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→ Programming must be the process of putting [bugs] in.

Edsger Dijkstra (1930-2002). benzband (talk) 14:56, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. —Edsger W. Dijkstra

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:06, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting [bugs] in.

Edit 1, per Nutiketaiel. benzband (talk) 15:04, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:13, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved Edit 1 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 3, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:06, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). benzband (talk) 09:51, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/January 17, 2013 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:00, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using seventeen of my patents.

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). benzband (talk) 09:58, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/January 7, 2013 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:53, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Boys throw stones at frogs for fun, but the the frogs don't die for 'fun', but in sober earnest.

Bion (c.325 — c.255 BC). benzband (talk) 15:45, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 2, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:49, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ In the twinkling of an eye, we shall be changed.

Bible: I Corinthians, Ch. 15, V. 51. benzband (talk) 15:45, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 1, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:47, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

Winston Churchill at the White House (1954). benzband (talk) 15:45, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 30, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:46, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The more, the merrier!

As the saying goes. benzband (talk) 20:40, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 29, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:42, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ In America, you can always find Wikipedia.
In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia always find you!

Brain[storm]ing here… pick tha best?? benzband (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

→ In America, you own Wikipedia.
In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia own you!

Edit 1. benzband (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

→ In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia edit you!

Edit 2. (mainspace link) benzband (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

→ In Soviet Wikipedia, regulars template you!

Edit 3. (WP:TEMPLAR) benzband (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

→ In Soviet Wikipedia, vandals revert you!

Edit 4A. (WP:ROWN) benzband (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

→ In Soviet Wikipedia, vandals revert you!

Edit 4B. (WP:EDITWAR) benzband (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:07, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (all versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:38, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ LI transmitters to fall, all receivers to thirst!

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros : Streetcore : "Midnight Jam". benzband (talk) 17:13, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:04, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:37, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ You're either with us, or against us.

Which are YOU? benzband (talk) 14:53, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:35, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ You stand there beating on your little war drum.

UK Subs : "Warhead". benzband (talk) 14:49, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 19, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:29, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Inner city life is getting me down,
Police and gang wars all over town.

UK Subs : "Riot". benzband (talk) 14:49, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:02, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:26, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Everybody has a story to tell.

Moved from specials page and modified, per pjoef. benzband (talk) 12:20, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

→ Everybody has a story to tell.

Edit 1: how to read an article history, per pjoef. [2] benzband (talk) 10:26, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:25, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:58, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved (original version) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 22, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:25, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of communism.

Submitted this after coming across someone who was comparing Wikipedia with Stalinism. benzband (talk) 13:41, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:20, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/February 21, 2013 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:12, 28 August 2012 (UTC)   Approved Errr.. what are doing Pjoef? This is a normal motto. Difficultly north (talk) 10:19, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Is there no treacle in Gilead?

One of the more amusing mistakes… maybe the translator was hungry at the time? benzband (talk) 09:13, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:16, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 26, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:03, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ China is overstocked with deranged alchemists.

Barry Hughart - Bridge of Birds. benzband (talk) 21:56, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:15, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:55, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:02, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Whatever you do, don't click here.

Did you?   benzband (talk) 21:24, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

NO i didnt lol –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:48, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 25, 2012 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:01, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Whatever you do, don't click here.

I bet you did this instead, huh Benzband? Tooty fruity 1 Simply south...... always punctual, no matter how late for just 6 years 21:12, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

  • Weak support. I had first thought of linking to "uh-uh" but then logout is something that actually affects the user, so (if they click without checking) they feel really stupid afterwards. Happened to me once :D benzband (talk) 15:34, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:01, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Whatever you do, don't click here.

click #3 of "to click or not to click..." –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:48, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:01, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all three of them; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:12, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance for all versions [or clicks]) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ We Threw Gasoline on the Fire And Now We Have Stumps For Arms And No Eyebrows.

How about having "Don't Throw Gasoline on the Fire" the day before? Only kidding (^__________^) benzband (talk) 21:24, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:11, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:58, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ floccinaucinihilipilification

Apparently first used by William Shenstone. benzband (talk) 21:24, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

→ floccinaucinihilipilification

Edit 1. benzband (talk) 21:26, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ floccinaucinihilipilification

Edit 2. benzband (talk) 21:26, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all three of them) (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:10, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance for all versions) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved (original version) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 24, 2012 (per consensus; X in support and X opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read.

