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Talk:Donald Trump

"...from the standpoint of water..."
"This is a tough hurricane; one of the wettest we've ever seen, from the standpoint of water..." - 4:42pm Sept 18 2018 Twitter @realDonaldTrump, Video taped at the white house posted to Trump's Twitter account. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/407333-trump-praises-florence-response-one-of-the-wettest-storms-weve-ever https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article218640230.html https://www.facebook.com/TheGuardiansOfDemocracy/videos/trump-on-florence-one-of-the-wettest-weve-ever-seen-from-the-standpoint-of-water/267467230567295/ Can this quote be added? I'm not exactly sure what point is appropriate to end the quote, or exactly what the punctuation should be; but man it's a gem. Aries97 (talk) 22:33, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

If you hang out with a loser, you are a loser?
It should be correctly quoted: "I've always said, if you hang out with losers, you become a loser. And that's what's happened to you, Alex". -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apprentice_3

FAIR
This page is ridiculous. They cite FAIR as the source for racists comments by Trump. FAIR is a far left hate group that cannot be trusted for directions to a gas station. 98.199.212.25 03:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * [citation needed] FAIR is meticulously accurate, and Trump not only has not disputed the quotes, he himself told Playboy, "The stuff O'Donnell wrote about me is probably true." — Robin Lionheart 22:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

FAIR is a joke, not accurate in the least. They, like Media Matters serve only to attack by taking words out of context. They are only a mouthpiece for far-left wackadoos. 98.199.212.25 20:32, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
 * What's your best example of an inaccurate quote by FAIR (assuming you have any at all)?
 * You can become an editor here too, anonymous namecaller. If you find an inaccurate quote on this wiki, then cite a reliable source and correct it. If more context would make a quote on this wiki mean something different, then cite a reliable source and provide it. — Robin Lionheart 17:14, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

The quotes you published are perfect examples. Trump never said the quotes regarding blacks were "probably true." He was speaking of the book in general. There is no proof he actually said and FAIR is not considered reliable. The book, "The Way Things Aren't" by FAIR about Rush Limbaugh, was full of inaccuracies and half truths. For example they took Limbaugh to task for saying that there is more forest land today than when Columbus arrived. That was a quote taken out of context. That is just one example,; do the research. My point is that FAIR would not be considered a reliable source by anyone except on some wiki site because they traffic in far left politics, lies, and quotes taken out of context. You might as well be quoting Media Matters, who would not be considered a reliable source either. You are going to have to do much better than that if you want anyone to take you seriously. Do some research before you post instead of trying to look for something that matches your political beliefs and posting it, regardless of the source. 98.199.212.25 03:35, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, so your best example is FAIR's book The Way Things Aren't: Rush Limbaugh's Reign of Error citing Rush Limbaugh saying "We have more acreage of forest land in the United States today than we did at the time the Constitution was written." on his radio show on 1994-02-18 (when according to the US Forest Service, the opposite is true). What additional context do you think that quote needs? (You will also want to provide it on the Rush Limbaugh page where I've just added that quotation.) — Robin Lionheart 18:49, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

I've done what I set out to do here, which is expose the fact that you used a poor source to further your political beliefs. Nobody but a far left wackodoo would even try to put FAIR as a source. I've proved my point. Don't worry little fella, nobody is going to delete your quote; but they will see why you put it here. You wanted to portray him as a racist, when the opposite is true; shown by his life and words. You should be ashamed. I am done here as I have accomplished my goal. Good luck to you. STUDY and LEARN. 98.199.212.25 22:40, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
 * To prove your point, you had to back up your charges that FAIR is "not accurate in the least" and traffics in "lies" and "quotes taken out of context". Since you did not, your victory lap seems premature. However, you may have accomplished your goal, if your goal was to anonymously wage an unsubstantiated smear campaign. Should you ever have anything of substance to say challenging a quote here, do come back and share it. — Robin Lionheart 02:09, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Our anonymous interlocutor is merely exhibiting the same sort of ad hominem genetic fallacy that is so widespread in contemporary polemics. My beef with popular "commentators" (left, right, and center) is that the prevalence of their disingenuous rhetoric has so poisoned public discourse that many otherwise sensible  people are misled into honestly believing that this sort of bogus argument actually proves anything. The celebrity commentators are smart enough to know it is nonsense, but cynically pretend to drink their own Kool-Aid because it convinces the gullible to gulp it down. ~ Ningauble 17:55, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
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This quote has now been given a section of its own by Illegitimate Barrister, which will make it stand out even more. I disagree with the IP complaining above, who apparently believes the quote should be deleted. But if the book in question was indeed written by "a fired and totally disgruntled employee" (as seems to be the case), then the quote is of course very problematic. I changed the title of the section to "Disputed", and quoted Trump's defense (it is not clear from the Washington Examiner article whether Trump specifically denied the quote). For what it's worth, its final words ("It really is, I believe that.") make me think the quote is made up. ~ DanielTom (talk) 02:35, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * For the record, Trump denied ever saying it. ~ DanielTom (talk) 15:55, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Quoting rival political candidates
has added a neutrality dispute header to the About section because it includes a quote by Rick Perry. This is not uncommon. Frex, we have a quote by Mitt Romney on the Barack Obama page, and vice versa. To the contrary, it'd be biased of us to not include notable quotations criticizing a political candidate. ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 08:32, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * That's not the reason. All quotes, except one, are insulting or attacking Trump (even his IQ). Do you honestly think that section (as it is now) can be considered neutral and balanced? ~ DanielTom (talk) 08:45, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, is that all? If you can find a notable, complimentary quote (by someone other than Trump himself), feel free to add it. ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 08:51, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Disputed quote
Although he definitely disputed the quote later, the interview where he said the allegations were "probably true" should not be treated as a denial just because he also insulted the person quoting him.--Mugasofer (talk) 17:36, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Rapists quote
Currently reads:
 * They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists.

We 100% sure this is accurate? It seems like it could also be this:
 * They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime, their rapists.

The 'people that have lots of problems' quote is talking about a list of things they bring with them, not describing those people, as we can see in those earlier too points, so it seems odd that he would suddenly out of the blue say 'they're rapists!' as opposed so saying they are bringing their rapists, as in rapists are a portion rather than an entirety of the PTHLOP.

Obviously this is the sound bite that a lot of people are running with. The closed captions for a clip of this shown on The Passionate Eye even reads "they are rapists" (which is false because he clearly does not say 'are').

The problem is that ðɛɚ is how both their and they're can be pronounced, they are homophones, so shouldn't we present both cases as possible? Ranze (talk) 12:34, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The second option is not a particularly logical reading, for three reasons. First, it is a consistent series of "they're" statements which follows the rule of three (which Trump consistently uses). Second, "They're rapists" - is accusing "them" of being rapists, whereas "their rapists" would be accusing the "them" of "bringing" their rapists, which creates a rather awkward category of "people who bring rapists". Third, this also doesn't fit with the statement that follows, that "some, I assume, are good people"; if the last object referent is not "Mexicans" as a whole, but merely "their rapists", then Trump would be saying that he assumes some of the rapists are good people. That seems unlikely. BD2412 T 13:02, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Wasn't he just discussing people who illegally immigrated from Mexico? That could certainly include Mexicans who were denied (or did not apply for) legal immigration, but it could also include non-Mexicans too since it isn't just Mexicans who are able to be in Mexico. Ranze (talk) 23:58, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The first line of the quote is: "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best". The object of the sentence here is people sent by Mexico. The statement does not specify whether these people are entering the United States legally or illegally, but it's hard to see how "its people" refers to anything other than Mexicans. What non-Mexican's would be considered Mexico's people? BD2412 T 03:49, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Does Not Appear to be written from a Neutral Point of View
This page doesn't seem to be written from a neutral point of view. In my opinion this page needs to be retired until after the election as well as any other political figures so as to not to become the center of any of the individuals being quoted. If the quotes were inaccurate or incomplete, the results could be disastrous. --wizbang_fl 05:11, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Can you point to some specific examples of issues that need fixing? BD2412 T 12:38, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
 * @wizbang In my opinion, what you just said is a reason that pages about political candidates must not be retired in the lead-up to an election. Because that's when an up-to-date page where people can look up accurate quotes is most needed. ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 20:12, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

image captions
The quote from Trump's most recent book:

 * I give people what they need and deserve to hear - exactly what they don't get from politicians - and that is The Truth.

is much preferable to

 * You've been hearing me say it's a rigged system, but now I don't say it anymore because I won. It's true. Now I don't care.

as the lead quote. (And it was actually chosen by Peter1c, not me.) I think everyone can understand this, but as DragonflySixtyseven is keeping up his trollish changes, I'm starting this discussion here. I reverted his other caption changes from today; pls discuss before changing them again. ~ DanielTom (talk) 13:08, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Bolded text
Several text passages are bolded, I can't see why. Could someone give reason here, before I remove the formatting? John Harris 94.197.188.133 15:59, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Quotes about his voter demographic
I was wondering if generally quotes that break down voter demographics for a candidate would be appropriate to include and specifically if this one would work.

