features are available for you including "minor edit" mode. Thank you. --Aphaia 3 July 2005 03:27 (UTC)

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Talk:The Beatles

Songwriter attribution
Those songs should be attributed to the song writers or not - at least I prefer it. But on the other hand, I can understand they first try to seek it as "quotes from the Beatles", not from each song lyric writers ... or this article should be re-organized as Shakespear's article. I am not sure currently .....--Aphaia 3 July 2005 02:21 (UTC)

Individual pages
Paul, John, Ringo and George have their own pages. Can't all the attributed quotes be moved to their own pages?
 * It might be better, especially as Ringo currently has no quotes on this page which gives the - false - impression that he had nothing to say. --Kingboyk 13:41, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Lead singers
also y are both john n paul both refered to as lead singers there must be a better word i.e. vocalist?? bijun

 * There's no real difference between "vocalist" and "singer", according to Merriam-Webster Online. One can infer, perhaps, a somewhat greater sophistication for a "vocalist", in that they might be expected to perform more impressive vocal feats than a "singer", but this is more connotation than denotation, and both terms seem fairly interchangeable in common usage.

 * If you mean why are John and Paul considered lead singers/vocalists, as opposed to just singers/vocalists, I imagine it's because they sang the lead vocals on a majority of Beatles songs. I believe Paul led on many if not most of his songs, and John did for his (although I've read that John preferred harmony). George and Ringo both contributed lead vocals to some Beatles tunes (even ones that J or P wrote, I'm fairly sure), but only a minority of them. On the other hand, Wikipedia's article doesn't make this explicit claim, except to say that Ringo typically only sang lead on one song per album. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 07:39, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, yes, they were all lead vocalists at one time or another. Perhaps if the en article doesn't make that clear it ought to. --Kingboyk 13:40, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Just in Case
If you don't know, I accidentally didn't log in and the "Blue Jay Way" and "Don't Pass Me By" edits are mine. They're under 151.198.137.245. Sorry. 02kkk 22:59, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Kermit quote
i dont believe this, as there is no attribution and a google search reveals nothing. if you can show otherwise, feel free to restore it.

Unsourced
Wikiquote no longer allows unsourced quotations, and they are in process of being removed from our pages (see Wikiquote:Limits on quotations); but if you can provide a reliable and precise source for any quote on this list please move it to The Beatles. --Antiquary 14:57, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Quotes about the Beatles

 * "Guitar bands are on their way out Mr. Epstein"
 * Dick Rowe rejecting the Beatles for Decca records
 * Detailed in wikipedia:The Beatles' Decca audition: "guitar groups are on the way out" and "The Beatles have no future in show business,"
 * "The guitar's all very well, John, but you'll never make a living out of it."
 * Mimi Smith
 * "I declare that The Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen."
 * Timothy Leary
 * "The most devastating male quartet since the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."
 * Donald Zec, Daily Mirror

 * Lennon was right. And we are bigger than Jesus. We will be as big as the Beatles, if not bigger.
 * Liam Gallagher

 * We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.
 * Barry Gibb

 * So whenever I hear The Beatles I always feel I've got a lot in common with everybody else.
 * Robyn Hitchcock

 * It's like this - these five members have been influenced of course by other groups, because that's where this generation's groups came from - an environment like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and The Who. People like that.
 * Alice Cooper

 * With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there.
 * Noel Gallagher

 * Everybody can dig The Beatles, but why should everybody dig us?
 * Bruce Johnston

 * Oasis are not just influenced by the Beatles; they actually take stuff. Then they get praised.
 * Lenny Kravitz

 * You can't beat The Beatles, you join 'em.
 * Peggy Lee

Lots to do here
The singles are not in chronological order. The album quotes should be in track order in the medium of their first release ie. vinyl... And where is a quote from "I Want to Hold Your Hand"? I can't believe that got missed! From my foggy memory it was the first monster hit in Canada, everyone liked it. Even my dour English grandmother cranked the AM radio up when the song was played. I can still vividly remember the cultural ground moving...--Oracleofottawa 06:19, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Error in quote from 'Fixing a Hole' : it's not 'Where will it go' but 'Where it will go'. (Gepi)

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User talk:AnotherLoophole~enwikiquote

~ MosheZadka (Talk) 3 July 2005 04:28 (UTC)

It is pretty awesome to see another Dinosaur Comics fan! woooo! ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 20:16, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

Hi. I wanted to ask you to sign comments in talk pages. The easiest way to sign is to add ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 05:32, 28 July 2005 (UTC) at the end -- to a username and a timestamp. This makes it much easier to track discussions, and is the common practice here. Your entire family is made out of meat! (It is good to mix practical messages with philosophical truths! A-apparently!) ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 05:32, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

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Wikiquote talk:Voting

Proposals
Originally discussion from WQ:VP

I propose to introduce a general rule on voting: "no anonmyous vote may be accepted." It reflects our recent experiences on WQ:VFD. --Aphaia 28 June 2005 04:04 (UTC)

 * I'm in favor. This is also what they use at wikipedia (example). Sams 28 June 2005 09:58 (UTC)

 * I'm troubled by Sams' example above. I read the whole passage, and I didn't find one single citation of a policy that forbade anon voting. The only citent?#Voting, polls, elections, surveys and reps|WP's "Whyd policy text was from w:Wikipedia:Why create an accou create an account?":
 * While in most Wikipedia polls, anyone can express their opinion, whether logged in or not, your opinion may be given more weight if it is attributed to a fixed identity with a record of sensible commentary and informed edits.
 * Not only doesn't that not forbid anon voting, it introduces an undefined weighting factor. Furthermore, several people in that example debate claimed the Wikipedia didn't and/or never did allow anon voting, but provided no evidence to back up these claims. When pressed for details, rather than citing such policies, the discussions devolved into character attacks. It seems Aphaia has good reason to want a clear policy here. But I want to know whether we have the resources to ensure fair voting with or without anon voting. If we allow anons, we can identify them by IP, but we don't know if someone is able to rotate through dynamic IPs (although we can probably use sysop judgment to rule out likely rotators). If we require logged-in users for votes, do we have the ability to detect sock puppets? Or is this not a likely current problem? (I see several new problems arising on WQ every week, and we aren't handling many of them adequately. I don't want to introduce new ones we can't handle.) — Jeff Q (talk) 28 June 2005 22:53 (UTC)

 * Regarding abuse, if we allow both anon and logged-in users, then in theory an abuser could combine both methods, i.e. use both dynamic IPs and sock puppets. Therefore if we'd be more restrictive by only allowing logged-in users, there'd be less available options for abuse. Not that there're such problems here, but in specific cases it's possible to be even more restrictive, e.g. by excluding users with low edit counts (example - btw there're probably better examples than the ones I gave, I just browsed wikipedia quickly). Sams 28 June 2005 23:57 (UTC)

