Friday, December 28, 2018

QOD:  The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.  ~  Sam Levenson (né Samuel Levenson; Dec. 28, 1911 ~ Aug. 27, 1980), American humorist and journalist

Thursday, December 27, 2018

QOD:  What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left. ~ Oscar Levant  (Dec. 27, 1906 ~ Aug. 14, 1972), American composer and pianist

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 / Boxing Day

QOD:  If the human body recognized agony and frustration, people would never run marathons, have babies, or play baseball.  ~  Carlton Fisk (né Carlton Ernst Fisk; b. Dec. 26, 1947), American professional baseball player

Tuesday, December 25, 2018 / Christmas Day

QOD:  If I feel unhappy, I do mathematics to become happy.  If I am happy, I do mathematics to keep happy.  ~  Alfréd Rényi  (Mar. 20, 1921 ~ Feb. 1, 1970), Hungarian mathematician

Monday, December 24, 2018 / Christmas Eve

QOD:  Wishes cost nothing unless you want them to come true.  ~  Frank Tyger (Dec. 24, 1929 ~ May 2, 2011), American cartoonist

Sunday, December 23, 2018

QOD:  Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come ~ even if it came in a living room or to someone with a humble living.  ~  Stefan Hell (b. Dec. 23, 1962), German physicist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry