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 August 28. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August 28. Show all posts

Monday, 28 August 2023

Monday, August 28, 2023

QOD:  Done is better than perfect.  ~  Sheryl Sandberg (née Sheryl Kara Sandberg; b. Aug. 28, 1969), American technology officer

Friday, 28 July 2023

Friday, July 28, 2023

QOD:  Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily infinite.  ~  Sir Karl Popper (né Karl Raimund Popper; July 28, 1902 ~ Sept. 17, 1994), Austrian-born British philosopher

Sunday, 28 August 2022

Sunday, August 28, 2022

QOD:  The deed is everything, the glory is naught.  ~  Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832), German writer and statesman

Friday, 28 August 2020

Friday, August 28, 2020

QOD:  Architecture is frozen music.  ~  Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832), German writer and statesman

Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

QOD:  Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.  ~ Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832)

Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

QOD:  The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.  ~  Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832), German writer and statesman

Monday, 28 August 2017

Monday, August 28, 2017

QOD:  The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.  ~  Johan Wolfgang van Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832), German writer and statesman

Sunday, 28 August 2016

Sunday, August 28, 2016

QOD:  The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.  ~  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832)

Friday, 28 August 2015

Friday, August 28, 2015

QOD:  Magic is believing in yourself; if you can do that, you can make anything happen.  ~  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832)

Thursday, 28 August 2014

Thursday, August 28, 2014

QOD: Correction does much, encouragement does more.  ~  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar, 22, 1832)

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

QOD:  Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.  ~  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832)

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

QOD:  The hurricane flooded me out of a lot of memorabilia, but it can't flood out the memories.  ~  Tom Dempsey (né Thomas John Dempsey; b. Jan. 12, 1947)

Sunday, 28 August 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011

QOD: Housework, if you do it right, will kill you. ~ Erma Bombeck (née Erma Louise Bombeck; Feb. 21, 1927 ~ Apr. 22, 1996 )