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 April 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April 3. Show all posts

Wednesday, 3 April 2024

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

QOD:  When you’re brought into this life, you’re given certain gifts, and you have to use them.  ~  Dame Jane Goodall (née Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; b. Apr. 3, 1934), English primatologist and anthropologist

Monday, 3 April 2023

Monday, April 3, 2023

QOD:  Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.  ~  Dame Jane Goodall (née Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; b. Apr. 3, 1934), English primatologist and anthropologist

Sunday, 3 April 2022

Sunday, April 3, 2022

QOD:  The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you’ll grow out of it.  Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.  ~  Doris Day (née Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; Apr. 3, 1922 ~ May 13, 2019), American actress

Friday, 3 April 2020

Friday, April 3, 2020

QOD:  People hear what they see.  ~  Doris Day (née Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; Apr. 3, 1922 ~ May 13, 2019), American actress

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

QOD:  The advice I would give to someone is not to take anyone’s advice.  ~  Eddie Murphy (né Edward Regan Murphy; b. Apr. 3, 1961)

Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

QOD:  A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.  ~  Washington Irving (Apr. 3, 1783 ~ Nov. 28, 1859)

Monday, 3 April 2017

Monday, April 3, 2017

QOD:  A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.  ~  Washington Irving (Apr. 3, 1783 ~ Nov. 28, 1859), American author

Friday, 3 April 2015

Friday, April 3, 2015 / Good Friday

QOD:  The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.  ~  Washington Irving (Apr. 3, 1783 ~ Nov. 28, 1859), American novelist

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Thursday, April 3, 2014

QOD:  Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.  ~  Washington Irving (Apr. 3, 1783 ~ Nov. 28, 1859)

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

QOD:  Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.  ~  Marlon Brando (Apr. 3, 1924 ~ July 1, 2004)

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

QOD:  The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.  ~  Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Mar. 16, 1927 ~ Mar. 26, 2003)

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011

QOD: Beauty is but a flower, which wrinkles will devour. ~ Thomas Nash (June 20, 1593 ~ Apr. 4, 1647)