QOD: Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. ~ Anne Lamott (b. Apr. 10, 1954), American novelist
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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 April 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April 10. Show all posts
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Monday, 10 April 2023
Monday, April 10, 2023
QOD: Travel is equal parts flight and pursuit. ~ Paul Theroux (né Paul Edward Theroux; b. Apr. 10, 1941), American travel writer and novelist
Sunday, 10 April 2022
Sunday, April 10, 2022 / Palm Sunday
QOD: Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. ~ Anne Lamott (b. Apr. 10, 1954), American novelist
Friday, 10 April 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020 / Good Friday
QOD: Resentments don’t hurt the person we resent, but they do hurt us. ~ Anne Lamott (b. Apr. 10, 1954), American writer
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
QOD: We must have standards, no matter how low. ~ Anne Lamott (b. Apr. 10, 1954), American novelist
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
QOD: A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. ~ William Hazlitt (Apr. 10, 1778 ~ Sept. 18, 1830)
Sunday, 10 April 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016
QOD: The worst part about celebrating another
birthday is the shock that you’re only as well as you are. ~ Anne
Lamott (b. Apr. 10, 1954), American author
Friday, 10 April 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015
QOD: Working gets in the way of living. ~ Omar
Sharif (Apr. 10, 1932 ~ July 10, 2015), Egyptian actor
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
QOD: Perfection is the voice of the
oppressor. ~ Anne Lamott (b. Apr. 10, 1954)
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
QOD: You can safely assume that you’ve created G~d in your own image when
it turns out that G~d hates all the same people you do. ~
Anne Lamott (b. Apr. 10, 1954)
Friday, 10 August 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
QOD: When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man. ~ Herbert Hoover (Aug. 10, 1874 ~ Oct. 20, 1964)
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
QOD: Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open. ~ Sir James Dewar (Sept. 20, 1842 ~ Mar. 27, 1923)
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
QOD: People will buy anything that is one to a customer. ~ Sinclair Lewis (né Harry Sinclair Lewis; Feb. 7, 1885 ~ Jan. 10, 1951), American author