September 17

September 17 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2003
 * It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~ Woody Allen
 * selected by Nanobug


 * 2004
 * A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world. ~ Tony Benn
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005 : I've never seen anybody really find the answer — they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer. ~ Ken Kesey (born 17 September 1935)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2006
 * It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there. ~ William Carlos Williams ~ (born September 17, 1883)
 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2007
 * You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case. ~ Ken Kesey
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2008
 * The real crazies who are looking for a messiah... after an hour or so they realise I'm not it and go off and look somewhere else. ~ Ken Kesey
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * Many questions haven't been answered as yet. Our poets may be wrong; but what can any of us do with his talent but try to develop his vision, so that through frequent failures we may learn better what we have missed in the past. ~ William Carlos Williams
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * What we hoped was that we could stop the coming end of the world. ~ Ken Kesey
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * It's a strange courage you give me, ancient star: Shine alone in the sunrise toward which you lend no part! ~ William Carlos Williams ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2013
 * proposed by bystander


 * 2014
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2016


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2018


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2019


 * proposed by Kalki, in regard to his recent death.


 * 2020


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki, in regard to his recent death.


 * 2022


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
Me actor. Them fashion. No compute. (Actress Martha Plimpton)
 * 5 (short, concise, but extremely effective commentary on the state of Hollywood.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.167.242.65 (talk • contribs) 05:04, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 17:55, 16 September 2009 (UTC) 2 Kalki 21:31, 16 September 2005 (UTC) No clear correlation with the date (and 4 is the highest ranking available, not 5)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 08:16, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 23:05, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I love being married, I do. It's so great to find that one special person that you want to annoy for the rest of your life. ~ Rita Rudner
 * 2 for comedic value Zarbon 04:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:15, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 23:58, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 N6n 11:21, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Well, the old theory was "marry a older man because they're more mature". But the new theory is "men don't mature — marry a young one". ~ Rita Rudner
 * 2 for comedic value. Zarbon 04:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 3 InvisibleSun 23:15, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 23:58, 16 September 2008 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.

Nobody is really happy with what's on their head. People with straight hair want curly, people with curly want straight, and bald people want everyone to be blind. ~ Rita Rudner
 * 2 for comedic value. Zarbon 04:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:15, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 23:58, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

The job of the writer is to kiss no ass, no matter how big and holy and white and tempting and powerful. ~ Ken Kesey
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 00:26, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * 3 N6n 11:21, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

I been away a long time. ~ Ken Kesey
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 00:26, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

We are always acting on what has just finished happening. It happened at least 1/30th of a second ago. We think we’re in the present, but we aren’t. The present we know is only a movie of the past. ~ Ken Kesey
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 00:26, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

You can't bomb for a humane reason. What we should do is just Mother Teresa them to death with love. It's that old hippie nonsense but it's still the best stuff there is. ~ Ken Kesey
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 00:26, 7 September 2010 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
 * 3 N6n 11:21, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

It is my conviction and shraddha (faith) that even on economic issues, Gandhi is relevant even today... So in every aspect of my social reform efforts, you will see the imprint of Gandhi... I bring every little aspect of Gandhi ji’s life into my work... This is part of putting our traditions and Gandhian values to creative use. ~ Narendra Modi
 * 3 დამოკიდებულება (talk) 19:42, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Mahatma Buddha has also left a deep imprint on my life... In Buddhism, I see dharma entrenched in karuna (compassion). I believe compassion is the most valuable essence of life. When I formed the government, these values got ingrained even deeper. What attracts me about Buddha is his inclusive philosophy; secondly, his modernity; and thirdly, his belief in the importance of Sangathan—the idea of Sangha. ~ Narendra Modi
 * 3 დამოკიდებულება (talk) 19:42, 14 October 2020 (UTC)


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