 * As far as I know, currently we ...
 * have some anons who want to vote.
 * are not suffered by sock puppets.
 * The demerit of anon vote is described by Sams; an user on a bad faith can combine them, and most of anon don't leave their signature, and some of them tried to fake their sig (or I feel so). It isn't good because vote is based on "one person, one vote" principle in general.
 * As for sock puppet check, I have some experiences mostly on Japanese Wikipedia, and devs can help us, if necessary. And in future we can check it by ourselves using CheckUser feature to some extent. --Aphaia 29 June 2005 00:16 (UTC)

I propose that we create a page — say, Voting — which can be used as a definitive policy on who can votes and how votes should be run. (Wikipedia has a similar title that redirects to w:Wikipedia:Survey guidelines, but it seems too cumbersome for our initial efforts.) Our "Voting" article would include a link to w:Wikipedia:Consensus, our current decision and rationale for logged-in vs. anon votes (whatever might be decided), a reminder that all votes must be signed, and an outline of how and where to conduct a vote. This policy article would give us a quick link to remind people of our practices. If folks think this is a good idea, we can transfer the results of this discussion to its Talk page. — Jeff Q (talk) 30 June 2005 01:02 (UTC)

 * Nice proposal, I appreciate your initiative. --Aphaia 30 June 2005 05:40 (UTC)

First draft
I try to summarize the discussion the above and our unwritten rules. I'm afraid I miss important parts. Please feel free to rewrite it and put a comment here. Thank you. --Aphaia 3 July 2005 05:11 (UTC)

 * Good first pass, Aphaia. I did some copyediting and expanded on a couple of points, then I made a separate edit for a suggested revision of the sysops-extended-vote idea. I'm sure there's more to say, but that's a first pass for me, too. — Jeff Q (talk) 3 July 2005 06:19 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your copyediting and kind compliment. I agree with you extension of vote is better to be defined more explicitely. And we could make this guideline to encourage folks to be more involved, I assume. --Aphaia 3 July 2005 07:50 (UTC)

Announcement
I found we need to a place for announcement. (and perhaps better to record past votes). Which page is the most preferable - WQ:VP or a dedicated page? How about reviving Vote? --Aphaia 5 July 2005 08:46 (UTC)

 * I prefer WQ:VP, simply because I imagine most people check it occasionally -- manually or via watchlists. ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 5 July 2005 08:50 (UTC)

 * Hmm, so it is not the best to use dedicated page, even it is including VP. I am thinking now the German Wikipedia VP (w:de:Wikipedia:Forum). They conbine some pages and integrate them into one, so you can read VP and VIP in a page at a glance, and if you prefer you can add both of included pages to your WL. As for watchlist, I think we can add the voting information page, if each of us perfer it, but currently don't oppose we have a section of vote information pages on the top of VP. Some Wikipedia have such a special section on their VP. First annoucement and information come, and discussions follow. --Aphaia 5 July 2005 09:53 (UTC)

 * Aphaia, I'm not clear on what you mean by "VIP" for de:WP — "Voter information page" (which we don't have) or "Vandalism in progress" (which we do, but seems completely irrelevant to this discussion).
 * I am also uncomfortable using anything but Village pump for vote announcements at this time, with the votes talking place on the relevant article's talk page. Based on the number of Wikiquotians participating in all of the discussions and related articles from VP in the past year, I'd say that the vast majority of the community doesn't even act on any VP postings, and probably doesn't know about most of the other likely places for votes. I think announcing votes anywhere but VP would drop participation from perhaps 2% (60+ users) to 0.05% (15+) or less.
 * I might go along with a permanent, brief link at the top of VP to direct folks to a voting page, subject to some conditions. I think the title of Vote isn't clear enough. If we used this page, I would recommend moving it to Votes in progress or something like that, and create an archive for anything that was closed, just like VfD. Each vote would then be announced on the talk page of the relevant article when it started, and its results also summarized there when it closed. An initial VP announcement might also be appropriate if the issue was serious enough to encourage general participation. Does any of this sound reasonable to anyone? — Jeff Q (talk) 02:26, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments, Jeff.
 * As for German Wikipedia VP, I meant to Vandalism in progress with VIP. VIP itself is not relevant to our current discussion, it is merely an example how separate (announcement or tracking) pages can be integrated into VP.
 * I agree with you on that Vote is unclear in its name. Your proposed names sounds better. Is it however confusasble if there are also pre-announcements of votes? If not, it is okay for me.
 * And perhaps this page is also unclear: Guideline to voting or voting policy would be more preferable.
 * As for announcement way, I think you consider our reality well and it would go smoothly. We could improve the current shabby Community portal but it is not our current issue and better to begin what we can do presently. --Aphaia 03:16, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't really understand the issue about pre-announcement of votes. The only votes I've ever noticed pre-announced are Board Elections. VfDs and the informal votes to poll consensus that I've participated in all seem to be "announced" when they are created; i.e., the moment the voting starts. To me, the most important things about a vote are that they be announced somewhere interested people are likely to find them; they make clear what is being asked; they give a selection of expected answers whenever possible, even if they leave open other ones; and that they specify a close date so people know when the results will be counted. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 16:54, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I agree. I removed the following sentence from the text: "An announcement of voting in advance is highly recommended.". While one can do it, since nobody does it, it seems to me the consensus is that it is not that popular. ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 10:05, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Discussion stalled
The discussion seems to have stalled. I think the people who edited here are pretty much in consensus, perhaps barring some small issues with specific wording. Specific wording can be edited on "rough guideline" pages, which I propose to move this page into. "This page is a rough guideline on wikiquote. It reflects established practices followed by the community. Except for minor edits, please propose changes through the discussion page." Does anyone have a problem with that? ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 16:41, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Closing a vote
Since we're starting to use some of these guidelines, I felt we needed a description of how to close a vote, so I've added "Closing a vote" to the current draft. Note that, unlike the informal practice (and suggested policy) that votes for deletion should be closed only by admins, I've said that any editor who is eligible to vote can close an ordinary vote. I added that an admin might overrule this if they determine the closure does not follow guidelines, mainly because I thought that admins are in a better position to take the heat for reversing another editor's action on something that is controversial enough to call for a vote. I also specifically pointed out that it's a good idea for admins to handle controversial votes in general, and that closure by outside editors or admins is another way to avoid potential problems with votes.

