December 12
2004
- Every single moment of a person's life, both of the understanding and of the will, is a new beginning. ~ Emanuel Swedenborg
- selected by Kalki
2005
- I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst... In other words, I had a life. ~ Richard Pryor (recent death)
- proposed by Kalki
2006
- The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments. ~ Gustave Flaubert (Date of birth)
- proposed by UDScott
2007
- I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation. ... I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD. ~ William Lloyd Garrison
- proposed by Kalki
2008
- Klaatu barada nikto! ~ Patricia Neal as "Helen Benson" in The Day the Earth Stood Still
- (The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), the remake of the classic movie, which also uses the line is opening in wide release on 12·12·2008)
- proposed by Kalki
- (The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), the remake of the classic movie, which also uses the line is opening in wide release on 12·12·2008)
2009
Suggestions
I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. ~ Frank Sinatra, born that day- 2 ~ UDScott 23:09, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 19:28, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 23:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 16:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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That which is not just is not law. ~ William Lloyd Garrison (Date of birth)
- 3 ~ UDScott 23:09, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
- 0 Kalki 23:11, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
3 Kalki 19:28, 11 December 2006 (UTC)Though Garrison used this phrase, he was quoting Algernon Sydney: "That which is not just is not law, and that which is not law ought not to be obeyed." 3 InvisibleSun 23:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)- 1 Zarbon 16:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer. ~ Robert Browning (Date of death)
- 4 ~ UDScott 23:09, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
- 0 for this date, as this a mis-attribution... it is widely attributed to Nolan Bushnell (Founder of Atari), not to Browning.
- 0 - InvisibleSun 23:43, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- 0 for the reason stated above Zarbon 16:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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What is beautiful is moral, that is all there is to it. ~ Gustave Flaubert
- 1 Kalki 22:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
3 Kalki 19:28, 11 December 2006 (UTC)would probably rank this higher in future, but going for Klaatu barada nikto! this year. ~ Kalki (2008) - 3 InvisibleSun 23:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- 4 because this is what it's all about. Zarbon 16:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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An ignorant doctor is the aide-de-camp of death. ~ Avicenna (born 980, died 1037, I couldn't find a specific date to relate him to)
- 2 I think this means that a doctor who is not helpful, aids in killing the patient...am I understanding this right...? Zarbon 04:43, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 22:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:24, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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It seems to me that understanding that our theories are the source of all our conflicts would go a long way in helping people with different belief systems to get along. ~ Michael Gazzaniga
- 3 Zarbon 04:43, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 22:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:24, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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We should have known better after the first war. ~ Gerd von Rundstedt
- 3 Zarbon 04:43, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 22:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 23:24, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in. ~ Gustave Flaubert
- 2 Zarbon 04:43, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 22:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:24, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere. ~ Gustave Flaubert
- 3 Zarbon 04:43, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 22:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:24, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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