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

Thursday, 11 May 2023

Thursday, May 11, 2023

QOD:  The body says what words cannot.  ~  Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 ~ Apr. 1, 1991), American dancer and choreographer

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

QOD:  Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.  ~  Salvador Dalí (né Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech; May 11, 1904 ~ Jan. 23, 1989), Spanish artist

Monday, 11 May 2020

Monday, May 11, 2020

QOD:  The first principle is that you must not fool yourself ~ and you are the easiest person to fool.  ~  Richard Feynman (né Richard Phillips Feynman; May 11, 1918 ~ Feb. 15, 1988), American theoretical physicist and recipient of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics

Friday, 11 May 2018

Thursday, May 11, 2018

QOD:  The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents. ~ Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 ~ Jan. 23, 1989)

Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

QOD:  Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.  ~  Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 ~ Jan. 23, 1989)

Monday, 11 May 2015

Monday, May 11, 2015

QOD:  Have no fear of perfection ~ you’ll never reach it.  ~  Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 ~ Jan. 23, 1989)

Sunday, 11 May 2014

Sunday, May 11, 2014 / Mother's Day

QOD:  The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.  ~  Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 ~ Jan. 23, 1989)

Friday, 11 May 2012

Friday, May 11, 2012

QOD:  Everyone is a genius at least once a year.  The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.  ~  Georg C. Lichtenberg (né Georg Christoph Lichtenberg; July 1, 1742 ~ Feb. 24, 1799), German physicist and satirist

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

QOD: Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle. ~ G.K. Chesterton (né Gilbert Keith Chesterton; May 29, 1874 ~ June 14, 1936), British author