QOD

This blog purely for my own amusement. I like to start the day with a quote, be it amusing, inspiration, or simply something that caught my fancy.

On occasion, I might also include some commentary on the day's crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times.

Friday 9 November 2018

Friday, November 9, 2018

QOD:  The universe is a pretty big place.  If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.  ~  Carl Sagan (né Carl Edward Sagan; Nov. 9, 1934 ~ Dec. 20, 1996), American astronomer

Thursday 8 November 2018

Thursday, November 8, 2018

QOD:  Love is a harsh and dreadful thing to ask of us, but it is the only answer.  ~  Dorothy Day (Nov. 8, 1878 ~ Nov. 29, 1980); American journalist and social activist

Wednesday 7 November 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

QOD:  Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.  ~  Albert Camus (Nov. 7, 1913 ~ Jan. 4, 1960), French author

Tuesday 6 November 2018

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 / Election Day

QOD:  There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.  ~  Arne Duncan (né Arne Starkey Duncan; b. Nov. 6, 1964), 9th Secretary of the United States Department of Education

Monday 5 November 2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

QOD:  Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.  ~  Will Durant (né William James Durant; Nov. 5, 1885 ~ Nov. 7, 1981), American historian

Sunday 4 November 2018

Sunday, November 4, 2018

QOD:  Walter Cronkite (né Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.):  History must share with reading, writing and arithmetic first rank as the most important subjects in the curriculum.  Understanding the issues on which citizens of a republic are expected to vote is impossible without an understanding of the past.  ~  Walter Cronkite (né Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.; Nov. 4, 1916 ~ July 17, 2009), American journalist