Okay, so i've gone through a few 'Winston' quotes. Pick the ones that seem best but (my 2 cents) don't put them all one day after the other. benzband (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:09, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:49, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 23, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:54, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

See above. benzband (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

→ A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Edit 1. benzband (talk) 08:35, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all two or three of them) (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:03, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all; last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:46, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:51, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

See above. benzband (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion or "zero discussion") –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:44, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 30, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:50, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

See above. benzband (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:59, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:43, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:48, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I got this powdered water - now I don't know what to add.

benzband (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Water? Water? "In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria." (Benjamin Franklin)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:59, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:42, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:46, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I don't have a drinking problem 'Cept when I can't get a drink.

Tom Waits (1949—). benzband (talk) 17:00, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:57, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:38, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/December 7, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:46, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). benzband (talk) 17:00, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion plus it NEEDS a new link) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:57, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

→ A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

Edit 1, per pjoef and per WP:PFD being deleted. benzband (talk) 09:58, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Q: If this is Edit 1, where is the original? Found! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:35, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:37, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:44, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Ah, beer. The cause of and the solution to all of life’s problems.

A definite authority on the matter. benzband (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:54, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:30, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 22, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:43, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Cheeesboigah!

Rock on in "The Magnificent Seven". benzband (talk) 12:15, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:52, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:29, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:41, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

Rosalind in Shakespeare's As You Like It (Act 4, scene 1, 115–124). Of all the supposed bawdy puns in Shakespeare's work, this one's authentic. benzband (talk) 14:11, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:53, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:28, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:40, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Ignore Alien Orders

Joe again, per pjoef. benzband (talk) 12:05, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:50, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:28, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:40, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot!

Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Abbey Grange. benzband (talk) 10:39, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:50, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:26, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:39, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ This diary is my kief, hashish and opium pipe. This is my drug and my vice.

Think you might be addicted too? Take the test. benzband (talk) 10:39, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:49, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:26, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 21, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:38, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I been too long on the dole.

'The Only Band That Matters' in "1977". benzband (talk) 10:39, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:48, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:25, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:36, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit 0A. Go on. benzband (talk) 12:46, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit 0B. benzband (talk) 10:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit 1A. benzband (talk) 12:46, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit 1B, per pjoef. benzband (talk) 10:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all versions; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:22, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (all versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:35, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ All I want to do is sit on my arse and fart.

(and think of Dante). benzband (talk) 12:46, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:21, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:34, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Now the war machines are mapping our destructions
With poisons over flowing in the chemical seductions.

Choking Victim: No Gods, No Managers: "500 Channels". benzband (talk) 08:26, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:20, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:33, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ So you wanna be a cop?

"So you wanna be a mop?" Leftöver Crack. benzband (talk) 08:18, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:20, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:33, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ They were so fast that they were going into something weird.

Joe Strummer (1952-2002) in a 2002 interview. benzband (talk) 08:15, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

I saw Sick Of It All play last week and it was faster than we played. We played at HALF the speed. You talk about some aspects of punk rock and it was speed and aggression. They were so fast that they were going into something weird. The velocity is so fast that they were going into 12/8 or 16/5. They're pushing through boundries. They broke through to another time barrier like a waggon wheel going 'round that it looks like it's going backwards but it's really going fast. This is the audio version of that effect. I was going 'This is...!' Back in the day, I was thinking it was good but we doing (imitating guitar) 'neaaar-neh-neh' but now they're going 'BAP-BAP-BAP, BAP-BAP-BAP!' Let it rock. —J. S.

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:19, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:32, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

This is a chord.
This is another.
This is a third.
NOW FORM A BAND!

Based on WP:TRIFECTA. See also: Now form a band. benzband (talk) 20:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

This is a chord.
This is another.
This is a third.
NOW FORM A BAND!

Edit 1, with WP:CREATE. benzband (talk) 20:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

This is a chord.
This is another.
This is a third.
NOW FORM A BAND!

Edit 2, with WP:SIGNUP. benzband (talk) 20:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all versions; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved (original version) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/January 6, 2013 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ My God, it's full of stars.

Simply south...... always punctual, no matter how late for just 6 years 17:08, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

→ My God, it's full of stars.

