May 17

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Quotes of the day from previous years:

2004
Explanations exist; they have existed for all times, for there is always an easy solution to every human problems — neat, plausible, and wrong. ~ H. L. Mencken
2005
I had a stick of Carefree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality. ~ Mitch Hedberg
2006
There is no formula to it because writing every song, for me, is a little journey... It's everything. It's the walk you take in the morning, it's the night before, the meeting with people, landscapes, the chats, all of that evolves in some way into melody, but I'm not sure how it's going to happen. I'm dealing with the unknown all the time and that is exciting. ~ Enya (born May 17, 1961)
2007
We are all, always, the desire not to die. This desire is as immeasurable and varied as life's complexity, but at bottom this is what it is: To continue to be, to be more and more, to develop and to endure. All the force we have, all our energy and clearness of mind serve to intensify themselves in one way or another. We intensify ourselves with new impressions, new sensations, new ideas. We endeavour to take what we do not have and to add it to ourselves. Humanity is the desire for novelty founded upon the fear of death. That is what it is. ~ Henri Barbusse
2008

[edit] Suggestions

Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking. ~ Idi Amin Dada (born May 17)

  • 3 because everyone doesn't say what they think. It's a beautiful admittance to the human thought process and the actual sayings themselves. Zarbon 03:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
    • SOURCE: Leaders and Their Followers in a Dangerous World - Page 17 by Jerrold M. Post -Biography & Autobiography - 2004

In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order. ~ Idi Amin Dada (born May 17)

  • 3 Zarbon 03:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
    • SOURCE: 101 People You Won't Meet in Heaven - Page 11 - by Michael Powell - History - 2007

If we knew the meaning to everything that is happening to us, then there would be no meaning. ~ Idi Amin Dada (born May 17)

  • 3 because there would be no meaning without the great mystery. Zarbon 03:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

You cannot run faster than a bullet. ~ Idi Amin Dada (born May 17)

  • 3 because this is absolutely true. Zarbon 03:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
    • SOURCE: The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners - Page 51 - by Geoff Tibballs -Humor - 2004

I am not a politician but a professional soldier. ~ Idi Amin Dada (born May 17)

  • 3 because the sincerity of being a soldier crosses the boundary of politics and government and becomes a life in itself. Zarbon 03:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
    • SOURCE: When Illness Strikes the Leader: The Dilemma of the Captive King - Page 57 - by Jerrold M. Post, Robert S. Robins - Biography & Autobiography - 1993
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