December 31
2003
- I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
- selected by Basil Fawlty
2004
- Wave after wave, each mightier than the last,
Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep
And full of voices, slowly rose and plunged
Roaring, and all the wave was in a flame:
And down the wave and in the flame was borne
A naked babe...
~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson in Idylls of the King ~- selected by Kalki
2005
- For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
~ "Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns ~- selected by Kalki
2006
- When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective. ~ George Marshall
- proposed by UDScott
2007
- For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself. ~ Henri Matisse (born December 31, 1869)
- proposed by InvisibleSun
2008
- It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... Let's go exploring! ~ Bill Watterson - Final strip of Calvin and Hobbes, published December 31, 1995
- proposed by Lyle
2009
Suggestions
There is no freedom without justice. ~ Simon Wiesenthal- There was a quotation by him in September, 2005 ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 08:55, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 11:11, 30 December 2006 (UTC) Good quote, but no clear relation to the date.
- 1 InvisibleSun 14:34, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
- 0 Zarbon 21:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Lyle 18:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
~ Robert Burns ~ (Traditional New Year's Eve song)
- 1 Kalki 11:11, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
4 ~ Kalki 23:33, 29 December 2005 (UTC)Downgraded from 4 to 1 as a variant of this has already been used — last year... and which indicates to me I better start updating the date pages more regularly — one of my resolutions for the coming year... ~ Kalki 01:11, 31 December 2006 (UTC) - 1 InvisibleSun 14:34, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 21:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me. ~ Henri Matisse (born December 31, 1869)
- 3 Kalki 23:42, 30 December 2006 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 15:18, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 21:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Lyle 18:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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You study, you learn, but you guard the original naiveté. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover. ~ Henri Matisse (born December 31, 1869)
- 3 Kalki 23:42, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 15:18, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 21:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Lyle 18:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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At each stage I reach a balance, a conclusion. At the next sitting, if I find that there is a weakness in the whole, I make my way back into the picture by means of the weakness — I re-enter through the breach — and I reconceive the whole. Thus everything becomes fluid again. ~ Henri Matisse (born December 31, 1869)
- 3 Kalki 23:42, 30 December 2006 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 15:18, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 21:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Lyle 18:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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War is very uncertain in its results, and often when affairs look most desperate they suddenly assume a more hopeful state. ~ George Meade
- 3 Zarbon 05:59, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Lyle 18:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 20:30, 11 December 2008 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:25, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
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Never fear your enemies, fear your actions. ~ George Meade
- 2 Zarbon 05:59, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Lyle 18:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 20:30, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it. ~ George Marshall
- 4 Zarbon 05:59, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Lyle 18:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 20:30, 11 December 2008 (UTC) though leaning toward a 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:25, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
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Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars. ~ George Marshall
- 3 Zarbon 05:59, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 I'm having a hard time thinking of historic examples where this quote would apply. More like spiritual power starts wars. Lyle 17:15, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
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- I must disagree strongly: It is not any form of true spiritual power or will that starts wars, but an extreme lack of it, and of any confidence in it or in the ideals of Liberty and Justice, and rather a reliance and confidence in material and military power and strategies, which often have been fostered in ways that create extreme indifference and even hostility to these ideals. Often, but not always, amidst the long trials of war, spiritual strength comes to the fore, despite many defeats, setbacks, and retreats, amidst many battles against those who might be well armed and skilled in the use of military or political weaponry and tactics. ~ Kalki 17:29, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 20:30, 11 December 2008 (UTC), but eventually might give this a 4.
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:25, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
- I must disagree strongly: It is not any form of true spiritual power or will that starts wars, but an extreme lack of it, and of any confidence in it or in the ideals of Liberty and Justice, and rather a reliance and confidence in material and military power and strategies, which often have been fostered in ways that create extreme indifference and even hostility to these ideals. Often, but not always, amidst the long trials of war, spiritual strength comes to the fore, despite many defeats, setbacks, and retreats, amidst many battles against those who might be well armed and skilled in the use of military or political weaponry and tactics. ~ Kalki 17:29, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
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