Given my current state of exhaustion, I suspect some of this material may be redundant, conflicting, or just a bit confusing, so I invite everyone to make changes or suggestions to improve it. Thank you. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 21:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Looks me good. I added one phrase on problematic cases, to close the vote itself but leave the analysis for the community / admin team review, if necessary. My addition may be amended with further review, of course :) --Aphaia 07:16, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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Wikiquote:Voting

This is a draft. It isn't compelling the community currently, but it attempts to reflect a common sense among the community. We are trying here to establish a clear set of rules on voting. It will let no one judge unilaterally, but will lead each member of the community to deal with voting smoothly and help the community to build a consensus. 3 July 2005 05:35 (UTC)

=Draft begins=
 * Status: Draft
 * Aim: To make clear a basic scheme of voting on English Wikiquote: who is eligible to vote and how it goes, etc.

General thoughts
Because Wikiquote is not run by democracy (by number) but consensus, vote on Wikiquote is merely a tool to measure consensus smoothly and in a reasonable timespan. It is resemble to surveys rather than political votes in the real world. Some "votes" like votes on Request for administrators may follow rather consensus making way, which has currently no firm schedule except one condition "continues at least one week". Such "votes" is nearer to discussion than votings to which this document gives their guidelines.

In other words, some of "votes" on Wikiquote project aren't vote in a narrow meaning, and not the whole part of this policy isn't applied, because they have their own specific rules and guideline. For example, Votes for deletion have no explicit criteria, but are based on "rough consensus", and a sysop decided if a particular request for deletion succeeds in supporting by consensus relying his or her common sense. There is no vote in the rigid meaning, but essentially discussions. The style of vote is borrowed to make it clear the position of each editors. On the other hand, in some cases it would be nice to set the style and condition of vote in advance.

Vote organization

 * Anyone may organize a vote to determine what is the community consensus on certain issue(s). It does not require a sysop to initiate a vote. On the other hand, generally, good preparation and sufficient discussion are recommended. In some cases you might not need a formal vote to make the consensus clear. If a dispute arises on themes, it would be often better to cancel and re-organize it.
 * A vote must have a clear theme and format, that is,
 * Theme: the theme, what people will vote, should be clear before the vote begins.
 * Schedule: a vote must have a clear schedule. Two points should be made clear: 1) when it begins and 2) when it closes. Those two times should be given, unless they are already implicitly known from the exisiting rules (like VfD votes, which run at least two weeks by policy).
 * A vote can be extended if necessary and in a proper way. It depends who can extend it. Some possibilities:
 * The vote organizer - who begins the vote
 * Sysops, when sysop responsibilities are involved (like VfD vote closures)
 * With some exceptions explicitely defined by policy, extention shouldn't be determined by those people uniliterally. You may suggest or propose to extend a vote, if you have a good reason.
 * Link to discussion: Information about voting issue should be given. If such information is available on the other page(s) where the vote will be held, link(s) to relevant past discussion(s) should be provided to voters. Generally, it is a bad idea to start a vote about an issue that relevant discussions is still on-going.
 * Criteria: the criteria of consensus may vary with each case, but have to be announced in advance. In many cases, including major policies like Deletion policy, the Wikiquote community mainly uses "rough consensus", which might be assumed to lie between 66% and 75%. Currently no firm criteria has been established within the community. If a vote has no judge, however, such criteria should be announced in advance (e.g. "the proposal which gets the most votes will be chosen" or "If the candidate has 75% support, he will pass") to assure the voting result is clear. Such clear criteria helps the community to enforce the result on the project.

 * A vote must be announced, at least as soon as after it begins. Announcement in advance is highly recommended. All vote have to be announced in Village pump unless it is on a dedicated vote page like Votes for deletion. Important votes, like changing an official policy is highly recommended to be announced on several pages, including Community portal and Village pump.

Voting eligibility

 * Any voter should be logged in. No anonymous user can vote. In some cases (and in the future) additional eligibility for voting might be set (like "editing more than 100 times on Main Namespace").

 * Each person has one and only one vote. Voters can withdraw or change only their own votes. No sockpuppetting on voting is allowed — sock puppets on voting will be banned indefinitely. See also Blocking policy.
 * Votes should be explicit. If a user doesn't make clear their vote, in the judgment of the vote closer, their "vote" may be ignored. It is recommended when voting to put a single word or very short phrase in bold that summarizes one's vote, unless the vote section already has explicit subsections (like "For", "Against", etc.).

 * Voting must include a signature and date/timestamp unless a special interface is prepared (like Board Elections). Every user can sign in this way by writing four tildes ( ~ ), which the Wikiquote editor changes to the user ID and date/time automatically when saved.

Sysops a/o votetaker (if any) should strike out illegal or invalid votes (using HTML <s> strike markup), but should leave the text for review by the community. An unsigned or un-timestamped vote is invalid, but sysops will often attempt to get the user to correct this common error before striking a vote. Note, however, that it is user's obligation to ensure their vote is valid.

Closing a vote
When the previously announced deadline (or its last extension, if any) has been reached, any editor eligible for voting may assess the consensus achieved in the vote, if any, and close the discussion by placing the following templates immediately before and after the vote text, like so:

 ~ [vote text] discussion-closed-bottom

This will place a shaded background around the vote, announce its results, and advise editors not to make further changes. (Later discussion must be started in a new topic.) The "RESULT" text should succinctly express the consensus. For example, if the vote is whether to keep or remove a quote from an article, the likely possible results are:

Editors should follow the conditions set out and agreed to by the discussion participants. If a specific level of consensus has not been identified, as mentioned above, a two-thirds to three-quarters majority is fairly common.

If an editor closes a vote in a manner that does not seem to follow these or other Wikiquote guidelines or practices, an admin may use their best judgment about whether to undo or revise that closure. Controversial discussions are probably best either left to admins to close or just closed without any analysis with an invitation for the community to interpret, and may benefit from closure by a non-participating editor or admin.

Related pages

 * Why create an account?
 * w:Wikipedia:Sock puppet
 * w:Wikipedia:Survey guidelines
 * w:Wikipedia:Consensus

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Daniel Fatiaki

Daniel Fatiaki (born 1954) was the Chief Justice of Fiji from 1 August 2002 to 5 December 2008.

Address to the Fiji Law Society, Coral Coast, Fiji, 2 July 2005 (excerpts)

 * It goes without saying that the most valuable asset of any profession is its collective reputation.

 * The independence of the (legal) profession also ensures that it can take an objective view on issues concerning not only these matters, but also those of wider public concern. In fact, it can only discharge this responsibility to be independent and objective, if it is perceived by society at large to be independent.

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Frenetic Five

The Frenetic Five are a group of five fictional superheroes, and a series of three text adventures by Neil deMause starring those characters. The quotes that follow are from the three Frenetic Five games.

The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang

 * [The player examines himself]
 * Brett, aka Improv. Leader of the Frenetic Five, so chosen for your leadership skills, your fair-mindedness, and your ability to adapt any object into a tool of your wishes. Also, your name is on the lease.

 * [The player examines a pair of socks]
 * You picked these up during one of your battles in the Twelfth Dimension, which turned out to be where socks disappear to out of the dryer. Of course, this means that none of them match.

 * The scene outside the Frenetic Five World Headquarters is quiet … too quiet. You look down the block to the east, then the west, searching for the source of your uneasiness. Maybe there — off in the distance — could that be the sound of evil afoot?
 * No, it's just a garbage truck. You're always mistaking those for the sound of evil.
 * No, it's just a garbage truck. You're always mistaking those for the sound of evil.

 * [Entering the hallway]
 * Stairs lead down from this second-floor hallway. The Clapper's room is to the south, the bathroom is to the west, and a corridor to the east leads to the other bedrooms.
 * [Moving west]
 * Good idea. No telling when you'll find one out on the road.
 * Good idea. No telling when you'll find one out on the road.

 * [Trying to vault the railroad tracks without a pole]
 * You're not holding anything to vault the tracks with.
 * "That's 'with which to vault the tracks,'" says Lexicon.

 * Before you stands the only way in or out of the mill: the two-story-high steel doors through which the thousands of flange workers trooped during the factory's heyday. The doors are long-closed now, sealed shut by the ravages of time.
 * [The player tries to open the doors]
 * Okay, sealed shut by the ravages of time, and a great big lock.
 * A computerized voice intones, "Password protected. 'Representation'."
 * Okay, sealed shut by the ravages of time, a great big lock, and an incongruously sophisticated computer program.
 * A computerized voice intones, "Password protected. 'Representation'."
 * Okay, sealed shut by the ravages of time, a great big lock, and an incongruously sophisticated computer program.
 * Okay, sealed shut by the ravages of time, a great big lock, and an incongruously sophisticated computer program.

 * "Oh damn," you hear Lexicon say. "My glasses got scratched.  Improv, do you have money I can borrow for a new lens?" You notice that his glasses have fallen to the floor next to where he is tied up.
 * "Imp's tied up, you moron," says Pastiche.
 * "Well, I didn't mean now..."
 * "Well, I didn't mean now..."
 * "Well, I didn't mean now..."

 * [After Improv tells Pastiche to get Lex's glasses]
 * She gets a pained expression. "Don't you remember?" she says.  "I can't phase through rope."

 * "Good grief, 'Stiche," interrupts Lexicon. "Couldn't you at least be incapacitated by something rare, like Kryptonite?"

 * [On the roof, after the player tries to go north, west, or south]
 * It's a long way down that way. The Incredible Rubber Ball Man or The Human Paper Airplane might make it; for you, though, it's probably better to take the stairs.

The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man

 * [The Validator is a super-person who offers praise in response to all actions; the player has just decided to hit him with a shoe]
 * A common reaction.
 * The Validator says, "Oh, attack the Validator, huh? Great idea!"
 * The Validator says, "Oh, attack the Validator, huh? Great idea!"

 * [Arriving at Mr. Redundancy Man's secret headquarters, a copy shop]
 * On an otherwise nondescript block deep in the paper-shuffling district, a freshly painted awning proclaims: COPYING — REPRODUCTION — XEROGRAPHY. To the west, a pair of doors lead inwards beneath plastic pennants flapping in the breeze.
 * [Description of awning]
 * You look more closely, and see that there are actually two awnings, one covering the other. How strange.
 * You look more closely, and see that there are actually two awnings, one covering the other. How strange.

 * Pastiche sticks her hand in the paper cutter. "Hey, everybody, look at me!"
 * You've seen her do this trick too many times, so you're unfazed when her hand phases through the blade as she slams it down.

 * [Examining the secret door in the copy shop]
 * A heavy steel door, cleverly disguised to look like an otherwise unobtrusive wall panel. A sign on it reads: "To Top Secret Evil Planning Headquarters and Restrooms."

 * [Description of sign]
 * The sign is mounted atop a short wooden pole set into the floor — you half expect it to say "RABBIT SEASON," but it doesn't. What it says is: "We reserve the right to refuse service to all superheroes."
 * [In response to command to saw the sign down]
 * Wrapping the iron-filing-coated wire around the base of the sign, you saw back and forth until you have cut all the way through, and the sign topples to the ground.
 * Pastiche sings, "I sawed a sign, I opened up my eyes and sawed a sign..."
 * Removing the wooden sign has revealed a plastic plaque mounted on the wall.
 * [Description of plaque]
 * "We still reserve the right to refuse service to all superheroes."
 * Removing the wooden sign has revealed a plastic plaque mounted on the wall.
 * [Description of plaque]
 * "We still reserve the right to refuse service to all superheroes."
 * "We still reserve the right to refuse service to all superheroes."

 * [Upon trying to put an item under the copier lid while another object is already there]
 * You notice a small sign on the copier: COPYING MORE THAN ONE ITEM AT A TIME CAN RESULT IN FIRE, EXPLOSION, OR PERMANENT STERILITY.

 * [Secondary description of the hallway behind the copy shop]
 * Not so much a corridor, or even hallway, as much as a ...
 * "Vestibule," interjects Lexicon.
 * Yes, a vestibule. It only extends a few feet before ending at another door, this one of plywood.

 * [After getting past the clerks, the player tries to enter the restroom]
 * (Opening the restroom door)
 * You don't actually have to go. That was just a pretext.

 * Pastiche runs her fingers through her hair, and a good portion of her skull as well.

 * [In Mr. Redundancy Man's secret hideout]
 * Looking around the room, you see dozens of twin beds, double boilers, a single enormous machine with lights and bells and whistles and more lights, double-edged razors, four clones, and double-paned windows.

 * [Upon entering the hideout, Mr. Redundancy Man begins a monologue]
 * Mr. Redundancy Man looks up at your team's entrance, his face contorting into what can only be called a grin. "Welcome to my hideaway lair, my dear friends of mine!" he shouts over the sound of the machine. "Your arrival has come fortuitously just in time for you to witness the sight of my greatest and most triumphal achievement!"
 * "Eeeagh!" cries Lexicon, falling to the floor in anguish and clutching at his ears. "Make him stop!"
 * "I see, observationally, that the underlings in my employ have failed to stop you from succeeding in your entry," says Mr. Redundancy Man. "But no matter; and, I might add, it's of no consequence. Because those laughable buffoons will be an expendable extravagance once the plan I've plotted reaches its fertile fruition. Behold and observe," he says with a sweeping gesture, "my clones!"
 * Lexicon says to you in a pained whisper, "At least that's one time he didn't repeat himse—"
 * "And," continues Mr. Redundancy Man with a sweeping gesture to the other half of the room, "my clones!"
 * Lexicon loses consciousness.
 * "With my patented InstaClone Instant Cloning Mechanism Device, the days of manpower shortages in the business of the evildoing industry will be history, a thing of the past!" says Mr. Redundancy Man. "And what better, more productive way of marketing my brand-new invention than by setting loose my clones to loose themselves upon the world!"
 * "And," continues Mr. Redundancy Man with a sweeping gesture to the other half of the room, "my clones!"
 * Lexicon loses consciousness.
 * "With my patented InstaClone Instant Cloning Mechanism Device, the days of manpower shortages in the business of the evildoing industry will be history, a thing of the past!" says Mr. Redundancy Man. "And what better, more productive way of marketing my brand-new invention than by setting loose my clones to loose themselves upon the world!"
 * Lexicon loses consciousness.
 * "With my patented InstaClone Instant Cloning Mechanism Device, the days of manpower shortages in the business of the evildoing industry will be history, a thing of the past!" says Mr. Redundancy Man. "And what better, more productive way of marketing my brand-new invention than by setting loose my clones to loose themselves upon the world!"
 * "With my patented InstaClone Instant Cloning Mechanism Device, the days of manpower shortages in the business of the evildoing industry will be history, a thing of the past!" says Mr. Redundancy Man. "And what better, more productive way of marketing my brand-new invention than by setting loose my clones to loose themselves upon the world!"

 * [In the hideout, where Mr. Redundancy Man's cloning machine is kept]
 * Pastiche sings, "I think we're a clone now…"

 * "That does it," says Pastiche at last. "I've had about enough of this guy."
 * Utilizing her superpower to Hurl Herself Headlong At Supervillains Without Regard For Bodily Harm, Pastiche hurls herself — well, you get the picture.
 * Utilizing her superpower to Hurl Herself Headlong At Supervillains Without Regard For Bodily Harm, Pastiche hurls herself — well, you get the picture.

 * [Objects found in the mess in Mr. Redundancy Man's hideout]

 * portable television: The TV is currently showing a baseball game. Looks like a doubleheader.
 * sandwich: It's a double-decker. Too bad it wasn't kept refrigerated.
 * ledger: Nothing there but lots of double-entry bookkeeping.
 * shotgun: It's double-barreled.

The Frenetic Five vs. the Seven Deadly Dwarves

 * [Description of Self-Immolo, the Boy Afire]
 * An accident involving a Buddhist monk and an eternal flame has left Immolo forever afire. Let go from his job at the Rare Books Division of the Metropolitan Library, he now walks the earth, doing good deeds and giving lights to strangers in need.

 * [Playing Battle Cry]
 * "C'mon, Henry," says the Girl Next Door impatiently. "Before the sun grows old and dies. You know it took Immolo forever to get it relit the last time."

 * [Description of Improv's shoe phone]
 * On the minus side, it's incredibly awkward to use, the sound quality is lousy, and the mouthpiece smells like old socks. On the plus side, it has pretty good arch support. Everything's a tradeoff.

 * [Description of the kitchen sink at the Girl Next Door's house]
 * After a party like this, it's filled with everything but the kitchen sink.

 * Mitchel, aka Lexicon. The man who put the dis back in discourse, Lexicon knows every word in the dictionary, plus a few that were edited out to make room for commercials.

 * [After telling Pastiche to drive the car]
 * "You got it, boss!" She presses confidently down on the accelerator.  Nothing happens.
 * "It usually helps if you start the car first," Lexicon chimes in.
 * "It usually helps if you start the car first," Lexicon chimes in.

 * [Pastiche is driving]
 * "Hey, that sign didn't say 'Canada,' did it?" asks Pastiche.

 * "Hey, what was that movie playing where we just passed?" asks Pastiche, peering over her shoulder in a direction very much away from the road.
 * Newsboy hurriedly replies: "Twelve Angry Monkeys: Twelve ordinary citizens sent back in time to stop a devastating plague are unable to proceed when one man insists the plague is innocent."
 * Newsboy hurriedly replies: "Twelve Angry Monkeys: Twelve ordinary citizens sent back in time to stop a devastating plague are unable to proceed when one man insists the plague is innocent."

 * [After telling Pastiche to drive, while she's already driving]
 * "What does it look like I'm doing?" She gives a sharp look at Lexicon in the rear-view mirror. "Don't even think of answering that!"

 * [After trying to exit the car, while Pastiche is still driving]
 * It may come to that, but for now you'll take your chances with Pastiche's driving.

 * [Description of the car, after entering it]
 * It has all the usual inside-of-a-car conveyances. No, not conveyances.  What's the word?
 * "Appurtenances," says Lexicon.
 * Right, appurtenances. All the usual appurtenances.

 * "The dam powers this entire mine, not to mention much of the Metropolitan area," continues the executive. "If these fiendish dwarves carry out their plot, it will plunge half the county into darkness."
 * "The half the county we just drove through already seemed thoroughly dark," says Lexicon. "Though that may just have been because Pastiche neglected to turn on our headlights."
 * "The half the county we just drove through already seemed thoroughly dark," says Lexicon. "Though that may just have been because Pastiche neglected to turn on our headlights."

 * [After trying to move the mine executive's desk before he has left the room]
 * It's impolite to mess with people's desks while they're present. The polite way is to wait until they leave, then ransack the place.

 * [Entering the mine]
 * It's dank. You are likely to be eaten by mildew.

 * "HIIIIIIIII-YAH!"
 * With a running leap and a yell, Pastiche delivers a death blow to the hapless root vegetable. Split neatly in two, its lower half falls with a THWAP! to the soft dirt floor.
 * "'Hii-yah?'" says Lexicon. "Do you think you could be any more cliched?"
 * "What do you want me to yell, 'Potato, ho!'?"
 * "I'll tell you who's a potato h—"
 * "I think you'd better just stop right there, word boy."
 * "What do you want me to yell, 'Potato, ho!'?"
 * "I'll tell you who's a potato h—"
 * "I think you'd better just stop right there, word boy."
 * "I think you'd better just stop right there, word boy."
 * "I think you'd better just stop right there, word boy."

 * [Trying to "take" a vein of ore]
 * If it were as easy as that, they wouldn't need to hire miners.

 * [Response to trying to turn on any object that can't be turned on]
 * It's not your type.

 * [Trying to bend the crushed miner's helmet]]
 * Not even if you were The Incredible Guy Who Has The Superpowers That Uri Geller Pretends To Have.

 * [Response to trying to go "out", in a maze]
 * That's the general idea, yes.

 * As you reach for the stick, part of the ledge suddenly gives way. You scramble back to safety as the stick plummets earthward —
 * "All directions are earthward when you're underground," mutters Lexicon.
 * — as the stick plummets earthward, disappearing into a gaping crevice far below.

 * [Response to the player trying to ask himself about anything]
 * Talking to yourself is a sign of impending mental collapse. Unless you're Solipsistah Souljah, that is.

 * [Improv asks Medic Alert for help]
 * "Maybe you could, like, find some way to blow up the plant that powers the lights, and then we could escape in the dark."
 * "That's the dwarves' plan, you ninny."
 * "Oh. Right."
 * "Oh. Right."
 * "Oh. Right."

