December 25
Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. ~ Yeshua (Jesus Christ)
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that? ~ Bob Hope
- proposed by Mister Six
- 2006
- Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. ~ Calvin Coolidge
- proposed by Mister Six
- 2007
- He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
~ Isaac Watts ~- proposed by Kalki
- 2008
- The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. ~ Helen Keller
- proposed by Kalki
- 2009
- How many observe Christ's Birth-day! how few his Precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep Holidays than Commandments. ~ Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack (in relation to Christmas)
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2010
- Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And heav'n and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
~ Isaac Watts ~ (traditional Christmas carol)- proposed by Kalki
- 2011
- A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear.
War is over,
If you want it —
War is over now.~ John Lennon & Yoko Ono ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2012
| Do you hear the people sing Lost in the valley of the night? It is the music of a people Who are climbing to the light. For the wretched of the earth They will live again in freedom |
| ~ Les Misérables ~ |
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- proposed by Kalki
- 2013
- Rank or add further suggestions…
Ranking system:
- 4 : Excellent - should definitely be used.
- 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
Christmas is an awfulness that compares favorably with the great London plague and fire of 1665-66. No one escapes the feelings of mortal dejection, inadequacy, frustration, loneliness, guilt and pity. No one escapes feeling used by society, by religion, by friends and relatives, by the utterly artifical responsiblities of extending false greetings, sending banal cards, reciprocating unsolicated gifts, going to dull parties, putting up with acquaintances and family one avoids all the rest of the year... in short, of being brutalized by a 'holiday' that has lost virtually all of its original meanings and has become a merchandising ploy for color tv set manufacturers and ravagers of the woodlands. ~ Harlan Ellison
- 4 - --Mister Six 11:10, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
- 0 Kalki 14:51, 22 December 2007 (UTC) I might give this a 1 or even a 2 some other date of the Christmas season, but I feel it ranks as a zero for Christmas day itself.
1 ~ Kalki 22:35, 23 December 2005 (UTC)(Ellison is an interesting writer and personality, but on this I am inclined to quote an old cartoon: "Bah, Humbug to you too, you old fart!") - 1 Zarbon 20:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Except the Christ be born again tonight
In dreams of all men, saints and sons of shame,
The world will never see his kingdom bright.
~ Vachel Lindsay ~
- 3 Kalki 14:51, 22 December 2007 (UTC) with a VERY strong lean toward 4.
- 1 Zarbon 20:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
It came without packages, boxes, or bags!
And he puzzled and puzzled, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more." ~ Dr. Seuss
- 3 Ningauble 15:13, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 06:12, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki (talk · contributions) 02:55, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.reduced this, at least for a year or two — I might rank this higher again if it were extended a bit more…
Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man. ~ Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 3 Zarbon 03:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting. ~ Carlos Castaneda
- 2 Zarbon 03:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. ~ Erma Bombeck (in relation to Christmas)
- 2 Zarbon 03:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. ~ Gospel of Luke 2:9 -14 (Christmas annunciation of angels)
- 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 02:55, 23 December 2011 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
This is the month, and this the happy morn,
Wherein the Son of Heav'n's eternal King,
Of wedded maid and virgin mother born,
Our great redemption from above did bring;
For so the holy sages once did sing,
That He our deadly forfeit should release,
And with His Father work us a perpetual peace.
~ John Milton