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 11 January 2019

Friday, January 11, 2019

QOD:  The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.  ~  William James (Jan. 11, 1842 ~ Aug. 26, 1910), American psychologist

Thursday 10 January 2019

Thursday, January 10, 2018

QOD:  The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope.  Love of the past implies faith in the future.  ~  Stephen Ambrose (né Stephen Edward Ambrose; Jan. 10,  1936 ~ Oct. 13, 2002), American historian

Wednesday 9 January 2019

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

QOD:  If geniuses can sometimes make mistakes, cannot the rest of us on occasion be geniuses?  ~  Joseph Epstein (b. Jan. 9, 1937), American essayist and writer

Tuesday 8 January 2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2018

QOD:  We explore because we are human and we want to know.  ~  Stephen Hawking (né Stephen William Hawking; Jan. 8, 1942 ~ Mar. 14, 2018), British theoretical physicist

Monday 7 January 2019

Monday, January 7, 2018

QOD:  Those that don’t got it, can’t show it.  Those that got it, can’t hide it.  ~  Zora Neale Hurston (Jan. 7, 1891 ~ Jan. 28, 1960), African-American novelist

Sunday 6 January 2019

Sunday, January 6, 2019

QOD:  No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.  ~  Sam Rayburn (né Samuel Tailferro Rayburn; Jan. 6, 1882 ~ Nov. 16, 1961), United States Speaker of the House of Representatives from the State of Texas.