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 September 16. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 16. Show all posts

Friday, 16 September 2022

Friday, September 16, 2022

QOD:  Nobody looks stupid when they’re having fun.  ~  Amy Poehler (b. Sept. 16, 1971), American actress and comedian

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Thursday, September 16, 2021

QOD:  When our children love what we love, it is a blessing, but O, when they hate what we hate!  ~  Elizabeth McCracken (b. Sept. 16, 1966), American author

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

QOD:  Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.  ~  Laurence J. Peter (Sept. 16, 1919 ~ Jan. 12, 1990), Canadian educator

Sunday, 16 September 2018

Sunday, September 16, 2018

QOD:  Continue to share your heart with people, even if it’s been broken.  ~  Amy Poehler (b. Sept. 16, 1971)

Friday, 16 September 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016

QOD:  The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have, and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be.  ~  Amy Poehler (b. Sept. 16, 1971)

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

QOD:  If the press ever quoted anyone correctly, it would be brilliant.  ~  Lauren Bacall (née Betty Joan Perske;  Sept. 16, 1924 ~ Aug. 12, 2014)

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

QOD:  Speak when you are angry and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.  ~  Laurence J. Peter (né Laurence Johnston Peter; Sept. 16, 1919 ~ Jan. 12, 1990), Canadian educator best known for developing the Peter Principle

Monday, 16 September 2013

Monday, September 16, 2013

QOD:  Soon silence will have passed into legend.  Man has turned his back on silence.  Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distracts humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation.  ~  Jean Arp (Sept. 16, 1886 ~ June 7, 1966)

Sunday, 16 September 2012

Sunday, September 16, 2012

QOD:  I am not a has-been. I am a will be.  ~  Lauren Bacall (Sept. 16, 1924 ~ Aug. 12, 2014)

Friday, 16 September 2011

Friday, September 16, 2011

QOD: Be careful of reading health books. You might die of a misprint. ~ Mark Twain (né Samuel Langhorne Clemens; Nov. 30, 1835 ~ Apr. 21, 1910), American writer