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 30. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August 30. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 August 2023

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

QOD:  The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet.  It requires a certain relish for confusion.  ~  Molly Ivins (née Mary Tyler Ivins; Aug. 30, 1944 ~ Jan. 31, 2006), American newspaper columnist and humorist

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

QOD:  Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way to wreck a country.  ~  Molly Ivins (née Mary Tyler Ivins; Aug. 30, 1944 ~ Jan. 31, 2006), American newspaper columnist and humorist

Monday, 30 August 2021

Monday, August 30, 2021

QOD:  I always thought the world was divided into only two kinds of people ~ those who think the world is divided into only two kinds of people, and those who don’t.  ~  Molly Ivins (née Mary Tyler Ivins; Aug. 30, 1944 ~ Jan. 31, 2006), American newspaper columnist and humorist

Sunday, 30 August 2020

Sunday, August 30, 2020

QOD:  Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of 10 and be considered a good performer.  ~  Ted Williams (né Theodore Samuel Williams; Aug. 30, 1918 ~ July 5, 2002), American baseball player

Thursday, 30 July 2020

Thursday, July 30, 2020

QOD:  I don’t know how you get to be 40 without having a whole bunch of regrets.  ~  Peter Bogdanovich (b. July 30, 1939), American film director

Friday, 30 August 2019

Friday, August 30, 2019

QOD:  You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.  ~  Warren Buffett (b. Aug. 30, 1930)

Thursday, 30 August 2018

Thursday, August 30, 2018

QOD:  The difference between successful people and very successful people is that the very successful people say “no” to almost everything.  ~  Warren Buffett (b. Aug. 30, 1930)

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

QOD:  It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.  If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.  ~  Warren Buffett (b. Aug. 30, 1930).

Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

QOD:  I’m like every other woman: a closet full of clothes, but nothing to wear, so I wear jeans.  ~  Cameron Diaz (b. Aug. 30, 1972)

Sunday, 30 August 2015

Sunday, August 30, 2015

QOD:  Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.  ~  Warren Buffett (b. Aug. 30, 1930)

Friday, 30 August 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

QOD:  By the time you know what to do, you’re too old to do it.  ~  Ted Williams (né Theodore Samuel Williams; Aug. 30, 1918 ~ July 5, 2002)

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

QOD: Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else.  ~   Will Rogers (né William Penn Adair Rogers; Nov. 4, 1879 ~ Aug. 15, 1935)