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Few sons attain the praise of their great sires, and most
their sires disgrace.

Homer (c. 8th century BC), Odyssey (c. 8th century BC; 1725–1726 [translated by Alexander Pope (1688–1744)]), Book II. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:21, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 30, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:05, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

A phrase from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:01, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 29, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:04, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

The organs of state must practice democratic centralism, they must rely on the masses and their personnel must serve the people.

Mao (1893–1976), On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People, (27 February 1957). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:18, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 28, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:02, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

A Double Life (1947). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:48, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved (original version) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 27, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:01, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1, with Help:Color. benzband (talk) 07:24, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:01, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 2, with Wikipedia:Protection policy#Template protection (template-protected pages have a pink lock). benzband (talk) 07:28, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:01, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Ellis (Barry Corbin) in No Country for Old Men (Coen brothers, 2007). Possible alternatives I considered include using WP:REVENGE for the first link, or using WP:OUCH for the second. benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:25, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 26, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:58, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), Carmina 1/22:1. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 12:15, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:55, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1, using WP:NEWBIE and WP:FAITH. benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:55, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 2, using WP:SOW/REAP. My favorite edit because of the uncommon link. benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (all versions; not enough discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:24, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved (Edit 2) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 25, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:55, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

{{listen|filename=Jolson-WaitAMinute.ogg|title="Wait a minute, wait a minute..."| description= The spoken words that made movie history (over considerable crowd noise) and the opening of "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye)" |format=[[Ogg]]}} (non-free content removed per WP:NFCC#9) The Jazz Singer (1927). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:02, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:15, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:52, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

America prays for god to destroy their enemies, our enemies pray for god to destroy us. Somebody's gonna be disappointed!

George Carlin, It's Bad for Ya! (2008). benzband (talk) 12:20, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:06, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:51, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan; 3 November 39 – 30 April 65), Pharsalia 1:81. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:53, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:49, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1 with WP:GAR, as per Chris. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:10, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved (Edit 1) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 24, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:49, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 2, using Wikipedia:Splitting resolution. benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (all versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:04, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (Edit 2 in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:49, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

In pace ut sapiens aptarit idonea bello
("In peace, like the wise man, make preparations for war")

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), Satires (35 BC – 30 BC) 2/2:111. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:34, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1 with WP:ATAEW. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:23, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:01, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:45, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Titanic (1997) Titanic 3D | "I'm the King of the World" | Official Clip HD. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:37, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1, using Wikipedia:WikiKing. benzband (talk) 12:20, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:00, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (both versions; no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:43, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Quick! Someone Call The Fire Brigade! There's A Fire!

Was bored and had the idea for this motto! :) TF { Contribs } 08:27, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 23, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:46, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Juan Miranda (Rod Steiger) in Giù la testa (1971). benzband (talk) 07:24, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 22, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:44, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Gobber the Belch (Craig Ferguson) in How to Train Your Dragon (2010). benzband (talk) 07:24, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 21, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:42, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Persius (34–62), Satire 3:30. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:27, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 20, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:40, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Hunter S. Thompson, Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (1966). benzband (talk) 07:24, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 19, 2014 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:24, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Philip Stanhope, Letters to His Son (10 March 1746). benzband (talk) 07:24, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 18, 2014 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:22, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), Ars Poetica (19 BC) 358. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:56, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:21, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 17, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:32, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

The Sand Pebbles (1966); film adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by Richard McKenna. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:46, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:28, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1, using WP:WMD. benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

{{reopened}} (both versions) –[[User:Pjoef|p<span style="color: #802400">joe</span>f]] <small>(''[[User talk:Pjoef|talk]]'' • [[Special:Contributions/Pjoef|contribs]])</small> 08:20, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved Edit 1 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 16, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:28, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Edward Young (1683–1765), Love of Fame: The Universal Passion (1725–1728), Satire I, line 147. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:58, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 15, 2014 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:22, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Elephant Man (1980). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:31, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 14, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:21, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

My Little Chickadee (1940). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:27, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 13, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:18, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) in Gran Torino (2008). benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:28, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 12, 2014 (per consensus; 4 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:16, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 11:50, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:23, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 11, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:13, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Blade Runner (1982). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:14, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:18, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:09, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1 first sentence only, as per Chris. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:18, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved Edit 1 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 10, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:09, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Sons of the Desert (1933). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:53, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:07, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:05, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1 with WP:ANI per Chris. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:13, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Approved Edit 1 for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 9, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:05, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Winter is coming.

