You can do this better with Geektool/Nerdtool, that way it'll be an overlay of your actual desktop background (so you can have things other than plain white) an

You can do this better with Geektool/Nerdtool, that way it'll be an overlay of your actual desktop background (so you can have things other than plain white) and you can of course supply your own quotes. $ /usr/local/plan9/bin/fortune Don't look back -- something may be gaining on you. -Satchel Paige.