CensoredScribe (talk) 22:50, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Did you know that of the 14 states with the highest number of painkiller prescriptions per person, they all went for Trump?
 * Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher, January 20th 2017

"Grab 'em by the pussy."
Trump was not (and is not) commanding the general public to grab women "by the pussy". He said that women let STARS do it. In a braggadocious way, when talking to another "star" in private. (And we already dedicate an image to it.) Making this the lead quote turns the Trump article into a hit piece and Wikiquote into a joke, I think. ~ DanielTom (talk) 14:51, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

 * Nobody ever said he was. We're just putting the quote in as it is.

An island surrounded by water
Could somebody please add this, said about Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria: "This is an island. Surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water."
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 16:59, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Apprentice episode on white trash

 * “What do you mean you're white trash?”
 * “No, you're not joking about that, what do you mean you're white trash?”
 * “Does that make you white trash, do you feel you're white trash?”
 * “That's a pretty stinking statement. Don't you think that's a pretty bad statement about yourself?”
 * “Do you go around calling yourself white trash? Do you think I want to hire someone who's white trash?”
 * “I don't like it as a joke. You know what, you're fired.”
 * ”I think that is just so stupid for you to say- you're fired. Go! Terrible.”
 * “You shouldn't use that expression anymore either”

Does anyone know which particular season/episode this was said in? ScratchMarshall (talk) 00:32, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

--101.173.78.130 12:39, 26 July 2018 (UTC)==Failed verification==
 * I blame our leaders. Here we have China, ripping this country off like nobody's ever seen before, and we have the president of China come, a few months ago, to Washington, and we give him a state dinner. Now when people are screwing you, you don't give 'em state dinners. [...] What we do, is we sit down in my office for a couple of hours. We either make a deal where you stop manipulating your currency or not. If we make a deal, you can have a state dinner if you want. If we don't make a deal, you take McDonald's, and you go home.
 * It's always so simple. What would you do? What could you do? So easy. I drop a 25% tax on China. And, you know, I said to somebody that it's really the messenger. The messenger is important. I could have one man say [effete voice] "We're going to tax you 25%", and I can say another, "Listen, you motherf---ers, we're going to tax you 25%." You've said the same thing. You've said the same exact thing when it's the messenger. [...] I'll tell you what's going to happen. When they believe the message— they don't believe it right now— when they believe the message, they're going to do one thing. They're going to give us anything they want.
 * Did you see recently where, a couple of days ago? Saudi Arabia said, "ah, let's raise the price. Let's cut production." Could you believe it? You're gonna be payin' five or six dollars a gallon on gasoline pretty soon. And they want to...they want to go in and raise the price of oil. Because we have nobody in Washington that sits back and says, "You're not gonna raise that f---ing price!" You understand me?
 * Trump's speech at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino targeted the U.S. relationship with China, OPEC countries, and Saudi Arabia, on.
 * Trump's speech at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino targeted the U.S. relationship with China, OPEC countries, and Saudi Arabia, on.

- Rupert loup (talk) 01:15, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Israel quote by the mayor of Jerusalem
"President Trump decided to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish people, stand on the side of historical truth and do the right thing." Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. Can someone add the quote? Here is the source. --101.173.78.130 12:39, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

The Apprentice
The Apprentice (UK) has a sizable article. How about one for The Apprentice (US)?

Add the following quotes?

 * September 2016: "People don't know how great you are. People don't know how smart you are. These are the smart people. These are the smart people. These are really the smart people. And they never like to say it, but I say it. And I'm a smart person. These are the smart. We have the smartest people. We have the smartest people. And they know it. Some say it, but they hate to say it. But we have the smartest people." (Source)
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 18:59, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

 * May 2013: "Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure,it's not your fault" (Source)
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 17:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

 * September 2014: "Every time I speak of the haters and losers I do so with great love and affection. They cannot help the fact that they were born fucked up! (Source)
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 17:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

 * July 2018: "To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!" (Source)
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 17:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

 * November 2012: "Why is Obama playing basketball today? That is why our country is in trouble!" (Source)
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 17:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

 * January 2018: "We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!" (Source)
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 17:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

November 2015 comments re New Jersey
Nov 21 rally speech in Birgmingham:
 * I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.

Nov 22 interview with George Stephanopoulous:
 * It was on television. I saw it. It was well covered at the time, George. Now, I know they don't like to talk about it, but it was well covered at the time. There were people over in New Jersey that were watching it, a heavy Arab population, that were cheering as the buildings came down. Not good.

I added these quotes with sources but am wondering if anyone is able to locate video of both comments for those curious about contextual placement within the larger body of speech/interview or tone of voice, etc.

This appears to be a 6m30s excerpt of the Birmingham speech and I flipped through quickly but didn't notice the first quote, though I expect Trump spoke longer than that so it might not be in the clip or I might have just overlooked it since I didn't watch it straight through.

There is a 31 July 2016 interview between George and Donald which I found but haven't been able to find video of this 22 November 2015 interview. Anyone able to help locate minute/second in a video somewhere? Ranze (talk) 19:08, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

2005 Larry King interview
A Fox article mentioned:
 * Trump also used the arm-thrashing act when making fun of himself during an interview with Larry King in 2005

I found this 17 May 2005 interview. Does anyone know if Trump did any other interviews with King during that year?

It's 16 minutes long so I plan to review it to see if there was any of this alleged arm-thrashing but am wondering if anyone remembers if/when it happened. Ranze (talk) 20:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Norway
I have found several paraphrasings regarding something he allegedly said, but no specific quotes: Anyone know what the original purported phrasing was? So many people paraphrase it's hard to know what to look for but I would like to quot it. 70.51.192.235 17:28, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
 * NYT " In a meeting with lawmakers, President Trump said the United States needed more immigrants from places like Norway and fewer from Haiti "
 * NYT "When Mr. Trump heard that Haitians were among those who would .... the United States should admit more people from places like Norway."
 * CNBC "The move came after President Trump reportedly called Haiti a "s--thole" and asked why we don't have more immigrants from Norway."
 * Vox "President Trump reportedly referred to Haiti and countries in Africa as ... called for more immigrants from places like Norway at an Oval Office"
 * WashPo " Dawsey is reporting that Trump made a similar comment about wanting more immigrants from places like Norway"

Intercept: Glen Greenwald's 'The FBI’s Investigation of Trump as a “National Security Threat” is Itself a Serious Danger.
GreenMeansGo Please note, it seems the article has more than 3300 words. Am posting 311 words... quoting Mr. Greenwald. Thank you.

Om777om (talk) 19:50, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Your original formulation was nearly 400 words comprising about a seventh of the of the piece. We may sometimes use larger quotations from larger works, such as books, especially when the work is in the public domain, not that we necessarily should, even if we can. But we cannot use large swaths of copyrighted text that accounts for a substantial portion of a whole work. This standard is non-negotiable under both current law and local policy.  G M G  talk  20:33, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

 * GreenMeansGo: The actual quoted text on my second try, posted shortly after sending you that note, excluding the title and link was 311 - but whatever. It's good to know. Thank you for sharing the information & all the good things you do. Om777om (talk) 20:38, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Recent potential quotes from WhiteHouse.gov should be added.
Examples:

"In the 20th century, America saved freedom, transformed science, redefined the middle class, and, when you get down to it, there’s nothing anywhere in the world that can compete with America. (Applause.)  Now we must step boldly and bravely into the next chapter of this great American adventure, and we must create a new standard of living for the 21st century.  An amazing quality of life for all of our citizens is within reach.

We can make our communities safer, our families stronger, our culture richer, our faith deeper, and our middle class bigger and more prosperous than ever before. (Applause.)

