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