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I saw this meme somewhere...go to this site - http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 and pick five random quotes that describe you/your worldview and post them.
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. 
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. Philip K. Dick (1928 - 1982), Valis
To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
And, the best one, so apropro of the climate right now:
If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and no-one dares criticize it.
Pierre Gallois
And, the best one, so apropro of the climate right now:
Pierre Gallois