But we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution, and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good. (Applause.)

Together, we can break decades of political stalemate. We can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America’s future. The decision is ours to make.

We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction.

Tonight, I ask you to choose greatness. (Applause.)" - Remarks by President Trump in [2019 State of the Union Address]

"Throughout our history, we have proudly welcomed newcomers to our shores. Out of many people, from many places, we have forged one people and one nation under God, and we’re very proud of it.  (Applause.)  We share the same home, we share the same destiny, and we pledge allegiance to the same, great American flag.  (Applause.)

Our policies have turbo-charged our economy. Now, we must implement an immigration system that will allow our citizens to prosper for generations to come." - Remarks by President Trump on Modernizing Our Immigration System for a Stronger America

"Americans’ belief in God has forged the character of our country and made our nation a light unto the world. We are respected again as a nation, I will tell you that.  And I’m not only talking about from a religious standpoint.  Our country is respected again." - Remarks by President Trump at the Faith and Freedom Coalition “Road to Majority” 2019 Conference; Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Quite ridiculous you could not add them on the page. Please do in order to comply with any relevant WikiMedia policies. --2603:9000:A507:FCB6:A19A:2362:5C45:2B3F 14:53, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Here are more without bolding:

"It is more important than ever before to come together as Americans. We cannot allow those seeking to sow confusion, discord, and rancor to be successful." - President Donald J. Trump Is Standing Up To Russia’s Malign Activities

"This afternoon, I want to express our incredible appreciation to all of you: the moms serving our nation in uniform, the mothers of our great heroes, and the moms with spouses who serve in the armed forces.

Your unwavering dedication and support strengthens our entire nation. Today, we honor you. We celebrate you. We salute you and everything that you do — so many things, so many great things — for our country.

To the active-duty moms here today: We thank you for your courage, and we applaud your noble service. You have two of the most important jobs in the world: bravely defending America from our enemies and helping to raise the next generation of American patriots. You have spent Mother’s Days — (applause) — and, you know — come on, let’s go. (Applause.) Let’s go.

You have spent Mother’s Days on ships out at sea, on bases in faraway lands, and staring down foreign threats in very, very dangerous areas. And you’ve done it all out of love for family, for country, and for duty. Our nation is forever in your debt. Thank you very much. Great job. Incredible job. (Applause.)" - Remarks by President Trump at the Celebration of Military Mothers and Spouses Event

Feel free to suggest more, unless you order. --2603:9000:A507:FCB6:A19A:2362:5C45:2B3F 15:20, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

A couple good quotes from the 45th President of the United States of America

 * America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism.
 * Donald Trump, Address at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly

 * The truth is plain to see - if you want freedom, take pride in your country; if you want democracy, hold onto your sovereignty, and if you want peace, love your nation. Wise leaders always put the good of their own people and their own country first. The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots. The future belongs to sovereign and independent nations who protect their citizens, respect their neighbours, and honour the differences that make each country special and unique.
 * Donald Trump, Address at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly

Can someone add these to the page?
 * ✅ ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 17:25, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Move social media quotes to their own article
I think that his quotes in social media should be moved to their own article, since this article is already too bloated. GreenMeansGo and Robin Lionheart what do you think? Rupert Loup 21:13, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah, so that's why you've been separating them out. I agree that there's more than enough content to justify its own article.
 * Pity that a separate article means two places to check for users wanting to look up things Trump said about a certain topic, like global warming for example, but at least the two pages won't take as long to load. ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 21:24, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. About "look up things Trump said about a certain topic, like global warming": articles on those topics can also be created if needed, like for example "". Rupert Loup 06:28, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

WQ:IMAGES
In accordance with WQ:IMAGES, I have removed 3 of the 5 images at the top of the page. They can be re-inserted in more appropriate places by an interested editor: ~ riley  ( talk  ) 22:41, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I have additionally removed 28 of the 30 in the #Quotes about Trunp section:

~ riley  ( talk  ) 22:45, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Fix Link to "George Floyd protests"
I believe that should be changed to  to Link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests in the June 12, 2020 quote.

 * The same text prior makes me think a bot came along and messed this up. WakandaQT (talk) 03:12, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

NPOV
is adding quotes that are fine in and of themselves, but with sources that are often biased cited merely for their journalistic titles which are political attacks and almost invariably insulting of Trump, often not even directly connected to the quotations themselves as in this instance or here. This user's descriptions also tend to be POV-pushing and sometimes with no support in the cited sources: for example here he says that the protester who was shoved by the police was "handled brutally" when this is not established and is merely an opinion, one which he is attempting to pass off as Wikiquote's view of what happened. This is classic POV-pushing. See Neutral point of view. ~ DanielTom (talk) 18:09, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * 1 When somebody says something that is obviously not true, it is in the interest of the public that this is pointed out.
 * 2 Most mass media are critical to Trump. It is often difficult to find reliable, sensible sources that are neutral or positive to some of his more "special" claims.
 * 3 Presenting a quote from Trump is by itself a one-sided POV. Presenting a refutation is a good solution for how to regain balance and neutrality.
 * 4 When facts are seen as a "political attack", something is wrong.
 * 5 What does "Wikiquote's view" mean?? Does Wikiquote have a particular "view" on politics?
 * 6 When the whole world can see a video where a person is handled brutally, it is odd to downplay this as "merely an opinion".
 * 7 It is very touching that DanielTom seems to want to downplay some "special" Trump quotes, but when the reality is like it is, DanielTom might want to learn to accept this.
 * Joreberg (talk) 11:35, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has a policy that could be of help in this discussion: W:WP:IMPARTIAL. Also try to stay WQ:CIVIL and don't make commentaries on other users but on the content itself. Rupert Loup 13:44, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * This is definitely POV and irrelevant. Rupert Loup 18:00, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Neutral, clear facts are in my view not "POV". The facts were extremely relevant: Trump claimed to be number 1 on Facebook, while the facts proved that he was not.  Joreberg (talk) 15:22, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Unsourced content is original research and the comparison with Obama is POV and irrelevant. Rupert Loup 17:14, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Rupert Loup. The note that you added convey some of the same information as the note that I added but that was deleted.  Your note includes a reference to a source that tells more.  Good work.

 * Joreberg I don't think presenting a quote by itself is a one-sided POV. I don't think there's really any POV whatsoever in merely presenting what someone said, so long as there's consensus they actually said it. Where POV comes into that is where there is disagreement over whether someone said something, or perhaps what portion / context in which to present it. Is this really the place to INTERPRET quotes at length, or merely to archive them? WakandaQT (talk) 03:11, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

 * just found some quotes i would like to add from: Thefederalist.com/2020/11/23/5-more-ways-joe-biden-magically-outperformed-election-norms/ but they are from the The Federalist (website) which may be blacklisted here? This is what enwiki says in the intro: During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Federalist published numerous pieces that contained false information or pseudoscience that was contrary to the recommendations of public health experts and authorities.[5] While ballots were being counted in the 2020 election, The Federalist made false claims of large-scale fraud
 * Thoughts? Ottawahitech (talk) 18:43, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The thing about quotes from well-known sites like Federalist is if they did something like wrongly transcribe something a candidate said on video (whether mistake or intention) then it would be very easy to call them out on that, so I'm sure we would see it corrected. Accusations like false info I think have more to do with which sources they choose to interview for stories than whether or not they correctly write down what the source said. I would be more concerned about papers who publish purported claims not supported with video evidence (or at least audio recording of phone interview) such as "anonymous source A says Trump said X standing in a cemetary". WakandaQT (talk) 22:36, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

 * I agree with many of your points. For example:
 * 2. Most mass media are critical to Trump...
 * (an examplefrom the Washington Post: Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis claimed without evidence in a statement Sunday that the recounts had "revealed serious issues regarding the legality of ballots cast." (bolding is mine)
 * The question is, should we use commentary on pages of wikiquote, or let our readers draw their own conclusions. After all Trump has been complaining, rightly or not, that the media is not treating him fairly, and we do not want to be accused of this as well, do we?. Your thoughts? Ottawahitech (talk) 23:41, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * If Trump says something that is highly dubious, or even demonstrably untrue, we would be deceiving our readers if we propagated such statements without any warning or debunking. And if we stop including notable controversial quotes, we would be deceiving our readers in a different way by giving a misleading impression of what he says.  After some consideration, I have therefore arrived at the opinion that Wikiquotes is maybe not the place to do extensive fact checking or debunking.  Rather, when Trump claims something without providing evidence and there is reason to suspect that something is dubious, it is relevant to include the note "without evidence", giving readers a hint that they might themselves want to investigate the context, truthfulness etc. on their own.  Joreberg (talk) 11:21, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