Edit 1 - See above. Also, odd coincidence, I just got finished re-reading this entire series (2001, 2010, 2061 and 3001) in the last week. Nutiketaiel (talk) 13:29, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:28, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:17, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved (original version) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 16, 2012 (per consensus; 4 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:28, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A million monkeys on a million typewriters…

Monkey doodle… benzband (talk) 14:56, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

(unrelated) …come to think of it, there are already a million monkeys on a million typewriters, and Usenet is nothing like Shakespeare. —Houghton, found in Parable of the Monkeys

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:16, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:25, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down.

"Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof." benzband (talk) 10:09, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:11, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:23, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ We knew the war could not be won.

The Clash in "Rebel Waltz". benzband (talk) 10:09, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

→ We knew the war could not be won.

Edit 1, with WP:LAME. benzband (talk) 15:04, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:10, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:22, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ If they can make a law then I can break a law
If i can break the law will the law break me?

Another one, for the heck of it :D "THe oUtCAsT" benzband (talk) 20:07, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:21, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ If they can make a law then I can break a law
If I can break the law will the law break me?

Edit 1. benzband (talk) 15:04, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:08, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved Edit 1 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 17, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:21, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The worker is working when the fat cat's about.

Dropkick Murphys in "The Worker's Song". benzband (talk) 13:05, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:18, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Mark Twain (1835-1910). benzband (talk) 13:05, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:16, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn't.

Kurt Cobain (1967-1994). See meta:Friends of gays should not be allowed to edit articles#Types of vandals: the last type. benzband (talk) 13:05, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 3 (2.5) in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:06, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Mark Twain (1835-1910). benzband (talk) 13:05, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:16, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955). benzband (talk) 13:05, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:04, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:15, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ What I did had no significance at all.

NOFX in "The Man I Killed". benzband (talk) 17:20, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

  • Support (moving to Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:11, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Strong Oppose - This motto sends the wrong message. What our editors do does have significance- that's why they're here. The article is saying that the Wiki will not fall apart if a single editor leaves. That is not the same as an editor's actions not having significance. Nutiketaiel (talk) 14:17, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
  • Move for Change I think Nut has a point on this one. If you want to use that link then maybe "A bump in the road will not end the journey" or "You cannot hurt the man of steel" and have "man of steel" linked as WP:Wikipedia and "cannot hurt" linked as WP:5THWHEEL. If you want to use that motto, then link it to vandalism or something that does not contribute to Wikipedia. --~ScholarlyBreeze~ 21:40, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:03, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:14, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ What I did had no significance at all.

Edit 1, with WP:Vandalism is pointless. benzband (talk) 15:45, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 16, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:14, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Words, words, words.

Hamlet in Shakespeare's Hamlet (c. 1603-23). benzband (talk) 14:39, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:01, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:10, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Like as the armèd knight
Appointed to the field,
With this world will i fight,
And faith shall be my shield…

"The Ballad which Anne Askew made and sang when she was in Newgate" (1546) by Anne Askew. benzband (talk) 13:59, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

→ Like as the armèd knight
Appointed to the field,
With this world will i fight,
And faith shall be my shield…

Edit 1, per pjoef. benzband (talk) 15:30, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:09, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

Gerard Manley Hopkins' (1844-1889) Epistles. benzband (talk) 13:59, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:55, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:08, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935). benzband (talk) 13:59, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:54, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:07, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part.

The Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (the contract scene). benzband (talk) 15:38, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:54, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:06, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Action, Time, Vision.

Alternative TV in Action Time Vision. That second link isn't great tho ~ benzband (talk) 11:23, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:53, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:06, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Said the joker to the thief.

"All Along the Watchtower". benzband (talk) 09:04, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:04, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Police and thieves in the streets.
Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition.

"Police and Thieves" (with reference to this ~ see the diff's bottom comment). benzband (talk) 09:04, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

→ Police and thieves in the streets.
Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition.

Edit 1, with the ultra-classic(/cliché?) WP:WAR. :) benzband (talk) 19:45, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:51, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:03, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ You must show him, by leaving him severely alone.

Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1981). See also: Boycott#Etymology. benzband (talk) 08:32, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:50, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:02, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me.

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Couldn't find fitting links for the entire quote, cited below ↓ benzband (talk) 08:32, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back. —Leo Tolstoy in What Then Must We Do? (1886)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:50, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:01, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915). benzband (talk) 08:32, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:49, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:00, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). Maybe a more appropriate link can be found though. benzband (talk) 08:32, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

What about: WP:OTHERUSERS? –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:24, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:47, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:00, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful!

