„You got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down, you just stood there grinning.“

— Bob Dylan
„You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least.“
— Jane Austen
„When life hands you a lemon, say "Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?“
— Henry Rollins
„Well, they say the sky's the limit,And to me that's really true,But, my friend you have seen nothing,Just wait 'til I get through.“
— Michael Jackson
„Look a'here, some people say we got a lot of maliceSome say it's a lotta nerveI say we won't quit movingTil we get what we deserve.We've been 'buked and we've been scournedWe've been treated bad, talked aboutAs just as sure as you're bornBut just as sure as it takeTwo eyes to make a pair, huhBrother, we can't quit until we get our share.Say it loud,I'm black and I'm proud.“
— James Brown