Quotes about anniversary
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Quotes about anniversary

Address to the UK on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, which occurred during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, 08/05/2020 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-queen-ve-day-speech-read-full-a9506226.html.

“Pointing to a pile of dust, that had collected, I foolishly begged to have as many anniversaries of my birth, as were represented by the dust. But I forgot to ask that the years should be accompanied by youth.”
Ego pulveris hausti
ostendens cumulum, quot haberet corpora pulvis,
tot mihi natales contingere vana rogavi;
excidit, ut peterem iuvenes quoque protinus annos.
Book XIV, lines 136–139; translation by A. S. Kline
Metamorphoses (Transformations)

New millennium, An Interview with Paul A. Samuelson, 2003

Partial answers on the questions: "And what did you mean when you said you would come back? Would you lobby Congress? Maybe explore the political arena again?"
2017, Final News Conference as President (January 2017)

Remarks by the President at LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit at Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas on April 10, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/10/remarks-president-lbj-presidential-library-civil-rights-summit
2014

"A New Calendar," The Pall Mall Gazette http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/1307/ (February 17, 1887)

As quoted in Gérard de Villiers (1975), The Imperial Shah: An Informal Biography, page 284
Attributed

Palm Investor Predicts The Day The Pre Will Overtake The iPhone http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/06/AR2009030602562.html in The Washington Post (6 March 2009)
"The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog", line 13

1920s, Ordered Liberty and World Peace (1924)

Kate Upton on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BKO8_ZGA87r/?taken-by=kateupton&hl=en (September 11, 2016)

Diary entry on the first anniversary of the kidnapping and death of her son Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (1 March 1932); later published in Locked Rooms and Open Doors (1974) ISBN 0156529564

Referring to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton on GoodFriday).

1920s, Ordered Liberty and World Peace (1924)

“What do you mean -- Happy anniversary? It's not my birthday.”
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

"On Living to One's-Self"
Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/TableHazIV.htm (1821-1822)

Keeper of secrets, The Melbourne Age, May 22, 2010, 2012-09-11 http://www.theage.com.au/national/keeper-of-secrets-20100521-w230.html,

As quoted in Gérard de Villiers (1975), The Imperial Shah: An Informal Biography, page 284
The twenty-five hundreth anniversary celebrations of Persian monarchy, taking place on October 12–16, 1971, were estimated to cost 100 million dollars.
Attributed

Cullen's breakthrough, like the Richmond Enquirers, is essentially this: Eric Harris murdered because he was an evil murderer.
Part II: The Banality of Slavery, page 58.
Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion, From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond (2005)
The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas (1922)
“I pity Screech, because everybody pitied Screech. --NBC 75th Anniversary Special”
Quotes from acting

1970s, Proclamation 4417 (1976)
2011, " America Is Not a Battlefield http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=7002"

Quotes 2010s, 2013, Speech at DW Global Media Forum

From 1980s onwards, Critical Path (1981)

on his Restoring Honor rally on 2010-08-28
2010s, 2010

Letter to Abigail Adams (3 July 1776); because of the official adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence two days later, the fourth of July rather than the second, became known as the U.S. Independence Day
1770s

1970s, Proclamation 4417 (1976), Remarks

1870s, Oratory in Memory of Abraham Lincoln (1876)

1926 - 1941, Autobiography of the artist' (1941)

1938 radio broadcast from New York City marking Abraham Lincoln's birthday, quoted in Vermont Today, Vermont's Great Moments of the 20th Century http://www.vermonttoday.com/century/topstories/gaiken.htm

"No, that is true; but you may use the paper to kindle the fire."
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 483.

"A Speech at the Lost-and-Found"
Poems New and Collected (1998), Could Have (1972)

Holidays http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/longfellow/19219 (1878).
Poems and song lyrics

1920s, Ordered Liberty and World Peace (1924)
For the British political elite, the invasion of Iraq never happened http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/british-political-elite-invasion-iraq-never-happened-435103022 (19 March 2018), Middle East Eye.

Albert and Georgina
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

1970s, Proclamation 4417 (1976)

Televised sermon at the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia (25 June 2006), as quoted in "Falwell on the "moral pervert[s http://mediamatters.org/items/200606270003" in Hollywood: "[Y]ou almost got to be a homosexual to be recognized in the entertainment industry anymore" at Media Matters for America (27 June 2006)]
2010s, Confederation Again (July 2018)

Context: As we commemorate independence, let us dedicate ourselves to provide a truly ethical, virtuous, wise and equitable service to all. Let us pledge to consolidate on peace and freedom achieved and builds this future for our land and people. On this day, as we celebrate the 68th anniversary of our Independence, we are proud of the progress made towards safeguarding the freedom, sovereignty, territorial integrity of the Nation and strengthening national reconciliation and economic and political rights of all our citizens. This occasion is of special significance because we commemorate the dawn of freedom, at a time coinciding with the taking of clear and resolute steps to firmly establish democracy and good governance, the Rule of Law, and a truly meaningful parliamentary system; to establish a long lasting and stable structure of good governance, in keeping with the mandate given by the people one year ago. We are resolved to continue on this path to create a socio political environment for all citizens to live securely without fear. After achieving these, we have commenced a new drive for development, of which much remains to be done. It is our belief that the strength of our freedom largely depends on developing indigenous skills and knowledge, while zealously guarding the rich cultural and social heritage of our past and move ahead to the victories of the future. As we celebrate the gaining of Independence, today, we recognize our bounden duty to given all honor and respect to the members of the Security Forces who made great sacrifices to protect our sovereignty and territorial integrity in the battle against terrorism. Our foreign policy of middle path, with a commitment to justice and humanity, has won us friends in the international community who are ready to help us in our march towards prosperity. As we commemorate independence, let us dedicate ourselves to provide a truly ethical, virtuous, wise and equitable service to all. Let us pledge to consolidate on peace and freedom achieved and build this future for our land and people
His Independence Day Message, quoted on Asian Tribute (February 4, 2016), "Let us pledge to consolidate on peace and freedom achieved and builds this future for our land and people – President Maithripala Srisena" http://www.asiantribune.com/node/88511

“And then Quentin was there somehow. And so were you, in a strange sort of way. And it was all so peaceful.” Peaceful?
"Why Women Aren’t Funny" https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2007/01/, Vanity Fair, (January 1, 2007).
2000s, 2007

President Hugo Chavez's Speech at the U.N. General Assembly, Wednesday, September 20, 2006

(zh-CN) 回望今年的国庆盛典和我们年轻一代展现出的爱国激情和民族自信,这次庆典也可能就是中国社会走向集体成熟的一个“成人礼”。
https://m.guancha.cn/ZhangWeiWei/2019_10_04_520190.shtml

2000s
Source: Remarks http://www.tedkennedy.org/ownwords/event/serve_america.html at the signing of the Serve America Act

5 January 2022 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ted-cruz-pathetic-tucker-carlson-jan-6-apology-1280783/