Samuel Beckett in Waiting for Godot. benzband (talk) 17:43, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:41, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:59, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ There are as many opinions as there are people: each has his own correct way.

"Quot homines tot sententiae: suus suique mos": Terence in Phormio. ~ benzband (talk) 17:02, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:40, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:58, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ There is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage.

The Bible. benzband (talk) 17:02, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

Cary Grant. benzband (talk) 17:05, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

→ I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

Edit 1, per pjoef. benzband (talk) 16:16, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:38, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:56, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Buddha. benzband (talk) 17:05, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:37, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:54, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch he burns out their camps
With his faithful slave Pedro behind him he tramps
With a fantastic collection of stamps
To win friends and influence his uncle

Bob Dylan in Tombstone Blues. benzband (talk) 15:23, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:36, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:53, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Ceteris paribus
("All else being equal")

Latin motto. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

→ Ceteris paribus
("All else being equal")

Edit 1. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:07, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both versions; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:35, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Thus aged men, full loth and slow,
The vanities of life forego,
And count their youthful follies o'er,
Till Memory lends her light no more.

Walter Scott (1771–1832), Rokeby, Canto V.
My attempt... but it is not easy. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:56, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking.
There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions.
—Martin Luther King, jr.

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:34, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:51, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Show me the money!

Jerry Maguire (1996) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

 
Look up strange in the Urban Dictionary.
I like to be in Africa, a-beatin' on the final drum
'N I like to be in USSR, makin' sure these things will come
An' I like to be in USA, pretending that the wars are done (see also: Category:Wars involving the United States)
An' I like to be in Europa, saying goodbye to everyone…

→ Show me the money!

Edit 1 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

→ Show me the money!

Edit 2 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:39, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all versions; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:33, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (all versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:49, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record.

Neil Young. benzband (talk) 15:47, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

→ A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record.

Edit 1, per above concerns. benzband (talk) 16:40, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance for both versions) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:31, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:48, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ We now know a thousand ways not to build a lightbulb

Thomas Edison (1847-1931), inventor and businessman. benzband (talk) 10:26, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:29, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 18, 2012 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:43, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Friendship, mysterious cement of the soul!

Robert Burns' (1759–1796) "Epistle to James Smith" (1786), opening line/verse. I must admit that I would liked to use another (and well known) part of the epigraph:

O Life! how pleasant, in thy morning,
Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning!
Cold-pausing Caution's lesson scorning,
We frisk away,
Like school-boys, at th' expected warning,
To joy an' play.

... But I have not yet found a full good version (set of links) for it (it's too complicated, but I have some ideas about... if you want to...). The opening line, never dull, conveys a very simple concept, but because of its "simplicity", it is suitable to many different interpretations (sets of links). (Additional [and very boring] note: if you would like to read the full text of this epigraph then the "Epistle to James Smith" is here at WikiSource). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:20, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

O Life! how pleasant, in thy morning,
Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning!
Cold-pausing Caution's lesson scorning,
We frisk away,
Like school-boys, at th' expected warning,
To joy an' play.

They create a stub, which gets CSDed but after receiving the warning they improve it and save the article. benzband (talk) 09:42, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:28, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:41, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ That is one nutty hospital.

Tootsie (1982). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:15, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:27, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:39, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Broad paths are open to every endeavor, and a sympathetic recognition is assured to every one who consecrates his art to the divine services of a conviction of a consciousness.

Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. benzband (talk) 20:52, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:26, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:38, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ He was an artist and a writer and a poet and a friend.

Rancid in Daly City Train. benzband (talk) 15:39, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

→ He was an artist and a writer and a poet and a friend.

Edit 1. benzband (talk) 15:39, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance for both versions) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:23, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (both versions; no consensus; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:37, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I'm a little intellectual, someone who knows it all.

The Undertones in I'm smarter than U. benzband (talk) 15:39, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:22, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:37, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Everything was his idea... except my leaving him.

Citizen Kane (1941) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:22, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:19, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  • Weak support - I'm having a little trouble understanding how the two clauses' links are... well, linked. I think the nature of the quote requires that the links be relevant to each other, and in my befuddled state I can't quite see that they are. Smaug123 (talk) 09:15, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 15, 2012 (per bland consensus; 3 [2.5] in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:35, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I pray thee cease thy counsel.
Which falls into mine ears as profitless
As water in a sieve.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Much Ado About Nothing, Act V, Scene I (1600) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:17, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 14, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:33, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ There are only two families in the world… the the haves and the have-nots.

