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 25 November 2022

Friday, November 25, 2022

QOD:  Put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.  ~  Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 ~ August 11, 1919), Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist

Thursday 24 November 2022

Thursday, November 24, 2022 / Thanksgiving

QOD:  Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.  ~  Nigel Hamilton (b. Feb. 16, 1944), British-born historian and biographer

Wednesday 23 November 2022

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

QOD:  Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.  ~  Chuck Schumer (né Charles Ellis Schumer; b. Nov. 23, 1953), American politician and Democrat United States Senator from New York State

Tuesday 22 November 2022

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

QOD:  I’ve never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.  ~  George Eliot (née Mary Anne Evans, Nov. 22, 1819 ~ Dec. 22, 1880), English novelist

Monday 21 November 2022

Monday, November 21, 2022

QOD:  Friends are God’s apology for relations.  ~  Hugh Kingsmill (né Hugh Kingsmill Lund; d. May 15, 1949), British author

Sunday 20 November 2022

Sunday, November 20, 2022

QOD:  It is possible to be homesick for a place even when you are there.  ~  Don DeLillo (né Donald Richard DeLillo; b. Nov. 20, 1936), American novelist