Quotation of the day for December 31, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 31, 2011 John Weaver, a longtime GOP strategist, said: "The voters have chosen new management [in the White House] for a reason, and this just reinforces it. It just makes the hill a little steeper for us." Looking toward 2012, Weaver joked, "At this rate, if you're a junior Jaycees president in Memphis, you could be in line for the nomination." - Dan Balz, quoting John Weaver on the scandal around one-time Republican Presidential hopeful Mark Sanford. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/24/AR2009062403545.html] Submitted by: Reddy, Michael Jun. 25, 2009

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Quotation of the day for December 30, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 30, 2011 "All I write is, to me, sentimental. A book which doesn't leave people either happier or better than it found them, which doesn't add some permanent treasure to the world, isn't worth doing." - E.M. Forster (1879-1970) Submitted by: Terry Labach Dec. 20, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 29, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 29, 2011 "The life of this world is but a sport and a pastime." - The Qur'an, Surah 47:37. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Aug. 30, 2005

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Quotation of the day for December 28, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 28, 2011 "But as a Christian and a feminist, the most important message I can carry and fight for is the sacredness of each human life, and reproductive rights for all women is a crucial part of that: It is a moral necessity that we not be forced to bring children into the world for whom we cannot be responsible and adoring and present. We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society." - Anne Lamott, in an L.A. Times essay. [http://www.ppgg.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=esJMKZPKJtH&b=1371221&ct=1975445] Submitted by: Sid Sidner Jul. 17, 2007

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Quotation of the day for December 27, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 27, 2011 Another proclaimed: "Mr. Robinson's novel ideas concerning history and the formation of social systems make fascinating food for thought. However, the committee wonders whether show-and-tell lessons which teach the interogation [sic] techniques of the Middle Ages constitute suitable educational fare for third-graders." Blah, blah, blah. What a relief, to get free, once and for all, of administrative interference. Wasn't this the whole idea of behind the home school? Freedom? Freedom to reach out and touch the hearts and minds of the coming new generation--and no bureaucrats around to get in the way. - Donald Antrim, from his novel Elect Mr. Robinson For A Better World. Submitted by: Terry Labach Sep. 26, 2006

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Quotation of the day for December 26, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 26, 2011 "My doctor gave me six months to live, but when I couldn't pay the bill he gave me six months more." - Walter Matthau Submitted by: Reddy, Michael Aug. 26, 2008

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Quotation of the day for December 25, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 25, 2011 "Soldati, io esco da Roma. Chi vuole continuare la guerra contro lo straniero venga con me. Non posso offrirgli né onori né stipendi; gli offro fame, sete, marcie forzate, battaglie e morte. Chi ama la patria mi segua." ["Soldiers, I am going out from Rome. Let those who wish to continue the war against the stranger, come with me. I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions. I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles, and death. Let him who loves his country follow me."] - Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), rallying his troops in Rome, on July 2, 1849. [There is some dispute about the exact wording of his speech.] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Dec. 20, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 24, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 24, 2011 "Unfortunately there comes to the majority of those of middle age an inelasticity not of physical muscle and sinew alone but of mental fibre. Experience has its dangers: it may bring wisdom, but it may also bring stiffness and cause hardened deposits in the mind, and its resulting inelasticity is crippling." - E.F. Benson, As We Are. Submitted by: Terry Labach Dec. 20, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 23, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 23, 2011 "But if someone close to you has a large waistline then as long as you do it sensitively, discussing it with them now could help them avoid critical health risks later down the line and could even save their life." - Professor David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, suggesting that the Christmas holidays are a good time to tell loved ones that they are overweight. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16275027] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Dec. 22, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 22, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 22, 2011 "In the gas station, we've collaborated to create a culture of speed, convenience, low prices, and 64-ounce cup holders, which allow us to express what the industry calls our 'passion for fountain drinks.' Japanese auto executives have hired American anthropologists to explain the mystery of why the purchase of a $40,000 car hangs on the super-sizing of the cup holder." - Lisa Margonelli, in her 2008 book, Oil on the Brain: Petroleum's Long, Strange Trip to Your Tank. Submitted by: Terry Labach Dec. 20, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 21, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 21, 2011 "Scholars and literary writers and even crusaders calling for the abolition of boxing wrap it in more layers: not just the conventions of show business and sport, but also social and artistic and and psychological significance. And they keep coming because there's always more work to do. It takes constant effort to keep the slippery, naked, near-formless fact of hitting swaddled in layers of sense and form. Because hitting wants to shake off all encumbering import and just be hitting, because boxing incompletely frames elemental chaos, the capacity of the fights to mean is rivaled by their incapacity to mean anything at all." - Carlo Rotella, in Cut time: an education at the fights. Submitted by: Terry Labach Dec. 20, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 20, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 20, 2011 "Will an Iraq war make our Al Qaeda problem worse? Not likely." - Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011), in "A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq". Hitchens died on Dec. 15. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Dec. 16, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 19, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 19, 2011 "Statistics show cats are significantly less likely to receive medical services than dogs, less likely to have pet insurance, and have only a one in four chance of finding a permanent home after landing in a shelter. "So that animosity doesn't kill the cat, marketing efforts are afoot to rebrand felines as more glam than granny. "Veterinarians, scholars, non-profit and animal-welfare organizations have joined forces for the initiative, which aims to supplant such dubious tropes as 'crazy cat lady' with the more appealing 'catalysta.'" - Misty Harris, from Animal advocates fight against cats' negative image [http://www.vancouversun.com/life/story.html?id=3431521] Submitted by: Lynn Kisilenko Aug. 23, 2010

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Quotation of the day for December 18, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 18, 2011 "A lot of people order weight-loss paraphernalia: DVDs by Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser and those giant, brightly coloured medicine balls. (Here's a question: If you're too lazy to walk to the store and get it, do you think you'll use it after it's delivered to your house?)" - Joel Bettridge, temporary Amazon warehouse worker, in Confessions of an Amazon elf, from the Globe and Mail, Dec. 17, 2011. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/globe-to/confessions-of-an-amazon-elf/article2274673/] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Dec. 17, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 17, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 17, 2011 "Of course one could always take the streamlined approach and choose the same password for every account. This was my strategy for many years. Oh yeah, good ole "IP4395," my aunt's old license plate number, which I read as "I pee for $3.95." It was my favorite joke when I was 8 years old. That one served me well. But after reading too many articles on identity theft, I was scared straight and devised a system so complex that it denied me access to my own bank account. "In fact, I managed to access it only after surrendering my Social Security number to a supervisor and explaining that the name of my favorite cousin changes almost weekly, that I'd changed residences several times and that my mother's father was a scoundrel we try to forget." - Julia Anne Miller, on trying to remember passwords, from her essay Locked Out of My Own Life. [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/departments/the-last-page/Locked-Out-of-My-Own-Life.html] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Dec. 15, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 16, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 16, 2011 I was sipping on a fine Chianti When some guy wanted to buy my panties If I don't like laundry I'd suppose that's handy but you can't help question his sanity - Mike Soret and Sam Petite, from their song Lucky, recorded by their band, The Molestics on the album Manufacturing Hokum. [http://www.ourrant.ca/molestics/] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Dec. 9, 2011

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Quotation of the day for December 15, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for December 15, 2011 "These people who are making a big deal about gay marriage? I don't give a f*** about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We're making a big deal out of things we shouldn't be making a deal out of ... Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want." - Clint Eastwood, actor and director [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/13/us-clinteastwood-idUSTRE78C7XZ20110913] Submitted by: Bob Bruhin Oct. 25, 2011

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