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 12 January 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

QOD:  Bravery is not being afraid to be afraid.  ~  Marie Colvin (née Marie Catherine Colvin; Jan. 12, 1956 ~ Feb. 22, 2012), American war correspondent

Thursday 11 January 2024

Thursday, January 11, 2024

QOD:  All our life … is but a mass of habits.  ~  William James (Jan. 11, 1842 ~ Aug. 26, 1910), American psychologist and philosopher

Wednesday 10 January 2024

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

QOD:  Liberty is not a means to a higher political end.  It is itself the highest political end.  ~  Lord Acton (né John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton; d. June 19, 1902), English Catholic historian, politician, and writer

Tuesday 9 January 2024

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

QOD:  Others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.  ~  Richard Nixon (né Richard Milhouse Nixon; Jan. 9, 1913 ~ Apr. 22, 1994), 37th President of the United States

Monday 8 January 2024

Monday, January 8, 2024

QOD:  The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.  ~  Stephen Hawking (né Stephen William Hawking; Jan. 8, 1942 ~ Mar. 14, 2018), British theoretical physicist

Sunday 7 January 2024

Sunday, January 7, 2024

QOD:  A house is not a home until it has a dog.  ~  Gerald Durrell (Jan. 7. 1925 ~ Jan. 30, 1995), British naturalist