November 26
Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude. ~ Elie Wiesel
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- If I were to be given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. ~ Charles M. Schulz (born 26 November 1922)
- proposed by UDScott
- 2006
- "Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, Why me?" And the voice says, "Nothing personal your name just happened to come up." ~ Charles M. Schulz (born 26 November 1922)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2007
- It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity. ~ Ellen G. White (born 26 November 1827)
- proposed by - ARGUEWORDS
- 2008
- Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
~ William Cowper ~- proposed by Kalki
- 2009
- I believe that what separates us all from one another is simply society itself, or, if you like, politics. This is what raises barriers between men, this is what creates misunderstanding.
If I may be allowed to express myself paradoxically, I should say that the truest society, the authentic human community, is extra-social — a wider, deeper society, that which is revealed by our common anxieties, our desires, our secret nostalgias. The whole history of the world has been governed by nostalgias and anxieties, which political action does no more than reflect and interpret, very imperfectly. No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa. ~ Eugène Ionesco- proposed by Zarbon
- 2010
- Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.
~ William Cowper ~- proposed by Kalki
- 2011
- Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. ~ Eugène Ionesco
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2012
| I know nothing of man's rights, or woman's rights; human rights are all that I recognise. |
| ~ Sarah Grimké ~ |
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2013
- Rank or add further suggestions…
Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:
- God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. ~ William Cowper
- Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
~ William Cowper ~- used 15 November 2005; proposed by Kalki
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]
You always have a tendency to add. But one must be able to subtract too. It's not enough to integrate, you must also disintegrate. That's the way life is. ~ Eugène Ionesco
- 3 Zarbon 03:33, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 14:48, 23 November 2008 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
- 2 Antiquary 20:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 21:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Why do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had answers, I'd be a politician. ~ Eugène Ionesco
- 2 Zarbon 03:33, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 14:48, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Antiquary 20:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 21:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
God is dead. Marx is dead. And I don't feel so well myself. ~ Eugène Ionesco
- 3 Zarbon 03:33, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 14:48, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Antiquary 20:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 21:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Nature is my friend. Life is my philosopher. History is my guide. ~ Velupillai Prabhakaran
Fear is the outcome of weakness, a coward’s friend, an enemy of firmness. Fear of death is the cause of all human fears. One who wins the fear of death wins himself. He is the one who wins the freedom. From his mental prison. ~ Velupillai Prabhakaran
My comrades whom I loved as my life, my generals who have been fighting along with me shoulder to shoulder, my fighters whom I fostered for several years, When they fall in the battle field my heart bursts. Yet in that grief I do not languish. All these losses add strength to my will towards my ideal. ~ Velupillai Prabhakaran
How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude!
But grant me still a friend in my retreat
Whom I may whisper — solitude is sweet.
~ William Cowper~ (birthdate - Originally suggested at 15 November, the Old Style date.)
- 3 InvisibleSun 18:48, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 13:30, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 06:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Antiquary 21:47, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
