October 18
2003
- He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
- selected by Paullusmagnus
2004
- These children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through... ~ David Bowie
- selected by Kalki
2005
- We take the position that there is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. ~ Pierre Trudeau (born 18 October 1919)
- proposed by IP 65.110.28.95 (originally for September 28)
2006
- Give me my freedom for as long as I be
All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me
All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me
And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally...
And when I die, and when I'm gone
There'll be one child born, in our world
To carry on, to carry on...
~ Laura Nyro ~- proposed by Kalki
2007
- There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. ~ Logan Pearsall Smith
- proposed by Kalki
2008
- The essential ingredient of politics is timing. ~ Pierre Trudeau
- proposed by Kalki
2009
- Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find his own. ~ Logan Pearsall Smith
- proposed by Zarbon
2010 : Rank or add further suggestions…
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Ranking system:
- 4 : Excellent - should definitely be used.
- 3 : Very Good - strong desire to see it used.
- 2 : Good - some desire to see it used.
- 1 : Acceptable - but with no particular desire to see it used.
- 0 : Not acceptable - not appropriate for use as a quote of the day.
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Suggestions
Nevertheless, we arose next morning in newness of life. Never before had rocks and ice and trees seemed so beautiful and wonderful, even the cold, biting rainstorm that was blowing seemed full of loving-kindness, wonderful compensation for all that we had endured, and we sailed down the bay through the gray, driving rain rejoicing. ~ John Muir, Stickeen (1915), describing Alaska. October 18 is Alaska Day, commemorating the completion of the US purchase in 1867.- 3. Fys. “Ta fys aym”. 14:38, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 20:42, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:05, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:30, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness. ~ Pierre Trudeau (born in this date)
- 2 Kalki 20:35, 17 October 2007 (UTC) I would rank this a 3 or4 but I cannot yet find a source for it.
- 0 because it is unsourced. - InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 05:05, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:30, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real. ~ Klaus Kinski
- 2 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 0 because it is unsourced. InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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I am like a wild animal born in captivity, in a zoo. But where a beast would have claws, I was born with talent. ~ Klaus Kinski
- 2 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 0 because it is unsourced. InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone. ~ Katherine Kurtz
- 3 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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I'm not scared of dying
And I, don't really care
If it' s peace you find in dying
Well then, let the time be near. ~ Laura Nyro
- 2 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved. ~ Matthew Henry
- 3 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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None is so deaf as those that will not hear. ~ Matthew Henry
- 3 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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As an egg, when broken, never
Can be mended, but must ever
Be the same crushed egg for ever—
So shall this dark heart of mine! ~ Thomas Holley Chivers
- 3 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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Effort without talent is a depressing situation ... but talent without effort is a tragedy. ~ Mike Ditka
- 3 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 0 because it is unsourced. InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life. ~ Mike Ditka
- 2 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 0 because it is unsourced. InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal; its the courage to continue that counts. ~ Mike Ditka
- 2 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 0 because it is unsourced. InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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I don't believe in living in the past. Living in the past is for cowards. If you live in the past, you die in the past. ~ Mike Ditka
- 2 Zarbon 04:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 0 because it is unsourced. InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds. ~ Logan Pearsall Smith
- 3 Zarbon 04:49, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consist in nothing more than the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star. ~ Logan Pearsall Smith
- 2 Kalki 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 22:29, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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