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 November 20. Show all posts
Showing posts with label November 20. Show all posts

Monday, 20 November 2023

Monday, November 20, 2023

QOD:  Your character is your fate.  ~  Maya Plisetskaya (née Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya; Nov. 20, 1925 ~ May 2, 2015), Russian ballerina

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

Friday, 20 November 2020

Friday, November 20, 2020

QOD:  Life can get so interesting that we forget to be afraid.  ~  Don DeLillo (né Donald Richard DeLillo; b. Nov. 20, 1936), American novelist

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

QOD:  Fighting corruption is not just good governance.  It’s self-defense.  It’s patriotism.  ~  Joe Biden (né Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.; b. Nov. 20, 1942), 47th Vice President of the United States

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

QOD:  When my brothers try to draw a circle to exclude me, I shall draw a larger circle to include them.  ~  Pauli Murray (née Anna Pauline Murray; Nov. 20, 1910 ~ July 1, 1985), African-American social activist and Episcopal priest

Monday, 20 November 2017

Monday, November 20, 2017

QOD:  There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the right person in the right place at the right time.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (b. Nov. 20, 1924 ~ d. Oct. 14, 2010), Polish-born mathematician

Sunday, 20 November 2016

Sunday, November 20, 2016

QOD:  Innovation can only occur where you can breathe free.  ~  Joe Biden (né Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.; b. Nov. 20, 1942)

Friday, 20 November 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015

QOD:  There is a joke that your hammer will always find nails to hit.  I find that perfectly acceptable.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (Nov. 29, 1924 ~ Oct. 14, 2010)

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Thursday, November 20, 2014

QOD:  Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (Nov. 20, 1924 ~ Oct. 14, 2010)

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

QOD:  Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (Nov. 20, 1924 ~ Oct. 14, 2010), Polish-born mathematician

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

QOD:  An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (November 20, 1924 ~ October 14, 2010), Polish-born mathematician

Sunday, 20 November 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

QOD: Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit. ~ Jawaharlal Nehru (Nov. 14, 1889 ~ May 27, 1964), Prime Minister of India