 * "Wikiquotes is maybe not the place to do extensive fact checking or debunking." This has been your purpose, but indeed it is not Wikiquote's purpose. It is not Wikiquote's mission to be a fact checker. You add quotes with the sole purpose of calling Trump a "liar" etc. through the citations. And you add "without evidence" very selectively. Rest assured that Wikiquote's readers know to "investigate the context, truthfulness etc. on their own" without your biased "hints", they are not children. Of course if we start adding "without evidence" to some quotations, soon we will have to add it to most (or even all) quotations on other pages (as people typically do not present evidence when they say something witty or memorable), otherwise it would seem we are endorsing or vouching for the truth of all the statements (political or otherwise) without that label on Wikiquote. This should give you an idea of the problem you are creating. ~ DanielTom (talk) 15:32, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Winning is easy, losing is never easy
What about this? https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524248-trump-during-visit-with-campaign-staff-winning-is-easy-losing-is

Remove POV notice from article
I have removed this notice from the article:  which someone inserted in July 2020 (I think?). I see no current discussion of this issue here? Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this matter. Ottawahitech (talk) 16:28, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

 * Try Ctrl+F then search for NPOV. ~ DanielTom (talk) 21:02, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Would you please elaborate? I see you have removed some language which I agree with, but what else is NPOV in your opinion?
 * Also you said this in your edit summary: restore npov as issues raised on the talk page have not been resolved. The notice only says talkpage, and busy editors cannot be expected to read every section of the talkpage to understand what the issues are. So what exactly are you referring to? Has the discussion already been archived? Thanks in advance, Ottawahitech (talk) 03:55, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

 * Discussion at Talk:Donald_Trump. One of the issues is that the citations being used by partisan hacks recently are not neutral. I think the NPOV warning is both appropriate and needed, but if others disagree I will not restore it again. ~ DanielTom (talk) 10:21, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

 * Thank you so much for helping this newbie catch up with the NPOV discussion, I am glad to see there are only 4 editors (so far) involved in the debate, one of whom is User:Rupert loup who to my profound regret seems to have left WQ for good. As far as removing the NPOV template, I think it is obvious there is no current consensus to do so.

 * How effective this the NPOV notice is, since it does not direct the reader to a particular section on the talkpage, is another matter. Ottawahitech (talk) 18:12, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

 * I don't think any article about any notable controversial figure will ever reach a state where absolutely nobody is disputing how the page is presented. To qualify you'd either need no discussions whatsoever occuring about POV on the talk page, or if any did happen: that anyone who ever made an objection withdraws it. Does that happen often? WakandaQT (talk) 23:21, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

 * If I am reading this right I believe the issue is that User: DanielTom believes that User:Joreberg, and perhaps other contributors as well, are inserting their own (liberal?) bias into this article, by their choice of sources  and by their commentary describing the quote itself. User:Joreberg claims, I think, that his contributions represent all mainstream sources available.

 * I wonder if the participants here will opine at Talk:OpIndia, where, I think, a similar (but opposite) situation is taking place. Thanks in advance, Ottawahitech (talk) 03:46, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

I agree that the article has some pov issues, and this is not really surprising considering this is a contentious controversial topic. But it is not clear how they can be resolved. Are there any ideas on how this can be resolved? --ო (talk) 12:13, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

A new quote provides the following commentary: "pressuring Secretary of State Brian Kemp to come up with enough votes to over Joe Biden's victory in the state" Views please? TIA, Ottawahitech (talk) 00:48, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Is that not an NPOV addition? —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:35, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is. We are not supposed to interpret a quotation, or the intent behind a quotation, much less present our POV as fact. ~ DanielTom (talk) 09:11, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I changed "come up with" to "find", which is the expression used in the secondary source. ~ DanielTom (talk) 09:22, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

This article was number 15 on WQ
Some here may be interested in WQ Topviews Analysis, which says that DT was #15 in terms of pageviews on en-WQ in 2019 Cheers Ottawahitech (talk) 01:25, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

CBS: 30 of Donald Trump's wildest quotes
Thanks to a new contributor on this site: 30 of Donald Trump's wildest quotes in case you have not seen it. Cheers, Ottawahitech (talk) 06:11, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

December 26, 2020 tweet removed ?
Looks like Trump removed the tweet referred to by this quote? Ottawahitech (talk) 02:07, 28 December 2020 (UTC) The latest tweets I see now are dated December 23? Ottawahitech (talk) 02:10, 28 December 2020 (UTC) I see 3 other Twitter tweets dated Dec 27 that say: "Information to follow!" the rest are from December 23. Anyone? Ottawahitech (talk) 02:34, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

The most recent post has been deleted by Twitter
The most recent post has been deleted by Twitter saying: "This Tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules. Learn more" Can we somehow salvage it? opinions? Thanks in advance, Ottawahitech (talk) 00:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * There's an archive at https://archive.is/j9Amy but archives are mostly just useful for text posts, it can't seem to load videos. WakandaQT (talk) 07:17, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Mount rusmore speech 4th july 2020
Add this plz "This left wing cultural revolution is fesigned to overthrowthe American revolution,”Baratiiman (talk) 17:34, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

What to do about tweets that are not available any more?
Now when the twitter account from Trump has been suspended, many links to tweets will be half dead. What should we do about this? Replace them with links to secondary sources? It may be some work, but it should be doable. I guess that (approximately) all tweets that are referred to here have also been mentioned in mass media. Joreberg (talk) 14:25, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'd just go with archive.is as I'd be shocked if even a single tweet of his wasn't archived multiple times. That's what I did for the later ones. The sooner the better, Twitter doesn't deserve more traffic. WakandaQT (talk) 07:16, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Long
Page too long Baratiiman (talk) 17:54, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

 * ..and some quotes are not inserted in the right chronological order. For example the 1980's section contains quotes from the 1900's, I think? Ottawahitech (talk) 16:54, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

quote question
out-of-control wild man kills beautiful Ashli Babbitt, a true Patriot, did Trump really say this recently, or is this a regurgitation of a different quote? Ottawahitech (talk) 16:28, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

 * It looks to be accurate - I'm pretty sure that is actually his account. Antandrus (talk) 16:31, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

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The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth (1942) is a play by Thornton Wilder, originally starring Tallulah Bankhead and Fredric March.

Act One

 * In the midst of life we are in the midst of death.
 * Inscribed on the wall

 * ...We're all human; who isn't?
 * Sabina

 * And my advice to you is not to inquire into why or whither, but to enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate; that's my philosophy.
 * Sabina

 * Children are a thing that only a parent can stand, and a truer word was never said.
 * Sabina

 * I can't invent any words for this play, and I'm glad I can't. I hate this play and every word in it.
 * Sabina

 * You've let the fire go out.
 * Mrs. Antrobus

 * Mrs. Antrobus: Have you milked the mammoth?Sabina: I don't understand a word of this play -- Yes, I've milked the mammoth.

 * Reading and writing and counting on your fingers is all very well in their way- but I keep the home going.
 * Mrs. Antrobus

 * There's that dinosaur on the front lawn again.
 * Mrs. Antrobus

 * Yes, any booby can fool with it now, but I thought of it first!
 * Mr. Antrobus, on the wheel.

 * Ladies and gentlemen! Don't take this play serious.  The world's not coming to an end. You know it's not.  People exaggerate!  Most people really have enough to eat and a roof over their heads.  Nobody actually starves--you can always eat grass or something.  ... Savages don't love their families--not like we do.
 * Sabina

 * The Ten Commandments. Faugh!!--That's the worst line I've ever had to say on any stage.
 * Sabina

 * Booby, pass the sandwiches.
 * Mr. Antrobus, to Sabina

 * Two weeks, that's the law.
 * Sabina, about her notice.

 * Mrs. Antrobus, I'm taking back my notice. Mrs. Antrobus, I wouldn't want to leave a house that receives such interesting telegrams!
 * Sabina, after hearing the singing telegram from Mr. Antrobus.

