Quotes of the day from previous years:

2004
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ~ David Hume
  • selected by Kalki
2005
There are always good parts. They may not pay what you want, and they may not have as many days' work as you want, they may not have the billing that you want, they may not have a lot of things, but — the content of the role itself — I find there are many roles. ~ Anne Bancroft (recent death)
  • selected by Kalki
2006
When you were born in this world
Everyone laughed while you cried
Conduct not yourself in manner such
That they laugh when you are gone.
~ Kabir (à propos of recent death of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi)
  • selected by Kalki
2007
What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?
~ Cole Porter ~
  • selected by Kalki
2008
Be a clown, be a clown,
All the world loves a clown.
Act the fool, play the calf,
And you'll always have the last laugh.
~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Zarbon
2009
In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
But now, Heaven knows,
Anything goes.
~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2010

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above.
Don't fence me in.
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don't fence me in.

Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in.

~ Cole Porter ~

  • proposed by Zarbon
2011
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in
~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2012
One thing most of us agree on is that the universe exists (people who deny that usually follow some trade other than science), so if some theoretical particle interaction would lead ultimately to the nonexistence of the universe, then you can save a lot of electricity by not trying to demonstrate it.
~ Joe Haldeman ~
  • proposed by bystander
2013
This rule I propose,
Always have an ace in the hole.

Always try to arrive at
Having an ace some place private.

Always have an ace in the hole.

~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2014
If it were in my power to forgive you for your reckless cruelty I would do so. I like to think I am a gentle man, but your forgiveness will have to come from someone other than me. … Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?
~ Joseph N. Welch ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2015
Be the poor silly ass
And you'll always travel first class.
Give 'em quips, give 'em fun,
And they'll pay to say you're A–1.
If you become a farmer, you've the weather to buck.
If become a gambler you'll be struck with your luck.
But jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck.
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.
~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2016
They say that spring
Means just one thing
To little lovebirds.
We're not above birds,
Let's misbehave.
~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2017
It must be fun to be you
And play with love as you do
To treat each new romance
As merely one more dance
Or just another book to glance through
It must be fun to acquire
Whatever heart you desire,
And when you're bored with it
To tear it in two,
It must be fun to be you.
~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2018
Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks — on your body or on your heart — are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt.
~ Anthony Bourdain ~
  • proposed by Kalki
2019
I get no kick from champagne.
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all,
So tell me why it should be true
That I get a kick out of you?
~ Cole Porter ~
  • proposed by Zarbon
2020 
Rank or add further suggestions…

Ranking system:

4 : Excellent - should definitely be used. (This is the utmost ranking and should be used only for one quote at a time, per person, for each date.)
3 : Very Good - strong desire to see it used.
2 : Good - some desire to see it used.
1 : Acceptable - but with no particular desire to see it used.
0 : Not acceptable - not appropriate for use as a quote of the day.

Suggestions

So kiss me Kate,
Thou lovely loon,
E'er we start on our honeymoon.
~ Cole Porter ~
  • 3 ♞☤☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 04:57, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
You are my fav'rite star,
My haven in heaven above,
You are ev'rything I love.
~ Cole Porter ~
  • 3 ♞☤☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 04:57, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
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