March 11

March 11 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed. That can make life a garden. ~ Goethe
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ~ Douglas Adams (born 11 March 1950)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2006
 * Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. ~ Douglas Adams (born 11 March 1950)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2007
 * Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple ways too, have it in some form and in some degree. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission. If we abandon that mission under stress we shall abandon it forever, for stress will not cease. Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that is the essence of our being. None can define its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries. ~ Vannevar Bush
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2008
 * The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it. ~ Vannevar Bush
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others. ~ Douglas Adams
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2010
 * Perhaps if only once you did enjoy The thousandth part of all the happiness A heart beloved enjoys, returning love, Repentant, you would surely sighing say, "All time is truly lost and gone Which is not spent in serving love." ~ Torquato Tasso ~
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2011
 * I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day. ~ Douglas Adams
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2012
 * We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying. ~ Douglas Adams
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2013


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2014
 * proposed by bystander


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2016


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2017


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2018


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2019


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2020


 * proposed by DanielTom


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki; recent remarks on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:


 * used 25 May 2017, proposed by Kalki for Towel Day 2017 — which fell on a Thursday that year.

Suggestions
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? ~Douglas Adams
 * 3 not every quote needs to be paraphrased Lyle 15:26, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 19:21, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 08:08, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 UDScott 20:01, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 Ningauble 22:44, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there. ~ John Barrowman
 * 2 Zarbon 04:42, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 Kalki 22:27, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 Ningauble 22:44, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

The pioneer spirit is still vigorous within this nation. Science offers a largely unexplored hinterland for the pioneer who has the tools for his task. The rewards of such exploration both for the Nation and the individual are great. Scientific progress is one essential key to our security as a nation, to our better health, to more jobs, to higher standard of living, and to our cultural progress. ~ Vannevar Bush
 * 3 bystander (talk) 09:42, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 09:21, 7 March 2013 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 08:21, 27 August 2019 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 08:21, 27 August 2019 (UTC)


 * 4 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:30, 11 March 2024 (UTC) 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 08:21, 27 August 2019 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 08:21, 27 August 2019 (UTC)