 * Gladys Antrobus, what's that red stuff on your face?! You're a detestable child! Get away from me, both of you! I never want to see sight nor sound of you!
 * Mrs. Antrobus, to the children

Act Two

 * The dinosaur is extinct; the ice has retreated;  and the common cold is being pursued by every means within our power.
 * Mr. Antrobus

 * I give you the watchword for the future: Enjoy Yourselves.
 * Mr. Antrobus

 * Who can tell your past,--eh? Nobody!
 * Fortune Teller

 * One of those black disks means bad weather; two means storm;  three means hurricane; and four means the end of the world.
 * Mr. Antrobus, regarding the storm signal

 * Just a moment. I have something I wish to say to the audience.--Ladies and gentlemen.  I'm not going to play this particular scene tonight.  It's just a short scene and we're going to skip it.
 * Sabina

 * I have a letter...and in the letter is written all the things that a woman knows. It's never been told to any man and it's never been told to any woman,  and if it finds its destination,  a new time will come.  We're not what books and plays say we are.  We're not what advertisements say we are.  We're not in the movies and we're not on the radio.
 * Mrs. Antrobus

Act Three

 * And I'm sorry to say we'll need a short rehearsal, just a short run-through.  And as some of it takes place in the auditorium,  we'll have to keep the curtain up.
 * Mr. Antrobus, out of character,  explaining after substituting last-minute volunteers for actors

 * God forgive me but I enjoyed the war. Everybody's at their best in wartime.
 * Sabina

 * I don't know how to say it, but the enemy is Henry; Henry is the enemy.
 * Sabina

 * How can you make a world for people to live in, unless you've first put in order yourself?
 * Mr. Antrobus

 * It's not wholly his fault that he wants to strangle me in this scene.  It's my fault,  too.
 * Mr. Antrobus

 * I've never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for — whether it's a field, or a home, or a country.
 * Antrobus

 * ...I didn't make this war. I didn't ask for it.  And,  in my opinion,  after everybody's gone through what they've gone through,  they have a right to grab what they can find.  You're a very nice man,  Mr. Antrobus,  but you'd have got on better in the world if you'd realized that dog-eat-dog was the rule in the beginning and always will be.
 * Sabina

 * [To the audience] This is where you came in. We have to go on for ages and ages yet.  You go home.  The end of this play isn't written yet.
 * Sabina

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Lester Bangs

Lester Bangs (December 13, 1948 — April 30, 1982) was an American journalist best known for his rock music criticism.

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 * O.K., I'm a rock critic. I also write and record music. I write poetry, fiction, straight journalism, unstraight journalism, beatnik drivel, mortifying love letters, death threats to white jazz critics signed "The Mau Maus of East Harlem," and once a year my own obituary (latest entry: "He was promising...").
 * "An Instant Fan's Inspired Notes: You Gotta Listen" (1980), from Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000, ed. Peter Guralnick (Da Capo Press, 2000, ISBN 0306809990 ), p. 100

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (1988)
Greil Marcus, ed., Random House/Vintage Books, ISBN 0-679-72045-6

 * I was in high school (oh, I told you — that was kind of where they put you when they didn't know what to do with you — when you were too big for the Kiddie Kokoons and too young to go out an' hafta assume what we used to call Manhood, which involved going at the same time every day to some weird building and doing some totally useless shit for hours on end just so you could get some bread and have everybody respect you).
 * "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: A Tales of These Times" (June 1971), p. 7

 * Things started to go downhill. Instead of singing about taking tea with Mary Jane and boppin' your dingus on ol' Sweet Slit Annie it was Help me God I don't know the meaning of life or I believe that love is gonna cure the world of psoriasis and cancer both and I'm gonna tell the people all about it 285 different ways whether you like it or not.  And Why is there war well go ask the children they know everything we need to know, and Gee I sure like black folks even if my own folks don't and endless vinyl floods of drivel in similar veins.  At that point I started to pack in and resort back to my good old ' 66 goof squat rock.  I got out records like 96 Tears by Question Mark and the Mysterians, who were mysterious indeed, and re-whooped to jungle juju cackles like "Wooly Bully," which is indescribable and was recorded by a bunch of guys who drove around in a hearse wearing turbans.
 * "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: A Tales of These Times" (June 1971), p. 9

 * The top rockers have a mythic aura about them, the "superstar," and that's a basically unhealthy state of things, in fact it's the very virus that's fucking up rock, a subspecies of the virus I spoke of earlier that infests our culture from popstars to politics.
 * "Of Pop and Pies and Fun" (November/December 1970), p. 37

 * By the end of the decade it had become obvious that perhaps the one constant of our variegated and strung-out peer groups was a pervasive sense of self-consciousness that sent us in grouchy packs to ugly festivals just to be together and dig ourselves and each other, as if all of this meant something greater than that we were kids who liked rock 'n' roll and came out to have a good time, as if our very styles and trappings and drugs and jargon could be in themselves political statements for any longer than about fifteen stoned seconds, even a threat to the Mother Country! So we loved and loved and doted on ourselves and our reflections in each other even as the whole thing got out of hand and turned into mud and disaster areas and downs and death.
 * "James Taylor Marked for Death" (1971), p. 66

 * The trend toward narcissistic flair has been responsible in large part for smiting rock with the superstar virus, which revolves around the substituting of attitudes and flamboyant trappings, into which the audience can project their fantasies, for the simple desire to make music, get loose, knock the folks out or get 'em up dancin.' It's not enough just to do those things anymore; what you must do instead if you want success on any large scale is figure a way of getting yourself associated in the audience's mind with their pieties and their sense of "community," i.e., ram it home that you're one of THEM; or, alternately, deck and bake yourself into an image configuration so blatant or outrageous that you become a culture myth.
 * "James Taylor Marked for Death" (1971), p. 67

 * The extravagant and ostentatious lifestyles that pass for charisma in a time when almost anybody talks about charisma but if you think about it there's precious little to be seen.
 * "James Taylor Marked for Death" (1971), p. 69

 * What all this posturing and fake glamor results in is a vast detachment and cynicism on the part of the artists. Since it's impossible to have respect for an audience that'll take just about anything you care to dish out, and the impassive demeanor is so central to the role, a general numbnose is all that can be expected.
 * "James Taylor Marked for Death" (1971), p. 70

 * A hero is a goddam stupid thing to have in the first place and a general block to anything you might wanta accomplish on your own.
 * "Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves" (March 1975), p. 173

 * Realizing that life is precious the natural tendency is to trample on it, like laughing at a funeral.
 * "Peter Laughner" (September/October 1977), p. 222

 * You see, dear reader, so much of what's doled out as punk merely amounts to saying I suck, you suck, the world sucks, and who gives a damn — which is, er, ah, somehow insufficient. Don't ask me why; I'm just an observer, really. But any observer could tell that, to put in in terms of Us vs. Them, saying the above is exactly what They would want you to do, because it amounts to capitulation.
 * "The Clash" (December 1977), p. 225

 * The point is that, like Richard Hell says, rock 'n' roll is an arena in which you recreate yourself, and all this blathering about authenticity is just a bunch of crap. The Clash are authentic because their music carries such brutal conviction, not because they're Noble Savages.
 * "The Clash" (December 1977), p. 227

 * I'm not saying that all college students are subhuman — I'm just saying that if you aim to spend a few years mastering the art of pomposity, these are places where you can be taught by undisputed experts.
 * "The Clash" (December 1977), p. 235

 * The politics of rock 'n' roll, in England or America or anywhere else, is that a whole lot of kids want to be fried out of their skins by the most scalding propulsion they can find, for a night they can pretend is the rest of their lives, and whether the next day they go back to work in shops or boredom on the dole or American TV doldrums in Mom 'n' Daddy's living room nothing can cancel the reality of that night in the revivifying flames when for once if only then in your life you were blasted out of yourself and the monotony which defines most life anywhere at any time, when you supped on lightning and nothing else in the realms of the living or dead mattered at all.
 * "The Clash" (December 1977), p. 239

 * In America you can ease into middle age with the accoutrements of adolescence still prominent and suffer relatively minor embarrassment: okay, so the guy's still got his sideburns and rod and beer and beergut and wife and three kids and a duplex and never grew up. So what?  You're not supposed to grow up in America.  You're supposed to consume.  But in Britain it seems there is some ideal, no, some dry river one is expected to ford, so you can enter that sedate bubble where you raise a family, contributing in your small way to your society and keep your mouth shut.  Until you get old, that is, when you can become an "eccentric" — do and say outrageous things, naughty things, because it's expected of you, you've crossed to the other mirror of the telescope of childhood.
 * "The Clash" (December 1977), p. 239

