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.

Showing posts with label January 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label January 11. Show all posts

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, 11 January 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

QOD:  To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.  ~  Aldo Leopold (Jan. 11, 1887 ~ Apr. 21, 1948), American author, naturalist and environmentalist

Monday, 11 January 2021

Monday, January 11, 2021

QOD:  There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.  ~  William James (Jan. 11, 1842 ~ Aug. 26, 1910), American psychologist

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, 11 January 2018

Thursday, January 11, 2018

QOD:  Man is a messenger who forgot the message.  ~  Abraham Joshua Heschel (Jan. 11, 1907 ~ Dec. 23, 1972)

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

QOD:  A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.  ~  Alexander Hamilton (Jan. 11, 1755 ~ July 1804)

Monday, 11 January 2016

Monday, January 11, 2016

QOD:  There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it.  ~  Alice Paul (née Alice Stokes Paul; Jan. 11, 1885 ~ July 9, 1977), American suffragist and women's rights advocate

Sunday, 11 January 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2014

QOD:   Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.  ~  Abraham Joshua Heschel (Jan. 11, 1907 ~ Dec. 23, 1972), American rabbi and theologian

Friday, 11 January 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013

QOD:  When I was young, I admired clever people.  Now that I am old, I admire kind people.  Abraham Joshua Heschel (Jan. 11, 1907 ~ Dec. 23, 1972), Polish-born American rabbi

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

QOD: How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? ~ Satchel Paige (né Leroy Robert Paige; July 7, 1906 ~ June 8, 1982), American baseball player