# June 20

Quotes of the day from previous years:

## 2004

    Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes to have his admirers. Even philosophers wish for them. Those who write against it want to have the glory of having written well; and those who read it desire the glory of having read it. I who write this have perhaps this desire, and perhaps those who will read it... ~ Blaise Pascal
   * selected by Kalki

## 2005

    I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. ~ Lillian Hellman (born 20 June 1905)
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2006

    We wanted to bring some love to the world. I thought we were good at doing that. Bringin' love to the world. ~ Brian Wilson (born 20 June 1942)
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2007

    If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life. ~ Brian Wilson
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2008

    For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt. ~ Lillian Hellman
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2009

    Humor — it helps to make the vibe better — it loosens up the vibrations. ~ Brian Wilson
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2010

    The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green. He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud. ~ Jimmy Driftwood
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2011

    Ole Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise, If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eyes. We held our fire 'til we seed their faces well, Then we opened up our squirrel guns an' really gave 'em ...well!Yeah, they ran through the briars an' they ran through the brambles An' they ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go. They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. ~ Jimmy Driftwood ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2012

* The well taught philosophic mind To all compassion gives; Casts round the world an equal eye, And feels for all that lives.
* ~ Anna Letitia Barbauld ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2013

* It's time to start believing — Oh yes Believing who you are: You are a shining star.
* ~ Lionel Richie ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2014

* Nothing is wholly obvious without becoming enigmatic. Reality itself is too obvious to be true.
* ~ Jean Baudrillard ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2015

* I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it God only knows what I'd be without you…
* ~ Brian Wilson ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2016

* All of us have the privilege of making music that helps and heals — to make music that makes people happier, stronger and kinder. Don't forget: music is God's voice.
* ~ Brian Wilson ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2017

* Lives were being ruined and few hands were raised in help. Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?
* ~ Lillian Hellman ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2018

* Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a Judge's chamber can believe in an unprejudiced point of view.
* ~ Lillian Hellman ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2019

* There are people who eat Earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. Then there are people who stand around and watch them eat it. … Sometimes I think it ain't right to stand and watch them do it.
* ~ Lillian Hellman ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2020

* The colours of the pales are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valor, and Blue, the colour of the Chief signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice. The Olive branch and arrows denote the power of peace & war which is exclusively vested in Congress. The Constellation denotes a new State taking its place and rank among other sovereign powers. The Escutcheon is born on the breast of an American Eagle without any other supporters to denote that the United States of America ought to rely on their own Virtue.
* ~ Charles Thomson ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2021

* Two hearts, Two hearts that beat as one Our lives have just begun.
* ~ Lionel Richie ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2022

* The chearful light, the vital air, Are blessings widely given; Let nature's commoners enjoy The common gifts of heaven.
* ~ Anna Letitia Barbauld ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2023

* Nothing, of course, begins at the time you think it did.
* ~ Lillian Hellman ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2024

* June with her glancing grasses,   June with a smiling sky, June, brown as the country lasses   Or wings of the dragon-fly!The mown hay lies like sedges   Or weed of the seashore strewn; Abrim with corn to the hedges   The fields are filled in June.
* ~ Walter Headlam ~
   * proposed by User:Ficaia
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## Suggestions

The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying. ~ John Carmack, in celebration of the two year anniversary of the expiry of the infamous U.S. Patent 4,558,302 pertaining to GIF generation.
* 3 MosheZadka 00:03, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
* 1 Kalki 21:42, 19 June 2006 (UTC) with a lean toward 2.
* 1 although I highly respect Carmack's prior game work heavily, groundbreaking to say the least, this quote isn't a very memorable one. Zarbon 04:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Lonely people, in talking to each other can make each other lonelier. ~ Lillian Hellman
* 3 because loneliness is sometimes contageous. Zarbon 05:42, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
* 2 Kalki 23:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Child of mortality, whence comest thou? Why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping? ~ Anna Letitia Barbauld
* 3 Zarbon 03:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
* 1 Kalki 23:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
OH! hear a pensive captive's prayer, For liberty that sighs ; And never let thine heart be shut Against the prisoner's cries. ~ Anna Letitia Barbauld
* 3 Zarbon 03:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
* 2 Kalki 23:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
However important it is that love shall precede marriage, it is far more important that it shall continue after marriage. ~ Samson Raphael Hirsch
* 3 because a love marriage is only as good as the extent to which it lasts. It's much more important that the couple love each other after marriage than before marriage. This has nice meaning to it. Zarbon 03:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
* 3 Kalki 23:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
I like my whisky old and my women young. ~ Errol Flynn
* 2 for comedic value. Zarbon 03:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
* 1 Kalki 23:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
So when unseen destruction lurks, Which men like mice may share, May some kind angel clear thy path, And break the hidden snare. ~ Anna Letitia Barbauld
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
My love, There's only you in my life The only thing that's right. My first love, You're every breath that I take You're every step I make. ~ Lionel Richie ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
Your eyes, your eyes They tell me how much you care Ooh yes, you will always be My endless love. ~ Lionel Richie ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
And love and, love I'll be a fool For you, I'm sure. You know I don't mind... ~ Lionel Richie ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
You mean the world to me Oh I know I've found in you My endless love. ~ Lionel Richie ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4.
Along about eighteen and twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I never would have got through the Arkansas mud If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud. ~ Jimmy Driftwood ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
* I found that girl with the golden hair And she was ridin' on a Tennessee mare. ~ Jimmy Driftwood ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Stirrup to stirrup and side by side We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide. ~ Jimmy Driftwood ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
I love the girl with golden hair And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare. ~ Jimmy Driftwood ~
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
In 1814 we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip. We took a little bacon an' we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British at the town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns an' the British kept a'comin'. There wasn't nigh as many as there was awhile ago. We fired once more an' they begin to runnin' Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. ~ Jimmy Driftwood ~ (born 20 June 1907)
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down, So we grabbed an alligator an' we fought another round. We filled his head with cannon balls an' powdered his behind, An' when they touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind. ~ Jimmy Driftwood ~ (born 20 June 1907)
* 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
* If you should ever leave me Though life would still go on, believe me, The world could show nothing to me So what good would livin' do me? God only knows what I'd be without you…
* ~ Brian Wilson ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:47, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
* We will not think noble because we are not noble. We will not live in beautiful harmony because there is no such thing in this world, nor should there be. We promise only to do our best and to live out our lives. Dear God, that's all we can promise in truth.
* ~ Lillian Hellman ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 21:29, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
* I do not believe in recovery. The past with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be.
* ~ Lillian Hellman ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 21:29, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
* All you who sleep tonight Far from the ones you love, No hands to left or right, And emptiness above— Know that you aren’t alone. The whole world shares your tears, Some for two nights or one, And some for all their years. ~ Vikram Seth (dob)
** 3 Ficaia (talk) 07:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC)