October 19
2003
- I really believe that if there's any kind of God, he wouldn't be in any one of us — not you, not me, but just this space in between. If there's some magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone else, sharing something. ~ Before Sunrise
- selected by Scarequotes
2004
- Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. ~ George Orwell in Nineteen Eighty-Four
- selected by Kalki
2005
- Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. ~ Lewis Mumford (born 19 October 1895)
- proposed by Kalki
2006
- There is surely a piece of divinity within us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun. ~ Thomas Browne (born 19 October 1605)
- proposed by Kalki
2007
- Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development. ~ Lewis Mumford
- proposed by Kalki
2008
- To be nameless in worthy deeds exceeds an infamous history. ~ Thomas Browne
- proposed by InvisibleSun
2009
- He gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. ~ Jonathan Swift
- proposed by Kalki
2010 : Rank or add further suggestions…
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Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:
- No man can justly censure or condemn another, because indeed no man truly knows another ~ Sir Thomas Browne
- Used 20 January 2004, selected by Kalki
Quotes by people who died this day, already used as QOTD:
- Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old. ~ Jonathan Swift
- Used 4 September 2003, selected by Kalki
- We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. ~ Jonathan Swift, died that day
- Used 26 September 2004, selected by Kalki
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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
A young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled. ~ Jonathan Swift, died that day- 3 ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 07:32, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
- 1 ~ Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC) Great quote in context... but with this alone too many people might not recognize that it comes from his famous satire "A Modest Proposal"
- 1 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 1 I love it ... but I think that is because I could guess rightly where it was taken from. Out of context, it may not make a sense, I'm afraid.
- 1 per above. - InvisibleSun 21:50, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
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I am at a stage in my life — now quite late — where I am completely reconciled to what I am as a writer. I know what I can and can't do. I love writing. I feel it is my best time. But I still feel, as I think most creative people do, absolutely isolated.~ John le Carré (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.~ John le Carré (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 4 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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In every war zone that I've been in, there has been a reality and then there has been the public perception of why the war was being fought. In every crisis, the issues have been far more complex than the public has been allowed to know. ~ John le Carré (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC) / Or a shorter version which begins "In every crisis .."
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We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another. ~ John le Carré (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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I intend no Monopoly but a Community in Learning: I study not for my own sake only, but for theirs that study not for themselves. ~ Thomas Browne (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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Man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the Grave. Solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre. Nor ommiting Ceremonies of Bravery in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible Sun within us. ~ Thomas Browne (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
- 3 (and it contains my username!) InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the Æquinox? ~ Thomas Browne
- 3 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 19:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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I would die happy if I knew that on my tombstone could be written these words, "This man was an absolute fool. None of the disastrous things that he reluctantly predicted ever came to pass!". ~ Lewis Mumford (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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The cycle of the machine is now coming to an end. Man has learned much in the hard discipline and the shrewd, unflinching grasp of practical possibilities that the machine has provided in the last three centuries: but we can no more continue to live in the world of the machine than we could live successfully on the barren surface of the moon. ~ Lewis Mumford (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 22:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 19:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 05:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
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God does not work for you. He works with you. ~ Pandurang Shastri Athavale (date of birth)
- 2 Zarbon 05:08, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Aphaia 00:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC) Sadly unsourced ...
- 2 Kalki 19:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC) I would rank this at 3 if it was sourced.
- 0 because unsourced. - InvisibleSun 21:50, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
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