function write_quote() { var quotes = [ 'no animals were harmed while making this page', 'made in ulm', 'this page was handmade', 'Get <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/">FireFox</a> :-)' ]; var r = Math.round(Math.random() * (quotes.length-1)); // write the quote document.write(quotes[r]); // or replace an HTML element: // document.getElementById("quote").innerHTML = quotes[r]; } //Example: write_quote();