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Talk:Frenetic Five

From my point of view, the biggest problem of this article is it is unclear which parts are actually "quotes". And some parts seem to me not quotes, but descriptions of scenes, and it doesn't belong to our contents ... --Aphaia 3 July 2005 10:01 (UTC)

they are all quotes from the games. — boredzo (talk) 2005-07-03 11:04:21 (UTC)

Games, you say, not "a game". But it is unclear from the article itself. You need to give those information. (published year or the game maker and so on). That is partly why I feel it lacks cleanup currently. It might be clear for you what it is, but for other readers, it is unclear. --Aphaia 3 July 2005 11:27 (UTC)

I have a suggestion up in Talk:Frenetic Five/Alternative for a more readable style of quotes. Please let me know what you think. ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 3 July 2005 11:39 (UTC)
 * Alternative is clearer for me; similar to films or TV show quotes, and more descriptive than the current one. I prefer it. It is not readable if we need to refer another page always. --Aphaia 3 July 2005 11:52 (UTC)

 * looks good. you might want to reword it away from "entering the sidewalk", but otherwise, I think that's worth changing to. — boredzo (talk) 2005-07-03 12:03:47 (UTC)

 * OK, done. ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 3 July 2005 12:15 (UTC)

 * Thank you, guys ;-) --Aphaia 3 July 2005 14:27 (UTC)

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Wikiquote:Manual of styles for interactive fiction

This is a draft, and describes common practice.

For more information on interactive fiction, see Interactive Fiction at Wikipedia

For an example page, see Frenetic Five.

 * Only output lines (descriptions of rooms, responses to commands, etc.) should be styled normally. If a game uses styles, you should preserve those styles when possible.
 * All lines in a quote should be indented with a leading :. Preserve blank lines by placing a  on its own line (suitably indented).
 * Use [Explanation or context] lines when necessary. This includes quotes that are responses to a command; for example: [In response to a command to open the mailbox]. It is inadvisable to use the actual command from the game, since they may not be understandable to those who have not played the game before; summarise the command instead. You may exercise some variety in the construction of these lines.
 * Separate quotes with .

The following is the sample transcript from the Interactive Fiction page on Wikipedia, translated to this format:

 * [The player looks around]
 * You are in a big room with tall pillars. To your north reside the large doors into Wikiquote.
 * [Upon the player's attempt to go north]
 * The doors are locked. Wait, that makes no sense. Wikiquote is for everyone! Something must be done...
 * [The player searches his possessions]
 * You are carrying a soda, an umbrella, The Key to All The Information in the Universe, and a little plastic bottle cap.
 * [Unlocking the door with the key]
 * The door opens easily and noiselessly, and before you can walk through, there's a mad rush of people who enter the library and begin improving it.
 * ***Your mission is complete!***
 * Would you like to restore a saved game, restart, or quit?
 * [The player quits]
 * ***Your mission is complete!***
 * Would you like to restore a saved game, restart, or quit?
 * [The player quits]
 * Would you like to restore a saved game, restart, or quit?
 * [The player quits]
 * [The player quits]


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Everybody Loves Raymond

 * Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | Main

Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 – 2005) was a long-running CBS sitcom about a successful sports writer Ray Barone, whose oddball family life consists of a fed up wife, overbearing parents (who live across the street), and an older brother with lifelong jealousy of Ray. In May 2005, CBS ended the series after 9 seasons.

Seasons

 * Season 1
 * Season 2
 * Season 3
 * Season 4
 * Season 5
 * Season 6
 * Season 7
 * Season 8
 * Season 9

Cast

 * Ray Romano - Raymond "Ray" Barone
 * Patricia Heaton - Debra Barone
 * Brad Garrett - Robert Barone
 * Doris Roberts - Marie Barone
 * Peter Boyle - Frank Barone
 * Madylin Sweeten - Ally Barone
 * Sawyer Sweeten - Geoffrey Barone
 * Sullivan Sweeten - Michael Barone
 * Monica Horan - Amy MacDougall Barone

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Sliders

Sliders (1995–2000) was an American science fiction television series consisting of five seasons. The series focuses on a group of people travelling between parallel universes (which results in alternative Earths). They do so when the main protagonist - a genius college student - invents a "sliding" technology. After an experiment that goes wrong, their goal is to try finding back their way to "our" (and their own) Earth.

Opening narration

 * Quinn Mallory: [season one monologue/opening] What if you could find brand new worlds right here on Earth? Where anything is possible. Same planet, different dimension. I've found the gateway.

Pilot [1.1]

 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: The answer to the question is U-4, not U2, Mr. Bennish! [pointing to Conrad Bennish, Jr., who was listening to noisy music without paying any attention to the class].

 * [The Sliders arrive on an ice world after having unknowingly picked up Rembrandt Brown driving his car]
 * Proffessor Maximilan Arturo: Jesus, Mary and Joseph! I think I've just seen God and I could've sworn he was driving a Cadilac!

 * [after Prof. Maximilian Arturo found out that he is a Citizen General in a world where Soviet Russia rules America]
 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: Always a leader of men, no matter what the circumstances.

 * Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown: This guy, Q-ball, he’s got this, like, gizmo, which sucked up my Caddie into a worm-hole — that’s this kinda freaked-out limbo land that sits between Earth’s One, Two and Three. So when we got to Earth Two, this big, albino tornado, man, came hammering down on us...

Fever [1.2]

 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: Biology is for those who don't have the maths for real science.

Last Days [1.3]

 * Proffesor Mazimilian Arturo: Mr. Bennish, if we survive this I will devote my life to finding the gene that makes you so obnoxious and I will destroy it!

 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: Mr. Bennish, appalling as this thought may be, you and I are going to be spending a lot of time together.
 * Conrad Bennish, Jr.: No way, chief! I've got a girlfriend.
 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: Don't be an idiot! You and I are going to make an atom bomb.

 * [A news anchor talks about the asteroid that is about to destroy life on Earth]
 * News Anchor: Around the globe, the world braced for the apocalypse with an unprecedented show of peace and amity. In Belfast, Ireland, Catholics and Protestants shared a morning of prayer [footage of both groups praying together]. Elsewhere, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the six-month truce between Serbs and Muslims continued to hold [footage of both groups hanging along]. Not so in the occupied West Bank, however, where Israelis and Palestinians greeted the second-to-last day with renewed violence [footage of both groups fighting each other].

 * ''[after Prof. Maximilian Arturo was forced to slide just as he realized his stolen atom bomb plans were stolen from him]
 * Conrad Bennish Jr.: Anybody messes with us now...''
 * [turns on loud music]
 * Conrad Bennish Jr.: ...boom!

