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 December 25. Show all posts
Showing posts with label December 25. Show all posts

Monday, 25 December 2023

Monday, December 25, 2023 // Christmas

QOD:  Health consists of having the same diseases as one’s neighbor.  ~  Quentin Crisp (né Denis Charles Pratt; Dec. 25, 1908 ~ Nov. 21, 1999), English writer

Sunday, 25 December 2022

Sunday December 25, 2022 / Christmas

QOD:  Never keep up with the Joneses.  Drag them down to your level.  ~  Quentin Crisp (né Denis Charles Pratt; Dec. 25, 1908 ~ Nov. 21, 1999), English writer

Friday, 25 December 2020

Friday, December 25, 2020 / Christmas

QOD:  The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person.  ~  Quentin Crisp (né Denis Charles Pratt; Dec. 25, 1908 ~ Nov. 21, 1999), English writer

Wednesday, 25 December 2019

Wednesday, December 25, 2019 / Christmas

QOD:  I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind.  ~  Clara Barton (née Clarissa Harlowe Barton; Dec. 25, 1821 ~ Apr. 12, 1912), American nurse and founder of the American Red Cross

Tuesday, 25 December 2018

Tuesday, December 25, 2018 / Christmas Day

QOD:  If I feel unhappy, I do mathematics to become happy.  If I am happy, I do mathematics to keep happy.  ~  Alfréd Rényi  (Mar. 20, 1921 ~ Feb. 1, 1970), Hungarian mathematician

Monday, 25 December 2017

Monday, December 25, 2017 / Christmas

QOD:  Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.  ~  Jimmy Buffett (b. Dec. 25, 1946), American musician  [Jimmy Buffett died on September 1, 2023 at age 76.]

Sunday, 25 December 2016

Sunday, December 25, 2016 / Christmas

QOD:  Ask yourself:  Have you been kind today?  Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.  ~  Annie Lennox (b. Dec. 25, 1954)

Friday, 25 December 2015

Friday, December 25, 2015 / Christmas Day

QOD:  I have different hats; I’m a mother, I’m a woman, I’m a human being, I’m an artist and hopefully I’m an advocate.  All of those plates are things I spin all the time.  ~  Annie Lennox (b. Dec. 25, 1954), Scottish musician

Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Tuesday, December 25, 2012 / Christmas

QOD:  Ask yourself: Have you been kind today?  Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.  ~  Annie Lennox (b. December 25, 1954), Scottish singer-songwriter

Sunday, 25 December 2011

Sunday, December 25, 2011 / Christmas

QOD: The darkness of the whole world cannot swallow the glowing of a candle. ~ Robert Altinger