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 17 June 2022

Friday, June 17, 2022

QOD:  Journalism allows the reader to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.  ~  John Hersey (né John Richard Hersey; June 17, 1914 ~ Mar. 24, 1993)

Thursday 16 June 2022

Thursday, June 16, 2022

QOD:  For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship’s captain complaining about the sea.  ~  Enoch Powell (June 16, 1912 ~ Feb. 8, 1998), British politician

Wednesday 15 June 2022

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

QOD:  Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.  ~  Herbert Simon (né Herbert Alexander Simon; June 15, 1916 ~ Feb. 9, 2001), recipient of the 1978 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Tuesday 14 June 2022

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 // Flag Day

QOD:  There are many things we can live without.  Self-respect is not one of them.  ~  Vivian Gornick (b. June 14, 1935), American author and critic

Monday 13 June 2022

Monday, June 13, 2022

QOD:  Sex and death are the only things that can interest a serious mind.  ~  William Butler Yeats (June 13, 1865 ~ Jan. 28, 1939), Irish poet

Sunday 12 June 2022

Sunday June 12, 2022

QOD:  Don’t confuse being “soft” with seeing the other guy’s point of view.  ~  George H.W. Bush (né George Herbert Walker Bush; June 12, 1924 ~ Nov. 30, 2018), 41st President of the United States