June 15

June 15 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. ~ Albert Schweitzer
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow. ~ William McFee (born 15 June 1881)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2006
 * Responsibility's like a string we can only see the middle of. Both ends are out of sight. ~ William McFee (born 15 June 1881)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2007
 * All that you know is at an end. ~ The "Silver Surfer" in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2008
 * I protect my right to be a Catholic by preserving your right to believe as a Jew, a Protestant, or non-believer, or as anything else you choose. We know that the price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that they might some day force theirs on us. ~ Mario Cuomo
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2009
 * The world belongs to the Enthusiast who keeps cool. ~ William McFee (born 15 June 1881)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * There are some men whom a staggering emotional shock, so far from making them mental invalids for life, seems, on the other hand, to awaken, to galvanize, to arouse into an almost incredible activity of soul. ~ William McFee
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * When established identities become outworn or unfinished ones threaten to remain incomplete, special crises compel men to wage holy wars, by the crudest means, against those who seem to question or threaten their unsafe ideological bases. ~ Erik Erikson
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012
 * proposed by Kalki
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2013


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2014


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki, for the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta


 * 2016
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki, for Coumo's birthdate — but also selected in regard to Eid al-Fitr of this year.


 * 2019


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2020


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki; date of birth of Lisa del Giocondo, the woman of which "Mona Lisa" is a portrait.


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki; in regard of his recent death.


 * 2024


 * posting by Ficaia


 * 2025 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
I talk and talk and talk, and I haven’t taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week. ~ Mario Cuomo
 * 3 because actions speak louder than words. Zarbon 02:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 15:33, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:26, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Let's turn inflation over to the post office. That'll slow it down. ~ Morris Udall
 * 2 for comedic value. Zarbon 02:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 15:33, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:26, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Everything has been said but not everyone has said it. ~ Morris Udall
 * 2 Zarbon 02:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 15:33, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 0. This quote is unsourced. When I tried to source it, I came up with several variants and several people to whom it was attributed. Perhaps it would be better, then, to pass on this one for now. - InvisibleSun 22:26, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Udall, as quoted by Harry Reid, in remarks in the US Senate (14 June 2001), published in the Congressional Record, Vol. 147, No. 83; I don’t know of any definite attributions other than Udall. ~ ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 17:16, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

A young man must let his ideas grow, not be continually rooting them up to see how they are getting on. ~ William McFee
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 16:03, 11 June 2010 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 04:44, 13 June 2016 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 04:44, 13 June 2016 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 04:44, 13 June 2016 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 04:44, 13 June 2016 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 04:44, 13 June 2016 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.