 * John Lennon at his best despised cheap sentiment and had to learn the hard way that once you've made your mark on history those who can't will be so grateful they'll turn it into a cage for you.
 * "Thinking the Unthinkable About John Lennon" (1980-12-11), p. 299

 * A Reasonable Guide to Horrible Noise
 * Title of Village Voice article (September/October 1980), p. 301

 * All the proliferating falsifications of what I and everyone I know experienced once in what it is now so convenient to call the "fifties" or "sixties," as if life was really measured or lived in arbitrary decades, when the history books are sold like comix.
 * "Notes on PiL's Metal Box" (1980), p. 314

 * It is a fact that nine-tenths of the HUMAN RACE never have and never will think for themselves, about anything.  Whether it's music or Reaganomics, say, almost everybody prefers to sit and wait till somebody who seems to have some kind of authority even if it's seldom too clear just where they got it to come along and inform them one and all what their position on the matter should be.  Then they all agree that this is gospel, and gang up to persecute whatever minority might happen to disagree.  This is the history of the human race, certainly the history of music.
 * "Untitled Notes" (1981), p. 374

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History of Singapore

These are historical quotations relating to the History of Singapore.

Japanese occupation, World War II, 1942 - 1945

 * "… the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history". - Winston Churchill referring to the surrender of the British forces by General Arthur Ernest Percival to General Tomoyuki Yamashita's Japanese Imperial Army on 15 February 1942 in Singapore, which marked the beginning of three and a half years of Japanese Occupation of Singapore

Independence, 9 August 1965

 * "Whereas it is the inalienable right of a people to be free and independent, I, Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister of Singapore, do hereby proclaim and declare on behalf of the people and the government of Singapore that as from today, the ninth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five, Singapore shall be forever a sovereign, democratic and independent nation, founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of her people in a more just and equal society." - Lee Kuan Yew, 9 August 1965, 10am, radio broadcast.
 * "For me, it is a moment of anguish. All my life, my whole adult life, I believed in merger and unity of the two territories." - Lee Kuan Yew, 9 August 1965, press conference at about noon, which was later broadcast in the evening.
 * "Singapore shall cease to be a state of Malaysia and shall forever be an independent and sovereign state and nation separate from and independent of Malaysia, and that the government of Malaysia recognises the government of Singapore as an independent and sovereign government of Singapore and will always work in friendship and cooperation with it." - Tunku Abdul Rahman, 9 August 1965, proclamation of Singapore separation from Malaysia.
 * "In the end we find that there are only two courses open to us: to take repressive measures against the Singapore government or their leaders for the behaviour of some of their leaders, and the course of action we are taking now, to sever with the state government of Singapore that has ceased to give a measure of loyalty to the central government." - Tunku Abdul Rahman, 9 August 1965, explained to parliament in Kuala Lumpur on Singapore separation from Malaysia, in the first reading of a resolution to pass the Constitution of Malaysia (Singapore Amendment) Bill, 1965.

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Rammstein

Rammstein is a German heavy metal band formed in 1994. Their musical style, which they have dubbed Tanz-Metall ("Dance Metal"), incorporates elements of metal, industrial and electronic music. They are also acclaimed the founders of their own genre; Neue Deutsche Harte.

Quotes

 * I fucked the keyboardist, the keyboard was too cold and lifeless.
 * Till Lindemann, after being arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior on-stage in Massachusetts.

 * Seitdem ich Guitar Rig 3 benutze, fühlt sich mein Haar viel voller an!
 * Translation: Since I've been using Guitar Rig 3, my hair just feels so much fuller!
 * Paul Landers, in an Interview with Native Instruments

Sehnsucht (1997)
Du Hast, Track 5
 * Willst du bis der Tod euch scheidet sie lieben auch in schlechten Tagen?
 * Translation: Are you willing to love her even in bad times until death does you part?

 * Du hast mich gefragt, und ich hab' nichts gesagt.
 * Translation: You have asked me and I have said nothing.

Mutter (2001)
Mutter, Track 6 (See also Maxim Gorky and his 1907 novel Mother..)
 * Die Tränen greiser Kinderschar
 * Translation: The tears of a crowd of very old children

 * Ich zieh sie auf ein weises Haar
 * Translation: I string them on a white hair

 * Werf in die Luft die nasse Kette
 * Translation: I throw the wet chain into the air

 * Und wünsch mir, dass ich eine Mutter hätte
 * Translation: And I wish that I had a Mother

 * In meiner Kehle steckt ein Schlauch
 * Translation: In my throat, a tube is stuck

 * Hab keinen Nabel auf dem Bauch
 * Translation: I have no navel on my stomach

 * Niemand gab mir einen Namen
 * Translation: No one gave me a name

 * Gezeugt in Hast und ohne Samen
 * Translation:Fathered in haste and without semen

 * In ihren Lungen wohnt ein Aal
 * Translation: In her lungs lives an eel

 * Auf meiner Stirn ein Muttermal
 * Translation: On my forehead, a birth mark

 * Entferne es mit Messers Kuss
 * Translation: I remove it with a knife's kiss

 * Auch wenn ich daran sterben muss
 * Translation: Even if it causes me to die

Nebel, Track 11
 * Sie stehen eng umschlungen
 * Translation: They stand with their arms around each other

 * Ein Fleischgemisch so reich an Tagen
 * Translation: A mixture of flesh, so rich in days

 * Sie tragt dem Abend in der Brust
 * Translation: She carries the evening in her chest

 * Und weiss dass sie verleben muss
 * Translation: And knows that she must wither away

Reise Reise (2004)
Amerika, Track 6 (See also Karl Marx, Das Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 23, pg. 633)
 * Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen
 * Translation: We are making a nice round dance

 * Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen
 * Translation: Freedom is playing on all the violins

 * Musik kommt aus dem Weissen Haus
 * Translation: Music comes from the White House

 * Und vor Paris steht Micky Maus
 * Translation: And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse

 * Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss
 * Translation: And whoever doesn't want to dance

 * Weiß noch nicht dass er tanzen muss
 * Translation: Doesn't know yet that they must

 * We are all living in America, Amerika ist wunderbar
 * Translation: America is wonderful....

 * We're all living in America / Coca-Cola, Wonderbra

Quotes about Rammstein

 * In both form and imagery, Rammstein's lyrics have a distinct history in German poetry. The source is the neue sachlickeit—new concreteness—of the 1920s, of which Georg Trakl is the best-known exponent. These poets aimed to represent reality in concrete images, and their reality, as it happened, revolved around a preoccupation with blood and smashed faces. The influence of poets like Trakl is particularly obvious in the band’s fascination with gore and despair. Rammstein's lyrics also have something in common with the notorious Morgue cycle of Gottfried Benn, the Berlin venereal disease specialist who pledged his allegiance to the Nazi Party until it ex-pelled him for perversion. Their imagery is suggestive as well of postwar German expressionist paintings, in particular those of Otto Dix, who having spent four years in the trenches had a fine pictorial feel for what things looked like after an exchange of artillery. Songs by Rammstein with sado-masochistic sexual themes, such as Mein Teil ("My Part")—a homage to the German cannibal Armin Miewes, who in 2002 shared a final meal with his willing victim of the man’s severed, flambéed organ—would not have been out of place in Julius Streicher's Der Stürmer, a newspaper even many Nazis found excessive in its pornographic obsessions and sensationalism.
 * Claire Berlinski, Rammstein's Rage

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Cześć Meteor :-) Jadwiga 00:21, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

W razie czego machaj miotłą. Jadwiga 00:35, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Tak sobie myślę, ze może byśmy się zgłosili na admina... Gdzie tu mogę zaproponować Twoją kandydaturę? Muszę się rozglądnąć... Jadwiga 22:27, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Mam na łapach grubą skórę od stukania w klawiaturę :-) Jadwiga 01:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

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Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ, KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known as the director and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012–14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Quotes

 * Fantasy is an 'F' word that hopefully the five second delay won't do anything with
 * After receiving the Best Picture Oscar for "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" at the 76th Academy Awards''

 * I don't take stuff seriously. I saw 'Hellraiser 3' the other day at Cannes; it's OK, it's a good film, I didn't hate it or anything. I thought it was quite good, but it was all just so serious. Some guy walking round with pins sticking out of his face. I just can't sit there and think ,'this is really scary.' If I made a 'Hellraiser' film, I'd like Pinhead to be whacked against a wall and have all the pins flattened into his face.
 * Trash City Interview (1992)

 * And so I look back on not just the last ten years but everything that I've done as being sort of an ongoing growing continual film school. I mean I don't think I've got to a point where I've achieved anything that feels like, a particular milestone, but there's still a lot more to learn and hopefully a lot more films to make.
 * Darkhorizons interview (27 March 2006)

 * Kong bites his head off in a PG13 kinda way
 * A note in the 1996 script for 'King Kong quoted in USA Today'''

 * I'm a Derek and Dereks don't run
 * Bad Taste (1987)''

 * Remember, pain is temporary; film is forever.
 * Return of the King: Extended Edition Special Feature

 * I regard myself as an entertainer much more than an artist.
 * Hobbit interview, 2012.