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) in Don Quixote (1605), pt2 ch20. benzband (talk) 10:31, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

→ There are only two families in the world… the the haves and the have-nots.

Edit 1 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:40, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

→ There are only two families in the world… the haves and the have-nots.

Edit 2. Simply south...... always punctual, no matter how late for just 6 years 17:46, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

→ There are only two families in the world… the haves and the have-nots.

Edit 3, with pillars. benzband (talk) 08:40, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

→ There are only two families in the world… the haves and the have-nots.

Edit 4, with anti/wikipedic. benzband (talk) 09:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all versions; last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:16, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (all versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:31, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us.

See Pale Blue Dot#Reflections by Sagan. benzband (talk) 19:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 13, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:28, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). benzband (talk) 19:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:03, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:24, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A whiff of grapeshot.

Thomas Carlyle: The French Revolution: A History (1837): Vol 1, Bk 5, Ch 3. benzband (talk) 13:12, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 12, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:16, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I'll be good.

Alexandrina Victoria (1819-1901). benzband (talk) 13:12, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 11, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:15, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Don't believe everything on the internet.

he he… benzband (talk) 09:53, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 10, 2012 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:12, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Be not the slave of Words.

Thomas Carlyle: Sartor Resartus (1836): Bk 1 Ch 8. benzband (talk) 09:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 9, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:10, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Yeah, it's your principles at stake.

From The Meanest of Times (2007): "Tomorrow's Industry". benzband (talk) 09:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 8, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:08, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

Plato (424/3-348/7 BC). benzband (talk) 19:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:32, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 7, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:01, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ To believe in the indestructible element.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924). benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:21, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 6, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.

Dennis in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:55, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.

Edit 1, with admins. benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (both versions) (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:19, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved (Edit 1) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/October 4, 2012 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:55, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Ce qu'il faut éviter, c'est moins l'erreur que la contradiction avec soi-même ; c'est surtout par cette seconde faute que l'autorité perd de sa force.

"The thing to avoid is not so much error as self-contradiction. It is especially by the latter that authority loses its force." —NAPOLEON In His Own Words. FROM THE FRENCH OF JULES BERTAUT. Translated by Herbert Edward Law and Charles Lincoln Rhodes. CHICAGO: A. C. McCLURG & CO. (1916).
  • Support - For once it's a french sentence that could be proposed as the motto of the day. It comes from someone whose authority has quite never been questioned. It's intended for already educated people. Knowledge of french is usually not a must in the WikiPedia contributors community. Dommage ! A translation could be proposed the next day. Make your propositions. British guys won't be amused.
    Der letzte Konsul (talk) 17:25, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
  • Hi Konsul! i've changed the arrow link so it points to Napoleon (the arrow is there for attribution, and i get it he is the author of this sentence). But i don't understand why you linked to WP:NSOFT, or why you did so repeatedly. *puzzled* :) benzband (talk) 17:37, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (last chance) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:26, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined Per opposition.--LAAFan 22:56, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

→ What shall I call thee?

William Blake: Songs of Innocence (1789): "Infant Joy". benzband (talk) 09:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus.--LAAFan 22:53, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

→ When I put my mind to it I can be a megalomaniac.

Bram Cohen (1975—). benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:22, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved Per consensus.--LAAFan 22:51, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

→ I'm not a witch! I'm not a witch!

The Witch in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) ~ she wasn't one, but that didn't save her. benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:18, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved per consensus--LAAFan 22:47, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Let's not bicker and argue over who killed who.

King of Swamp Castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:18, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved - Original for October 1, 2012. No-one was against it - 4 in support including nominator Smaug123 (talk) 16:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

François Fénelon (1651-1715). --~ScholarlyBreeze~ 03:58, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

I was actually searching for something along those lines, but WP:LOVE was the best I could find. Edited last link. --~ScholarlyBreeze~ 23:53, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 30, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ All roads lead to Rome.

As the saying goes. benzband (talk) 21:35, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 29, 2012 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:24, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ What's this I find to my surprise
Those fans that I idolized
No longer seem to exist

"Fan Mail". benzband (talk) 21:01, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 28, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:23, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.

Alfred Nobel. —HueSatLum 14:55, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 27, 2012 (per consensus) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:22, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.