Eddard Stark in A Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin, 1996). Also the motto of House Stark. benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 3, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:34, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Tyrion Lannister in A Storm of Swords (George R. R. Martin, 2000). benzband (talk) 12:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/September 2, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:27, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Gone with the Wind (1939). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:15, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (not enough discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:04, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:02, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

John Dryden (19 August 1631 – 12 May May] 1700), Absalom and Achitophel, I (1861). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 12:04, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for August 11, 2014. per consensus (3 in support; 0 opposed) benzband (talk) 13:55, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Poltergeist (1982). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 11:52, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for August 12, 2014. per consensus (3 in support; 0 opposed) benzband (talk) 13:55, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 11:43, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for August 13, 2014. per consensus (3 in support; 0 opposed) benzband (talk) 13:55, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

The Wizard of Oz (1939). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 11:39, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for August 14, 2014. per consensus (3 in support; 0 opposed) benzband (talk) 13:55, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Airplane! (1980). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:38, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Eidt 1 first half of the quote only, as per Chris. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:08, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved Edit 1 for August 15, 2014. per consensus (3 in support; 0 opposed) benzband (talk) 13:55, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Publilius Syrus (fl. 46 BC - 29 BC). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:32, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 8, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 11:07, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Iniuriae qui addideris contumeliam
("You who have added insult to injury")

Gaius Julius Phaedrus (Phaedrus; Greek: Φαῖδρος; c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD), Fables 5/3:5. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:17, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 7, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 11:05, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Ben Jonson (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637), Catiline His Conspiracy (1611). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:41, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 6, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:59, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal; from 55 to 60 – after 127), Satires (), Book III: Satire VIII – True Nobility; in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis (1802), translated by William Gifford (April 1756 – 31 December 1826). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:33, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 5, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:57, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Whoe'er amidst the sons
Of reason, valor, liberty, and virtue,
Displays distinguished merit, is a noble
Of Nature's own creating.

James Thomson (11 September 1700 – 27 August 1748), Coriolanus (1745), Act II, Scene III. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:06, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 4, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:46, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Star Wars (1977). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:19, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 3, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:22, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Walter Benjamin, Illuminations, "Unpacking my Library: A Talk About Book Collecting" (1931). benzband (talk) 12:20, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 2, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:19, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

"Transmission" (October 1979; Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Ian Curtis; Joy Division). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:53, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/August 1, 2014 (emergency; X in support and X opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:15, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Lord John Manners (13 December 1818 – 4 August 1906), England's Trust and Other Poems (1841), Pt. III. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:28, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 31, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:02, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Beyond the Forest (1949). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:13, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 30, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:49, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (8 December 1943 – 3 July 1971), "The Opening of the Trunk". –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:25, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 29, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:40, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Josef Erich "Joe" Zawinul (7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) in "Joe Zawinul: Man of the People" by Anil Prasad (1997). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:53, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 28, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Publius Iuventius Celsus (67-130 AD), Digesta, Liber 17, Lex 185. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 13:48, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:35, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1 with WP:BESTNP (per benzband). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:12, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no consensus) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:53, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved (edit 1) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 27, 2014 (per consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:35, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Richard Savage (c. 1697 – 1 August 1743), The Bastard (1728), line 7. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:56, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 26, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:31, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006), Rolling Stone's interview, December 1971. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:42, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 25, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:28, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

— That's Edinburgh Castle, Albert.
— Is it? What did they put it up there for?

The Angel's Share directed by Ken Loach (2012). benzband (talk) 11:12, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 24, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:08, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

A bed shouldn’t have instructions. Except for, like, "Sleep".

