January 30

January 30 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2005
 * Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe... No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. ~ Winston Churchill
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2006
 * The only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (born 30 January 1882)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2007
 * If the fires of freedom and civil liberties burn low in other lands they must be made brighter in our own. If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free. If in other lands the eternal truths of the past are threatened by intolerance we must provide a safe place for their perpetuation. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2008
 * We do not see faith, hope, and charity as unattainable ideals, but we use them as stout supports of a nation fighting the fight for freedom in a modern civilization. Faith — in the soundness of democracy in the midst of dictatorships. Hope — renewed because we know so well the progress we have made. Charity — in the true spirit of that grand old word. For charity literally translated from the original means love, the love that understands, that does not merely share the wealth of the giver, but in true sympathy and wisdom helps men to help themselves. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too. ~ Lloyd Alexander (born 30 January 1924)
 * proposed by Lyle


 * 2011
 * I have marched in many a battle host, but I have also planted seeds and reaped the harvest with my own hands. And I have learned there is greater honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood. ~ Lloyd Alexander
 * proposed by Lyle


 * 2012
 * The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2013


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2014


 * proposed by Ningauble


 * 2015


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 * 2016


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 * 2017


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 * 2018


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 * 2019


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 * 2020


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 * 2021


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 * 2022


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 * 2023


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 * 2024


 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2025 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
Pissing in your shoes won't keep your feet warm for long. ~ Icelandic proverb
 * 4~preschooler.at.heart
 * 0 Kalki 23:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC) Amusing, but not really great "Quote of the day" material; no tie in for the date, and as I heard it in Newfoundland, rather than Iceland, the proverb actually was "boots" rather than "shoes".
 * 0 Zarbon 19:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 0 Lyle 04:51, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Everybody feels he has a right to a life of luxury — or at least comfort — so there’s a lot of frustration and resentment when the dream craps out. ~ Gregory Benford
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 07:48, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Modern economics and the welfare state borrowed heavily on the future. ~ Gregory Benford
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 07:48, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Passion was inversely proportional to the amount of real information available. ~ Gregory Benford
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 07:48, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

If you were damned certain you weren’t looking for something, there was a very good chance you wouldn’t see it. ~ Gregory Benford
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 07:48, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

No matter how much you plan for it, the real thing seems curiously, well, unreal. ~ Gregory Benford
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 07:48, 3 June 2011 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:49, 30 January 2017 (UTC)