Thursday, January 9, 2014

QOD:  Change your life today.  Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.  ~  Simone de Beauvoir (née Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir; Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986), French writer and philosopher

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

QOD:  Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.  ~  Elvis Presley (Jan. 8, 1935 ~ Aug. 16, 1977), American musician

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

QOD:  All over the world the wildlife … is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization.  ~  Gerald Durrell (né Gerald Malcolm Durrell; Jan. 7. 1925 ~ Jan. 30, 1995); British naturalist and author

Monday, January 6, 2014

QOD:  A politician should have three hats.  One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.  ~  Carl Sandburg (Jan. 6, 1878 ~ July 22, 1967), American poet

Sunday, January 5, 2014

QOD:  The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.  ~  Umberto Eco (b. Jan. 5, 1932), Italian novelist  [Umberto Eco died on February 19, 2016 at age 84]