November 12 Quotations

Quotes of the day from previous years:

2003

The Enlightened take things Lightly. ~ Principia Discordia

selected by Kalki

2004

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time. ~ Thomas Carlyle

selected by Kalki

2005

Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements. ~ Bahá'u'lláh (born 12 November 1817)

proposed by Kalki

2006

No matter how much women prefer to lean, to be protected and supported, nor how much men desire to have them do so, they must make the voyage of life alone, and for safety in an emergency they must know something of the laws of navigation. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton (born 12 November 1815)

proposed by InvisibleSun

2007

We sail across dominions barely seen, washed by the swells of time. We plow through fields of magnetism. Past and future come together on thunderheads and our dead hearts live with lightning in the wounds of the Gods. ~ Norman Mailer (recent death)

proposed by Kalki

2008

In entering upon the great work before us, we anticipate no small amount of misconception, misrepresentation, and ridicule; but we shall use every instrumentality within our power to effect our object. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton

proposed by Kalki

2009

Suggestions

I'm sleeping like a baby, too. Every two hours, I wake up, screaming. ~ Colin Powell, resigned that day.

2 Kalki 08:53, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
1 Zarbon 06:11, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
0 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

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Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations. ~ Bahá'u'lláh, born that day

3 InvisibleSun 20:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
1 Zarbon 06:11, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
1 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
3 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently. ~ Harry Blackmun, born that day

3 InvisibleSun 20:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
1 Zarbon 06:11, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
1 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
2 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens. ~ Bahá'u'lláh (date of birth)

3 Kalki 08:53, 9 November 2007 (UTC) (proposed but without signature on 2005-11-11T16:06:54)
3 InvisibleSun 20:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
3 Zarbon 06:11, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
2 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

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An idea or institution may arise for one reason and be maintained for quite a different reason. ~ Joseph McCabe

4 Zarbon 04:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
2 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
2 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
3 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances. ~ Joseph McCabe

3 Zarbon 04:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
4 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
1 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
2 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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Women's degradation is in man's idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man. Come what will, my whole soul rejoices in the truth that I have uttered. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton

2 Zarbon 04:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
3 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
1 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
2 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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India and China offer intriguing mirror images. Modern India has long been open politically and, until recently, closed economically. Modern China has opened economically, but remains politically closed. The comparison reveals that, while politics and economics can never fully be separated, political openness is a better guarantor of long-term stability than economic openness. ~ Ian Bremmer

2 Zarbon 04:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
1 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
1 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
2 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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In the construction of a country, it is not the practical workers but the idealists and planners that are difficult to find. ~ Sun Yat-sen

2 Zarbon 04:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
2 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
3 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
3 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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We have a propensity for starting and joining all kinds of organisations, the result was that we were spending more time in conferences than implementing the decisions. ~ Benjamin Mkapa

2 Zarbon 04:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
2 Waheedone 05:19, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
2 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
2 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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A law of nature is not a formula drawn up by a legislator, but a mere summary of the observed facts — a "bundle of facts." Things do not act in a particular way because there is a law, but we state the "law" because they act in that way. ~ Joseph McCabe

3 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
3 this is a nice interpretation. Zarbon 02:17, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
3 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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If the learned and worldly-wise men of this age were to allow mankind to inhale the fragrance of fellowship and love, every understanding heart would apprehend the meaning of true liberty, and discover the secret of undisturbed peace and absolute composure. ~ Bahá'u'lláh

3 Kalki 00:47, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
2 Zarbon 02:17, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
3 InvisibleSun 22:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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