# June 12

Quotes of the day from previous years:

## 2004

    Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
   * selected by Kalki

## 2005

    I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death! And that's why I'm grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop and to express all that's inside me! ~ Anne Frank (born 12 June 1929)
   * selected by Kalki

## 2006

    If one is but secure at the foundation, he will not be pained by departure from minor details or affairs that are contrary to expectation. But in the end, the details of a matter are important. The right and wrong of one's way of doing things are found in trivial matters. ~ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (born 12 June 1659)
   * selected by Kalki

## 2007

    I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty of the war. Oh, no, the little man is just as keen, otherwise the people of the world would have risen in revolt long ago! There is an urge and rage in people to destroy, to kill, to murder, and until all mankind, without exception, undergoes a great change, wars will be waged, everything that has been built up, cultivated and grown, will be destroyed and disfigured, after which mankind will have to begin all over again. ~ Anne Frank
   * selected by Kalki

## 2008

    We are adhering to life now with our last muscle — the heart. ~ Djuna Barnes
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2009

    My knowledge of pain, learned with the sabre, taught me not to be afraid. And just as in dueling when you must concentrate on your enemy's cheek, so, too, in war. You cannot waste time on feinting and sidestepping. You must decide on your target and go in. ~ Otto Skorzeny (born 12 June 1908)
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2010

    Everyone's got the same insecurities as you Believe me it is true Do not be afraid To show people the real you. ~ Justin Heazlewood
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2011

    I am not a critic; to me criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure. ~ Djuna Barnes
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2012

* Destiny and history are untidy.
* ~ Djuna Barnes ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2013

* Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself.
* ~ Djuna Barnes ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2014

* I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger. Our challenges are great, but our will is greater. And if our flaws are endless, God's love is truly boundless.
* ~ George H. W. Bush ~
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2015

* A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.
* ~ Len Wein ~
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2016

* I have often been downcast, but never in despair; I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary I treat all the privations as amusing. I have made up my mind now to lead a different life from other girls and, later on, different from ordinary housewives. My start has been so very full of interest, and that is the sole reason why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments.
* ~ Anne Frank ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2017

* We all know that a good example is more effective than advice. So set a good example, and it won't take long for others to follow.
* ~ Anne Frank ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2018

* We're all alive, but we don't know why or what for; we're all searching for happiness; we're all leading lives that are different and yet the same.
* ~ Anne Frank ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2019

* There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
* ~ Yamamoto Tsunetomo ~
   * proposed by bystander

## 2020

* Now, those who were killed and injured here were gunned down by a single killer with a powerful assault weapon. The motives of this killer may have been different than the mass shooters in Aurora or Newtown. But the instruments of death were so similar. And now another 49 innocent people are dead; another 53 are injured; some are still fighting for their lives; some will have wounds that will last a lifetime. We can’t anticipate or catch every single deranged person that may wish to do harm to his neighbors or his friends or his coworkers or strangers. But we can do something about the amount of damage that they do. Unfortunately, our politics have conspired to make it as easy as possible for a terrorist or just a disturbed individual like those in Aurora and Newtown to buy extraordinarily powerful weapons, and they can do so legally.
* ~ Barack Obama ~
   * proposed by JessRek6

## 2021

* The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks about making trouble and is in conflict with all.
* ~ Yamamoto Tsunetomo ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2022

* Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
* ~ Anne Frank ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2023

* I've learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!
* ~ Anne Frank ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2024

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## Suggestions

Give me a dozen men who are not afraid to die, and I'll accomplish what all the Generals and Admirals with all their Armies and Battleships cannot. ~ Otto Skorzeny (born June 12)
* 3 because this redefines courage and seriously outlines the great secret missions that he undertook. Zarbon 04:52, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
* 2 Kalki 22:07, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2 InvisibleSun 23:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Never be embarrassed by the things you cannot do. Be embarrassed by the things you can do and don't do well. ~ Len Wein
* 2 Zarbon 17:30, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
* 3 Kalki 22:07, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* 3 InvisibleSun 23:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
It is possible to tell things by a handshake. ~ George H. W. Bush
* 2 Zarbon 17:30, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
* 2 Kalki 22:07, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2 InvisibleSun 23:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* I trust to luck and do nothing but work, hoping that all will end well.
* ~ Anne Frank ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 12:24, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
* I've found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance. A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!
* ~ Anne Frank ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 12:24, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
* I don't think about all the misery, but about the beauty that still remains. This is where Mother and I differ greatly. Her advice in the face of melancholy is: "Think about all the suffering in the world and be thankful you're not part of it." My advice is: "Go outside, to the country, enjoy the sun and all nature has to offer. Go outside and try to recapture the happiness within yourself; think of all the beauty in yourself and in everything around you and be happy."
* ~ Anne Frank ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 12:24, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
* Hold on yet awhile. More ways of killing a cat than choking her with cream. ~ Charles Kingsley (birthday)
** Ficaia (talk) 05:42, 22 May 2024 (UTC)