June 9
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Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ~ David Hume
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- There are always good parts. They may not pay what you want, and they may not have as many days' work as you want, they may not have the billing that you want, they may not have a lot of things, but — the content of the role itself — I find there are many roles. ~ Anne Bancroft (recent death)
- selected by Kalki
- 2006
- When you were born in this world
Everyone laughed while you cried
Conduct not yourself in manner such
That they laugh when you are gone.
~ Kabir (à propos of recent death of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi)- selected by Kalki
- 2007
- What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?
~ Cole Porter ~- selected by Kalki
- 2008
- Be a clown, be a clown,
All the world loves a clown.
Act the fool, play the calf,
And you'll always have the last laugh.
~ Cole Porter ~- proposed by Zarbon
- 2009
- In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
But now, Heaven knows,
Anything goes.
~ Cole Porter ~- proposed by Kalki
- 2010
- Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above.
Don't fence me in.
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don't fence me in.Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in.~ Cole Porter ~
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2011
- I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in
~ Cole Porter ~- proposed by Kalki
- 2012
| One thing most of us agree on is that the universe exists (people who deny that usually follow some trade other than science), so if some theoretical particle interaction would lead ultimately to the nonexistence of the universe, then you can save a lot of electricity by not trying to demonstrate it. |
| ~ Joe Haldeman ~ |
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- proposed by bystander
- 2013
- Rank or add further suggestions…
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.
Suggestions [edit]
I get no kick from champagne.
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all,
So tell me why it should be true
That I get a kick out of you? ~ Cole Porter
- 2 Zarbon 03:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 13:29, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 21:57, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