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Chronology

 * I will probably attempt to date the existing quotes and arrange them chronologically as is standard on wikiquote pages sometime this week. ~ Gardener 22:30, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Quote on Avatarhood
For reasons I don't understand, User:86.177.181.49 keeps removing what appears to be a very valuable and clarifying quote by Meher Baba about his claim to avatarhood. I have put it back. Clearly 86.177.181.49 is not acting with consensus, as he has reverted more than three times. Before putting back, please discuss and consider consensus that clearly appears to be on the side of keeping the quote in the page. Dazedbythebell 18:04, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I too have restored this quote several times. It was just removed earlier today with the comment "I have a right to remove what I put there in the first place, nobody else put it there." I replaced it with the comment "restore a quote — everyone here has the right to preserve presentations of sourced and interesting quotes no matter who originally added the material." This user doesn't seem to understand no person "owns" this page or this project and everyone can and should see to it that interesting quotes are presented on the pages available. Though the page needs some work to organize it in standard chronological fashion the consensus does indeed seem to be that the particular quote is an interesting one which should be on the page. ~ Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:36, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The persistent deletion of this sourced quotes to this page has begun to amount to vandalism, no matter who first added the material. I have again restored the quote and a bit more material which was removed. I will try to properly format this page and remove the cleanup tag within the next few days, but might be too busy to do so today. ~ Kalki (talk · contributions) 11:47, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Nice New Cleanup
Nice work on the new face of the page Kalki. Beautiful! Darwin394 16:08, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm glad I finally had time to get around to doing some work on it, as it had needed it for some time, and was quite pleased with what I was able to do. ~ Kalki (talk · contributions) 18:17, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Do your best, then don't worry; be happy and leave the results to God.
This quote has a long history of circulating on the internet, and has no clear source. The closest I could find is reference to a 61 page Australian pamphlet that is not available in the U.S. library system or Amazon. Also no page in the pamphlet is given. The pamphlet was written in 1996, long after Baba died. So this quote would need clear verification from a source by Meher Baba. Dazedbythebell (talk) 11:02, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

General comments about this article
Hi. I am a newbie, so there is a good chance I am missing something. This article seems to be missing most of what constitutes a good wikipedia article. Specifically, direct historical information that would resemble a biography, second, a neutral point of view, not the view of accolytes, and third, some shred of information regarding MB's role in history, the attitude of neutral parties towards him, and the nature and extent of his following over time, including the present.66.213.36.2 20:30, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

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Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/Paramount Go Christmas!

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: delete. — Jeffq 08:22, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Paramount Go Christmas!
Possible hoax, and too far in the future if valid. See WP Article for Deletion. This may also include this page as well: 20th Century Fox & Paramount: The Curse of the Imagine Entertainment ~ UDScott 18:31, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Vote closed. Result: delete (2 Deletes; no dissent). ~ Jeff Q (talk) 08:22, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Apparently, WP had problems with these and other hoaxes in the past. ~ UDScott 18:31, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. No credible source is possible this far in advance of release, even if it isn't a hoax. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 06:37, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

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Moe.

moe. (1990 -) is an American jam band, formed at the University at Buffalo in 1990. The current lineup includes: Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Al Schnier (guitar, vocals, keyboard), Chuck Garvey (guitar, vocals), Vinnie Amico (drums), and Jim Loughlin (percussion).

Moth
The song Moth, off of the album No Doy, has a part in it where the band stops and Al Schneir says "You know it might be difficult to walk a straight line when you're half in the bag and three-sheets-to-the-wind, so to speak ... But to fly?" before going back to the song. When played live, Schnier will sometimes say this at the part, but more often the bass player, Rob Derhak, will say something amusing. Typical comments are the Itsy-Bitsy Spider song or "We don't need no stinking badges!" The following are a collection of the more humourous comments with links to download the song (the band openly allows taping and trading of their live shows)
 * Sometimes it might be difficult to be in the lobby of your hotel in your underwear without your glasses on. It also might be difficult to tell the women behind the counter that you think you're in the band moe., and you don't know where your room is. - Al on October, 5, 1996.

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 * [moe.] is an amalgamation of a wide variety of the history of rock, all regurgitated and recycled through the eyes, ears, hands, whatever of the guys in our band and all of that with a sense of adventure, a sense of humor, also a constant desire to push the envelope. All in this arena of taking chances, improvising live, and making things up on the spot.
 * Al Schnier, Q&A with Al Schnier of moe. by Taylor Hill of thecornernews.com, February 15, 2006.
 * It comes down to being comfortable enough onstage, and confident enough with our instruments, for our personality to come through.
 * Al Schnier, It's moe. with a period, but don't let that stop you by by Daniel Durchholz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 2, 2006.
 * You can’t really preemptively decide the course of any jam. You need to let the music determine where you’re going.
 * Al Schnier, Genres Unlimited by Marc Shapiro of Diamondbackonline.com
 * Pretty soon, we were playing four nights a week, and the band had become our lives, and we needed to make the choice to do it full time. Then came that uncomfortable call to my folks to tell them I was quitting my job.
 * Al Schnier, Taking chances is part of moe.by Will Stewart of the Ann Arbor News, January 29, 2006.
 * Our own individual musical tastes evolved a great deal, and the 'moe. sound' has become more refined without sacrificing its defining improvisations. There's something to be said for good live music where people take chances and go for it.
 * Al Schnier, Taking chances is part of moe.by Will Stewart of the Ann Arbor News, January 29, 2006.
 * I would be floored and amazed if we ever win a Grammy award or end up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But if we can make some year-end Top Ten lists and continue to play music that makes people happy, that's more than I ever hoped for as a musician.
 * Al Schnier, Taking chances is part of moe.by Will Stewart of the Ann Arbor News, January 29, 2006.
 * It helps having five really different musicians. We push and pull the band in different directions, and that’s what keeps it interesting. It can be very tricky working in the confines of a five-person democratic group when you’re trying to be creative together. Everybody has equal input, yet you don’t want the song to sound like five different voices.
 * Al Schneir, Mighty, Mighty moe. Plays Asheville Shows by Jedd Ferris of Citizen-Times, December 23, 2005.
 * Every year is a little bit better than the last. It would be great to do something groundbreaking that redirects the evolution of popular music before this is all over.
 * Al Schneir, Mighty, Mighty moe. Plays Asheville Shows by Jedd Ferris of Citizen-Times, December 23, 2005.
 * As we learn more about autism, and as our kids grow older, we are finding that we as parents and our children need that same high quality and progressive resource beyond the Promise Program's objective. The Kelberman Center is fulfilling that need.
 * Al Shneir, moe. to Host Autism Benefit.
 * Halloween at the Aladdin Theatre, Jim Loughlin dressed as Darth Vader, with an oversized helmet singing AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap".
 * Rob Derhak when asked his favorite personal on-stage moment of 2005, Glide's 3rd Annual Best of 2005: From The Artists Perspective
 * Not finishing college. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. And that goes for the band too.
 * moe. manager John Topper when asked biggest mistake a first time manager can make, Taking on Topper
 * All gains. We got to play in front of a crowd that enjoys live music. We got to be affiliated with legends of the jamband scene. We got pretty good catering. We got exposure to a lot of fans who have heard about moe. but had never seen them. And on top of that, I want to say that the Allman Brothers Band and family treated moe. great. They treated us better than an opening act.
 * moe. manager John Topper when asked about moe. opening for the Allman Brothers in summer 2005, Taking on Topper
 * I think it sucks that Phish quit. I think because of their size and success they brought new people continuously into the scene who then checked out other bands. Overall, I think it’s harder to pick up fans now that Phish is gone.
 * moe. manager John Topper, Taking on Topper
 * It comes back to their personal lives. Everybody has a different agenda with their families, whether it’s getting married or having a kid or a kid’s birthday or being home for Halloween trick or treating. That’s the hardest thing to balance out. Somebody wants to take family vacation in January, somebody wants to go in April and somebody wants May. It’s balancing five guys personal lives with their work lives and making it fair for all of us. I think I’m lucky, though, because the individual guys in moe. realize that there’s four other people who depend on them. As well as the seven, eight, nine other people they employ.
 * moe. manager John Topper, Taking on Topper
 * They might egg us on to push the outer walls of a song further and further. They'll say, 'Yeah, do it, we want you to do something new.' Well, we want to see something new, too.... More magic happens when you do things like that than when one person makes the decisions.
 * Chuck Garvey on the fans, Caught in a Jam by Clayton Collins of The Christian Science Monitor.