Beavis (Beavis and Butthead, "Daughter's Hand", 2011) on the subject of IKEA furniture. benzband (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 23, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:06, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Jorge Luis Borges, Dreamtigers (originally titled El Hacedor, 1960) benzband (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 22, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:01, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Allen Saunders quoted in Reader’s Digest (Jan 1957). benzband (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 21, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:59, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.

Edit 1. benzband (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of the original) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:59, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Francis of Assisi (1181/82 – 1226). benzband (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:56, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Edit 1. benzband (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved (Edit 1) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 20, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:56, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

James Shirley (September 1596 – October 1666), Parricide.
I am not 100% satisfied with the link I've used (WP:FFA), beacuse a former featured article could go back to WP:FA. An alternative link could be: Special:Log/delete, but it also does not fit perfectly. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 13:19, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 19, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:33, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Alexander Pope (1688–1744), Moral Essays, Epistle to Bathurst (1733, addressed toAllen, Lord Bathurst), "Of the Use of Riches".. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 12:54, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 18, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:31, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:15, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 17, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:30, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

A League of Their Own (1992). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:03, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 16, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:28, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 BC – 8 BC), Satires 1/2:2 (c. 35–34 BC). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:33, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:58, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 15, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:26, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Publius Terentius Afer (195/185–159 BC), Andria, line 125. Originally literal, referring to the tears shed by Pamphilus at the funeral of Chrysis, it came to be used proverbially in the works of later authors, such as Horace (Epistula XIX, 41). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:47, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

recycle Reopened (no discussion) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:58, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 14, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:24, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott. Slowlate (talk) 16:54, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the link. Looks like fun. Slowlate (talk) 17:47, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
WP:STRANGE sounds good. Slowlate (talk) 17:47, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 1) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:22, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1 with WP:STRANGE (per benzband). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:17, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Approved (Edit 1) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 13, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:22, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Matthew Prior (1664–1721), Epistle to Fleetwood Shepherd. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:50, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 12, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:19, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
("Therefore whoever desires peace, let him prepare for war.")

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:18, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 11, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:56, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Legal phrase. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:09, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 10, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:54, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

…to say. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:03, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 9, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:52, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Robert Southey (1774–1843), Life of Wesley. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:55, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 8, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:51, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Matthew Prior (1664–1721), Alma, Canto III. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:46, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 7, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:49, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Animal Crackers (1930). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:36, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 6, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:47, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:30, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 5, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:45, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Jerry Maguire (1996). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:19, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 4, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:44, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

The Wizard of Oz (1939). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:13, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 3, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:42, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Publius Terentius Afer (195/185–159 BC), Heauton Timorumenos ("The Self-Tormentor") (163 BC). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:09, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 2, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:40, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Samuel Butler (1612–1680), Hudibras, Part I, Canto I (1663). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:46, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/July 1, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:38, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

George Herbert (1593–1633), The Temple, Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations: "The Church Porch" (1633). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:52, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 30, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:58, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

The Shining, a 1980 film adaptation of Stephen King's 1977 novel directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:34, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 29, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:56, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

First attested in Plautus' Asinaria (195 BC) as "lupus est homo homini". –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:19, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 28, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:53, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Marcus Valerius Martialis (between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD), Epigrams 10/4:10. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:10, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 27, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:50, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), The Golden Legend (1851), Part III: "In the Cathedral". –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:21, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 26, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:48, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Old houses mended,
Cost little less than new, before they're ended.

Colley Cibber (1671–1757), The Double Gallant (1707), Prologue. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:37, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 25, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:46, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Of all the things that drive men to sea, the most common disaster, I've come to learn, is women.