Edit 1, with a link to WP:VPI. —HueSatLum 14:55, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:22, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.

Will Rogers (1879-1935). benzband (talk) 19:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:04, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 26, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:20, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Say, from whence you owe such strange intelligence.

William Shakespeare: Macbeth (1603/7). benzband (talk) 13:12, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 25, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Say, from whence you owe such strange intelligence.

Edit 1, with WP:NASACE. benzband (talk) 13:06, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Say, from whence you owe such strange intelligence.

Edit 2, with WP:OR. benzband (talk) 13:14, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ My own fellow countrymen won't kill me.

They did. benzband (talk) 13:12, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 24, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:16, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ To every cow her half, to every book it's copy.

Colum Cille (521-597). benzband (talk) 13:12, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 23, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The buck stops here!

Harry S Truman (1884-1972). benzband (talk) 19:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:32, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 22, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:13, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

Oscar Wilde. benzband (talk) 10:26, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:31, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 21, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:12, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Howard Zinn (1922-2010). benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:24, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 20, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:10, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ …and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped.

Sir Bedevere in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

(reply) This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes. — King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:20, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 19, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:09, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A few words spoken quietly mean so much when said just right.

Conflict : "A message to who". benzband (talk) 14:49, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 18, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:01, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Oh brother, where art thou?

Not sure who to attribute this one to. Difficultly north (talk) 13:34, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 17, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:59, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand.

Murphy by Samuel Beckett. benzband (talk) 21:56, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:13, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 16, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:54, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ A joke is a very serious thing.

See above. benzband (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not discussed at all) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:08, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 15, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:47, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ My usual authoritarian and bossy manner.

Jimbo (1966—) up to his tricks again. benzband (talk) 14:56, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 14, 2012 (per consensus; 3 (2.5) in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:14, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Executed by the state, all appeals would be in vain.

See above. benzband (talk) 17:20, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 13, 2012 (per consensus; 3 (2.5) in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:02, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ You want to step outside?

Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. benzband (talk) 14:09, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:59, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

You want to step outside?

Edit 1, without attribution. benzband (talk) 15:24, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved (Edit 1) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 12, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:59, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The time for action has past, the time for reflection has come.

Le Petit Soldat (Jean Luc Godard, (1960).

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 11, 2012 (per consensus; 3 (2.5) in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:45, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ "Did you hear what I said, Miss Kubelik? I absolutely adore you." – "Shut up and deal!"

The Apartment (1960). –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:57, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 19:19, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:47, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ T.V.O.D.

WikiProject publicity :D benzband (talk) 12:50, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 1 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:42, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Which side will you be on?

If.... (1968) by Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994). (The idea is to be neutral, i.e. on the NPOV side.) benzband (talk) 09:46, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened - no consensus. Simply south...... coming and going for just 6 years 00:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (no consensus; 2 in support and 1 opposed) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:20, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Charlie Chaplin (1989-1977). benzband (talk) 19:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of Edit 1). benzband (talk) 21:40, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Edit 1, per pjoef. benzband (talk) 10:10, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved - Edit 1 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 10, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 21:40, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Edit 2, per pjoef. benzband (talk) 10:10, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (all the three; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:07, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of Edit 1). benzband (talk) 21:40, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The Constitution is not a suicide pact.

"The Constitution is not a suicide pact". benzband (talk) 09:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 9, 2012. Rcsprinter (gas) @ 12:19, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

Robert Benchley (1889-1945). benzband (talk) 09:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved - for September 8, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 07:11, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Brevity is the soul of wit.

Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet (c. 1603-23), Act II, Scene II. benzband (talk) 13:59, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 7, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

→ Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun.

Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894). benzband (talk) 08:29, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 6, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The Future Is Unwritten

John Graham Mellor ~ Joe Strummer (1952-2002), per pjoef. benzband (talk) 12:05, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:51, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 5, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

→ DON'T PANIC!

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy front cover. benzband (talk) 21:56, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:14, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 4, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

→ The public will our guide, the public good our end.

Masthead of the Northern Star (1792-1797), paper of the United Irishmen (who launched the 1798 Rebellion)(typo fixed). benzband (talk) 12:20, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 2, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

→ It's never too late to do something.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944). benzband (talk) 19:24, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 1, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

→ He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). benzband (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

  Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 31, 2012 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

→ He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

Edit 1 –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:16, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

  Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:22, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

  Declined (in favor of the original). benzband (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

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