 * We've been getting more popular, sure, but we haven't grown as fast as some other bands. I think that's because artistically we make a specific effort not to become caricatures or regurgitate what we do.
 * Rob Derhak, moe. at Lakewood Theater, Matt Weitz, The Dallas Morning News.

 * We thought we were done [with the new 2006 album], but we're not. We're going back into the studio to adjust a few things, and we'll probably end up replacing a couple songs that we were originally going to put on there ... Sometimes it's hard to get enough time [between the album and touring]. What we really need is a second band.
 * Rob Derhak, moe. at Lakewood Theater, Matt Weitz, The Dallas Morning News.

 * Frank Zappa was the rock guy who plastered classical, highbrow, blues, lowbrow, reggae and gawd knows what else into a style uniquely his own. Beside the juxtaposition of many diverse, seemingly unrelated styles, he possessed a strongly developed compositional 'signature' consisting of heretofore unimagined rhythms and melodies typically performed at knuckle busting, blowtorch-to-the-head speed. His guitar tone and style are immediately recognizable- honking, stinking, loud and delicate with flourishing, ornate, melodic, knuckle-dragging inspiration in every note.
 * Chuck Garvey, Relix Magazine, Issue: April/May 2006, The Many Minds of Frank Zappa edited by Richard Gehr.

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James Thomson (poet)

James Thomson (September 11, 1700 – August 27, 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright.

 * See also James Thomson (B.V.) (1834–1882).

Quotes

 * Forever, Fortune, wilt thou prove An unrelenting foe to love, And, when we meet a mutual heart, Come in between and bid us part?
 * To Fortune; song reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

 * Whoe'er amidst the sons Of reason, valour, liberty, and virtue Displays distinguish'd merit, is a noble Of Nature's own creating.
 * Coriolanus, Act iii, scene 3; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

 * O Sophonisba! Sophonisba, O!
 * Sophonisba, Act iii, scene 2; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). The line was altered after the second edition to "O Sophonisba! I am wholly thine".

 * When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: 'Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.'
 * Alfred, Act II, sc. v (1740).

Hymn (1730)

 * These as they change, Almighty Father! these Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of Thee.
 * line 1.

 * Shade, unperceiv'd, so softening into shade.
 * line 25.

 * From seeming evil still educing good.
 * line 114.

 * Come then, expressive silence, muse His praise.
 * line 118.

The Seasons (1726-1730)

 * I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence?
 * Preface

Winter (1726)

 * See, Winter comes to rule the varied year, Sullen and sad.
 * l. 1.

 * Welcome, kindred glooms! Congenial horrors, hail!
 * l. 5-6.

 * Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.
 * l. 393.

 * There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty dead.
 * l. 431-432.

 * The kiss, snatch'd hasty from the sidelong maid.
 * l. 625.

Summer (1727)

 * The meek-ey'd Morn appears, mother of dews.
 * l. 47.

 * Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?
 * l. 67.

 * But yonder comes the powerful king of day, Rejoicing in the east.
 * l. 81.

 * Ships dim-discovered dropping from the clouds.
 * l. 946.

 * And Mecca saddens at the long delay.
 * l. 979.

 * For many a day, and many a dreadful night, Incessant lab'ring round the stormy cape.
 * l. 1002.

 * Sighed and looked unutterable things.
 * l. 1188.

 * A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate Of mighty monarchs.
 * l. 1285.

 * So stands the statue that enchants the world, So bending tries to veil the matchless boast, The mingled beauties of exulting Greece.
 * l. 1346.

 * Who stemm'd the torrent of a downward age.
 * l. 1515.

Her voice to ages; and informs the page With music, image, sentiment, and thought, Never to die! the treasure of mankind! Their highest honour, and their truest joy!
 * Tutor'd by thee, hence Poetry exalts
 * l. 1752.

Spring (1728)

 * Come, gentle Spring! ethereal mildness, come.
 * l. 1.

 * The negligence of Nature wide and wild, Where, undisguised by mimic art, she spreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye.
 * l. 71-73.

 * Base Envy withers at another’s joy, And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
 * l. 283.

 * But who can paint Like Nature? Can imagination boast, Amid its gay creation, hues like hers?
 * l. 465.

 * Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears Her snaky crest.
 * l. 996.

 * Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot.
 * l. 1149-1150.

 * An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven!
 * l. 1158-1161.

Autumn (1730)

 * Crowned with the sickle, and the wheaten sheaf, While Autumn, nodding o'er the yellow plain, Comes jovial on.
 * l. 1-3.

 * Poor is the triumph o’er the timid hare! Scared from the corn, and now to some lone seat Retired—
 * l. 71-73.

 * For loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, But is when unadorned adorned the most.
 * l. 208-210.

 * He saw her charming, but he saw not half The charms her downcast modesty conceal'd.
 * l. 229.

 * For still the world prevail'd, and its dread laugh, Which scarce the firm philosopher can scorn.
 * l. 233.

 * Or where the Northern ocean, in vast whirls, Boils round the naked melancholy isles Of farthest Thulè, and th' Atlantic surge Pours in among the stormy Hebrides.
 * l. 871-874.

The Castle of Indolence (1748)

 * A pleasing land of drowsyhed it was, Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye; And of gay castles in the clouds that pass, Forever flushing round a summer sky: There eke the soft delights that witchingly Instil a wanton sweetness through the breast, And the calm pleasures always hover'd nigh; But whate'er smack'd of noyance or unrest Was far, far off expell'd from this delicious nest.
 * Canto I, Stanza 6.

 * They who are pleased themselves must always please.
 * Canto I, Stanza 15.

 * The best of men have ever loved repose: They hate to mingle in the filthy fray; Where the soul sours, and gradual rancour grows, Imbitter'd more from peevish day to day.
 * Canto I, Stanza 17.

 * He ceased; but still their trembling ears retained The deep vibrations of his witching song.
 * Canto I, Stanza 20.

 * O fair undress, best dress! it checks no vein, But every flowing limb in pleasure drowns, And heightens ease with grace.
 * Canto I, Stanza 26.

 * Plac'd far amid the melancholy main.
 * Canto I, Stanza 30.

 * Scoundrel maxim.
 * Canto I, Stanza 50.

 * But what most showed the vanity of life Was to behold the nations all on fire.
 * Canto I, Stanza 55.

 * A bard here dwelt, more fat than bard becomes Who void of envy, guile and lust of gain, On virtue still and nature's pleasing themes Poured forth his unpremeditated strain.
 * Canto I, Stanza 68. (Last line said to be "writ by a friend of the author.").

 * A little, round, fat, oily man of God.
 * Canto I, Stanza 69.

 * Their only labour was to kill the time; And labour dire it is, and weary woe, They sit, they loll, turn o'er some idle rhyme, Then, rising sudden, to the glass they go, Or saunter forth, with tottering steps and slow.
 * Canto I, Stanza 72.

 * I care not, Fortune, what you me deny; You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace, You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve. Let health my nerves and finer fibres brace, And I their toys to the great children leave: Of fancy, reason, virtue, naught can me bereave.
 * Canto II, Stanza 3.

 * Ah! what avail the largest gifts of Heaven, When drooping health and spirits go amiss? How tasteless then whatever can be given! Health is the vital principle of bliss, And exercise, of health.
 * Canto II, Stanza 55.

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