—Charles Johnson, Middle Passage (1990) --Ankit Maity «T § C»«Review Me» 12:15, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:44, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 10:58, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

  • Support - Hesitant? I'm not sure what to think per comment below. benzband (talk) 15:40, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
  • Support I had no idea what links to add. But I don't think the female editors will be too happy with your links. --Ankit Maity «T § C»«Review Me» 15:22, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
    • Indeed that might put some editors off the motto. benzband (talk) 20:22, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
      • It's not me but it's Charles R. Johnson (the author of the novel. In my attempt, the sea is Wikipedia and women are bad ideas, which doesn't mean I think women are bad ideas. How about replacing "women" with "a bad idea"? I know it is not usual nor 100% correct, but it could do the trick and no one is offended? –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:56, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
        • Easiest way to get off the issue is to unlink it and add a short (Just joking) footer or something. --Ankit Maity «T § C»«Review Me» 16:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
        • I know you didn't mean ill by the motto! Over time at MotD I've become used to reading a motto's meaning through the links rather than simply through the quoted text, and I'm not personally bothered by the linking. I'm not opposing it, but I was just noting per Ankit Maity's concerns that if someone understood the motto differently it would be unfortunate. Especially given that it's currently the under-representation of women on Wikipedia which is the disaster!
          Also I'm afraid I don't have any alternative solutions of my own, but between those which Ankit Maity and yourself proposed I'd rather replace "women" with "a bad idea", instead of unlinking and adding a "just joking" footer. benzband (talk) 14:16, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:44, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit 2, although it does make for a much shorter/weaker motto. benzband (talk) 14:20, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved (Edit 2) for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 24, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:44, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit 3 (per above discussion). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:53, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 2) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:44, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

The spice must flow

Dune by Frank Herbert (1920–1986). Slowlate (talk) 19:46, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 22, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:22, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Dr. No (1962). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:54, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 21, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:20, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

John Gay (1685–1732), Fables: "Sexton and Earth Worm". –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:27, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 20, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:18, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

The Terminator (1984) directed by James Cameron. Slowlate (talk) 20:22, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 19, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:16, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Citizen Kane (1941). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:23, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 18, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:14, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

A Few Good Men (1992). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:34, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 11, 2014 (emergency care; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:53, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Rocky Balboa in Rocky II (1979) from Rocky series (1976–2006). Also, in Rocky Balboa (also known as Rocky VI; 2006) as "Yo, Adrian, we did it!". –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:38, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 11, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:10, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

Shirley Conran (1932-present) TheQ Editor (Talk) 00:59, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 9, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:07, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Ian Flemming (1908–1964) or John Gardner (1926–2007). Slowlate (talk) 19:58, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 8, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:06, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Thomas Carlyle (1795—1881). benzband (talk) 13:34, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 7, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:04, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC – 19 BC), Aeneid (between 29 and 19 BC), 1:203. It is also the motto of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society and it is quoted in "Vexations of an Author", a chapter in Reminiscences of an Octogenarian (1997) by Bruce Manning Metzger (1914–2007), in its full form: "Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit", where "forsan" means "perhaps". –pjoef (talkcontribs) 09:08, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 6, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:02, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I am, George…. I am.

George (singing): Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha (reply): I am, George…. I am.

Edward Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), Act Three: "The Exorcism", play's end. Also in the 1966 film adaptation directed by Mike Nichols, starring Elizabeth Taylor as Martha, Richard Burton as George, George Segal as Nick, and Sandy Dennis as Hone.
The role of George should be played by Wikipedia or by WP:USERS, but at the moment it is unlinked and probably unnecessary. WP:AFRAID is repeated twice, which is unusual and/or often deprecated at MotD, but this is due to the repetitiveness and strength of the phrase. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 08:41, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 5, 2014 (emergency; 2 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:00, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!

From Hyperbole and a Half (with caps and underlining). As featured at the top of a CNN piece [1] and elsewhere - a rather beloved thing, try Googling it. There are several link choices. Because Wikipedia:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup always needs more help, I'd like to see it here, but there's also Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors. Novickas (talk) 22:31, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 3) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:57, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit 1 with Wikipedia:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup (per Novickas). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:06, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 3) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:57, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit 2 with Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors (per Novickas). –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:06, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 3) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:57, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit 3 with WP:CLEANUP. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:06, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Approved for Wikipedia:Motto of the day/June 4, 2014 (per bland consensus; 3 in support and 0 opposed) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:57, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit 4 with User:Svick/WikiProject cleanup listing. –pjoef (talkcontribs) 07:06, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

no Declined (in favour of Edit 3) –pjoef (talkcontribs) 06:57, 3 June 2014 (UTC)