The Prince of Wails [1.4]

 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: The reason the sun never sets on the British Empire is because God doesn't trust the British in the dark.

 * [The Prince reads the copy of the Bill of Rights the Sliders wrote for him and then the part Rembrandt added]
 * The Prince: And James Brown is hearby acknowledged as the Godfather of Soul.
 * [The Prince and the rebel leader look at each other in confusion]
 * Prince and Rebel Leader: [together] Who's James Brown?

Summer of Love [1.5]

 * Quinn Mallory: [pointing at the recurring character of his usually long haired, sunglasses wearing college friend, whose double in this world is a business suit wearing Republican] Look, Professor, it's Bennish.
 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: My God. And I can actually see his ears.

Eggheads [1.6]

 * Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown: How much did he win by?
 * Wade Welles: I don't know. What difference does it make?
 * Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown: It makes a big difference, girl! I got Harvard plugged to points!
 * Wade Welles: You bet on a game that you don't understand?
 * [Short pause]
 * Wade Welles: You are an idiot!

 * The Gambler: If you won't do it you'll be MORAS MAXIMA.
 * Quinn Mallory: What?!
 * The Gambler: MORAS, MORTIS, DEAD!!!

 * [Quinn says something in Latin to the Gamblers and FBI before Sliding]
 * FBI Agent: What did he say?
 * Gambler: "So long suckers!"

The King is Back [1.8]

 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: [after being mistaken for Luciano Pavarotti several times] I am not Mr. Pavarotti! Mr. Pavarotti is an Italian. He speaka likea this. Do I speaka likea this? No. Why? Because I am an Englishman, you blistering idiot!

Opening narration

 * Quinn Mallory: What if you could travel to parallel worlds? The same year, the same Earth, only different dimensions. A world where the Russians rule America... or where your dreams of being superstar came true... or where San Francisco was a maximum-security prison. My friends and I found the gateway. Now the problem is... finding a way back home.

Season 2 Ep 6

 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: The idea of freedom is born with every generation. Only one created the US constitution.

Dragonslide [3.7]

 * Prof. Maximilian Arturo: That which is beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

The Fire Within [3.8]

 * Quinn: This is newsprint. How do you divide?
 * Fire: I have never divided.
 * Quinn: You stay connected with the other flames?
 * Fire: I am always one. What they know, I know.
 * Quinn: Alright, this is wood and graphite.
 * Fire: Oh I like wood...
 * Quinn: Listen, there's something important I have to talk about.
 * Fire: Yes?
 * Quinn: Very soon, we might be leaving this place and we might have to take you with us.
 * Fire: I like it here. There is much to burn.
 * Quinn: If you stay, they will try and destroy you every time you feed. If you survive, you'll only do so by destroying things that we humans care about, and hurting people like me. And one day, all the food will be gone.
 * Fire: I have decided I will go back where you found me.
 * Quinn: I'm sorry, I don't know how to get you there.
 * Fire: I do.
 * Quinn: Oh, you do. I wish you could tell me how to get home.
 * Fire: Home?
 * Quinn: It's a place where we'd like to go someday. It's where we started.
 * Fire: Where you like to burn?
 * Quinn: Sort of.
 * Fire: If you release me in your journey, I will find a way.
 * Quinn: But.. how?
 * Fire: Photon solar wave propulsion, and timeslip dimensional access.
 * Quinn: Come again?
 * Quinn: You're controlling the television!
 * Quinn: You can transmit signal waves?
 * Fire: You do not?
 * Quinn: No!
 * Fire: Why have you taken this limited life form?
 * Quinn: I didn't have a choice.. you did?
 * [Knock at the door]
 * Quinn: Go away! We're spraying for cockroaches.

This Slide of Paradise

 * [Rickman sees the wormhole at the edge of the cliff]
 * Rickman: Not without me! [Rickman jumps for the wormhole, but it closes and he falls screaming to his death at the bottom of the cliff]

Genesis [4.1]

 * [Quinn learns the truth about his family from a microdot]
 * Quinn: I have a brother!

 * [Quinn, Maggie and Rembrant decide to leave Earth Prime in an attempt to save it]
 * Quinn: [to Earth Prime just before he leaves] We'll be back! You can count on it!

Just Say Yes [4.7]

 * [Colin Mallory and Maggie Beckett are in a "re-orientation" compound, which resembles 1950's suburbia, they are medicated in a world that mandates it, Maggie has made an attempt at baking, Colin is trying one of her slightly burned cookies, he is attempting to feign enjoyment when eating the cookie]
 * Colin: Umm, Delicious.
 * Maggie: You don't like them.
 * Colin: I do.
 * Maggie: Colin, you be honest with me.
 * Colin: But you worked so hard on them, I wouldn't want to hurt your feelings.
 * [Maggie stares into the view of the camera, thinking about what Colin said]
 * Maggie: I don't think you could, (shows her "Infuser", a medication dispenser that most on the world they're in are using) not while i'm wearing this thing.
 * Colin: Oh, I keep forgetting, another benefit of pharmacotherapy, well in that case, these are the worst cookies i've ever tasted!
 * [They both laugh in a mindless way]

The Alternateville Horror [4.8]

 * [after Quinn, Rembrandt and Maggie finds out that the ghosts haunting the chandler hotel are really their doubles, a brit-punk rock singer Quinn "Howling Man" Mallory, an "exotic dancer" called Maggie Beckett and a Tweed clad version of Rembrandt Brown who is the group's version of Quinn, also with them are Colin Mallory and the manager's son, she is crying]
 * Matthew: Mom, don't cry, Colin said his brother's gonna get out out of here.
 * Quinn "Howling Man" Mallory: Well, he bloody well better, (holding up the timer) 'cause we've got your little timer, see, and brainiac told us that if you don't get it back before the numbers run down, you're gonna be right up it! (a la Austin Powers) YEAH, baby!
 * Alt-Rembrandt: Sorry, who thought he was paying attention.

Lipsitz Live! [4.12]

 * Quinn Mallory: [trying to reclaim the audience's interest] Did I mention that I met my female double?
 * Barry Lipsitz: Oh! Did you have sex with her?!
 * [Quinn looks disgusted while the audience cheers]

The Unstuck Man

 * [As Diana was about to enter the slide for the first time]
 * Maggie: The first step is easy. It's the last one you gotta look out for.

Map of the Mind

 * [Rembrandt has just finished explaining to one of the mental patients, Malcolm, why he has incited a riot]
 * Rembrandt Brown: Now if I could just find a neurosurgeon my day would be complete.
 * Malcolm: Wait! [Rembrandt stops and looks at him] I'm a neurosurgeon. [Rembrandt looks at him doubtfully] Honest!

