Is there anyway to disable the quotes at the bottom of the page? They're kind of distracting.

You could always have a piece of masking tape handy and use that...

Hmm. I have disabled them for you, bluedaisy. Does anyone else want this? If so, we can make a preference.

I enjoy the quotes!

It might be worth making it a preference (or maybe the quotes could be included under "eccentric flavor" in the options). I don't really notice them at all, but it would be good to be able to turn off any potential distractions.

I love them, they make the service seem like it's run by some nice human beings instead of a sterile corporation though I suppose I do see how they could be distracting.

My bias is always to take out the fluff that doesn't help to achieve the goals (e.g. learning Chinese) but making it fun helps to achieve the goal so I'm on the fence. If it were Chinese proverbs (with pinyin, characters and a translation) than I'd say 100% keep it.

Maybe toss in a few funny quotes in Chinese.

loving the quotes, keep them coming.

thanks! it's not that I don't like them, it's just that I notice them, then mouse over to see where they're from, then start thinking about that book/movie/etc., next thing I know it's ten minutes later and I'm on wikipedia...

I didn't know you could mouse-over them. I've been wondering "I wonder where all those quotes come from" for months on end.
Add a few in Chinese might be good fun.

So many familiar faces here, and I like the quotes.

I don't have a ton of power for adding Chinese-language ones, but I'm open to submissions / suggestions for sources.

Leave them! Love 'em. The Firefly quote was pretty much the selling point for me, hehe.

I like them, but I would also like an option to turn them off.