 * [Rembrandt brings Malcolm to the other Sliders]
 * Rembrandt Brown: I've brought some help.
 * Mallory: He plays a fiddle with no strings!
 * Rembrandt Brown: Well he's also Doctor Malcolm White, creator of that device. [referring to the remapping device]

To Catch a Slider [5.15]

 * [The Sliders don't have the money to buy a Living Gem which they need to fix the timer so they plan to rob a jewelry store which Rembrandt disagrees with]
 * Rembrandt Brown: [To Maggie and Mallory] What do either of you know about knocking over a jewelry store anyway?
 * Mallory Well, actually...

The Seer [5.18]

 * Mallory: [last line of the series] What do we do now?

Unidentified episodes

 * Capt. Maggie Beckett: Looks, brains, and he knows how to cook.

 * [After the Sliders have another hard landing on a concrete path in the middle of a park]
 * Prof. Maximilan Arturo: Soft landing there, hard path here and where do we land, unfailingly.

About

 * They took the attitude of ‘Oh, we don’t want to get into politics, we don’t want to get into dark humor, we don’t want to get into cerebral stuff. We’ve got four characters, and they’re sliding from world to world, and if they land on the world where everyone’s a pirate, they can chase each other around with swords, so that’s going to be fun. That’s show Number One.’ That was kind of the attitude all year
 * Originally, Ryan was going to be in several episodes at the start of the second season, and I worked out with Jacob Epstein, who was also executive producer that year, the path that Ryan would take. We had in mind three or four shows to do with him. By the fourth show, something shocking was going to happen with him.
 * Their attitude was ‘We’ve been off the air for so long no one is going to care, so let’s just say that Quinn got shot but he’s better now, and let’s pretend the other people never came through the gate with them.’ I know people find this hard to believe, but I argued with them over this for months and got the reputation for being a troublemaker or a loose cannon, because I wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
 * Whenever anyone sees ‘Into the Mystic‘, the first episode of the second season, the whole funeral/Quinn’s dream scene is a very rushed two minutes and twenty seconds instead of seven minutes. And a few of the ideas I wanted to do are in there, but others aren’t. The dog that went through completely disappears
 * Tracy Tormé

Cast
The show's main cast during its 5 seasons were:

 * Cleavant Derricks - Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown (all seasons)
 * Jerry O'Connell - Quinn Mallory (season 1-4)
 * Kari Wührer - Capt. Maggie Beckett (season 3-5)
 * Sabrina Lloyd - Wade Welles (season 1-3)
 * John Rhys-Davies - Prof. Maximillian Arturo (season 1-3)

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Talk:Hermann Hesse

Why has somebody decorated this page like it is the inside of a head shop? I can almost smell the incense.

"Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud" is commonly attributed to Hesse. Did he say or write any such thing? The quote in the article isn't the same and doesn't read the same. Also didn't he write in German? All these quotes presumably are translations? [Added by 203.51.103.134]
 * I can't give the answer abount attributions of particular quotes, but as for sources, yes he wrote in German. So all of those quotes might come from translations or be translated by contributors. If we can add the sources, which translations were used, it would be nice. --Aphaia 3 July 2005 14:39 (UTC)

Unsourced
Wikiquote no longer allows unsourced quotations, and they are in process of being removed from our pages (see Wikiquote:Limits on quotations); but if you can provide a reliable and precise source for any quote on this list please move it to Hermann Hesse. --Antiquary 18:26, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * My instinct as an individualist and artist has always warned me most urgently against this capacity of men for becoming drunk on collective suffering, collective pride, collective hatred, and collective honor. When this morbid exaltation becomes perceptible in a room, a hall, a village, a city, or a country, I grow cold and distrustful; a shudder comes over me, for already, while most of my fellow men are still weeping with rapture and enthusiasm, still cheering and venting protestations of brotherhood, I see blood flowing and cities going up in flames.

 * My watercolours are a sort of poem or dream, they carry only a distant memory of reality, transforming it according to personal feelings or need.

 * The more individuals capable of watching the world theater calmly and critically, the less danger of monumental mass stupidities — in first of all, wars.

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 * We all have a common origin, the Mothers, we all come out of the same abyss; but each of us, a trial throw of the dice from the depths, strives toward his own goal. We can understand one another, but each of us can only interpret himself.
 * Prologue
 * Variant translation: We all share the same origin, our mothers; all of us come in at the same door. But each of us — experiments of the depths — strives toward his own destiny. We can understand one another, but each of us is able to interpret himself to himself alone.

Insufficiently sourced quotes from Damian

 * I was only trying to live my life in accordance with the principles which sprang from my own true self. Why was that so very difficult?

 * He who wants to be born must destroy a world.

 * In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified.

 * If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.

 * One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.

 * Only the ideas we actually live are of any value.

 * Each of us has to find out for ourselves what is permitted and what is forbidden--forbidden for him. It's possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. And vice versa. Actually, it's only a question of convenience. Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the rules. Others sense their own laws within them; things are forbidden in them that every honorable man will do in any day of the year, and other things are allowed to them that are generally despised. Each person must stand on his own feet.

 * Gaze into the fire, into the clouds, and as soon as the inner voices begin to speak surrender to them, don't ask first whether it's permitted or would please your teachers or father, or some god. You will ruin yourself if you do that.

 * Live those dreams, play with them, build altars to them. It is not yet the ideal, but it points in the right direction.

 * The things we see are the same things that are within us. There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself. You can be happy that way. But once you know the other interpretation you no longer have the choice of following the crowd. Sinclair, the majority's path is an easy one, ours is difficult.

 * I live in my dreams... Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That's the difference.

 * I belong to my fate and to no one else.

 * A stone had been dropped into the well, the well was my youthful soul. And for a very long time this matter of Cain, the fratricide, and the 'mark' formed the point of departure for all my attempts at comprehension, my doubts and my criticism.

 * You knew all along that your sanctioned world was only half the world and you tried to suppress the second half the way the priests and teachers do. You won't succeed. No one succeeds in this once he has begun to think.

 * Suddenly, a new image had risen up before me, a lofty and cherished image. And no need, no urge was as deep or as fervent within me as the craving to worship and admire. I gave her the name Beatrice.

 * We who bore the mark, felt no anxiety about the shape the future was to take. All of these faiths and teachings seemed to us already dead and useless. The only duty and destiny we acknowledged was that each one of us should become so completely himself, so utterly faithful to the active seed which nature planted within him, that in living out its growth he could be surprised by nothing unknown to come.

 * Perhaps you'll need me again sometime, against Kromer or something. If you call me then I won't come crudely, on horseback or by train. You'll have to listen within yourself, then you will notice that I am within you.

Further comment
The above quotes are moved here from the Demian article, which is redirected to this article. From none of the above quotes exact source info seem to be available online at the moment. If available it can be added and quotes can be moved back into the existing structure. -- Mdd (talk) 21:52, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

title: Talk:Hermann Hesse