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 January 22. Show all posts
Showing posts with label January 22. Show all posts

Monday, 22 January 2024

Monday, January 22, 2024

QOD:  Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent.  ~  Jim Jarmusch (né James Robert Jarmusch; b. Jan. 22, 1953), American film director

Sunday, 22 January 2023

Sunday, January 22, 2023

QOD:  If you believe that no one was ever corrupted by a book, you have also to believe that no one was ever improved by a book.  ~  Irving Kristol (Jan. 22, 1920 ~ Sept. 18, 2009), American political journalist

Friday, 22 January 2021

Friday, January 22, 2021

QOD:  No man is an island entirely of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.  ~  John Donne (Jan. 22, 1572 ~ Mar. 31, 1631), English poet

Wednesday, 22 January 2020

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

QOD:  Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.  ~  Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban (Jan. 22, 1561 ~ Apr. 9, 1626), English philosopher and statesman

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

QOD:  Anger makes dull men witty, but keeps them poor.  ~  Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban (Jan. 22, 1561 ~ Apr. 9, 1626)

Monday, 22 January 2018

Monday, January 22, 2018

QOD:  One thing that is likely to make you lose touch is if you keep in touch with the past too much.  ~  Sir John Hurt (né John Vincent Hurt; Jan. 22, 1940 ~ Jan. 25, 2017); British actor

Friday, 22 January 2016

Friday, January 22, 2016

QOD:  Opinions are made to be changed ~ or how it truth to be got at?  ~  Lord Byron (né  George Gordon Byron; Jan. 22, 1788 ~ Apr. 19, 1824), English poet

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Thursday, January 22, 2015

QOD:  People who keep dogs are cowards who haven’t got the guts to bite people themselves.  ~  August Strindberg (né Johan August Strindberg; Jan. 22, 1849 ~ May 14, 1912), Swedish playwright

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

QOD:  I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.  ~  August Strindberg (Jan. 22, 1849 ~ May 14, 1912), Swedish playwright

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

QOD:  People who keep dogs are cowards who haven’t got the guts to bite people themselves.  ~  August Strindberg (né Johan August Strindberg; Jan. 22, 1849 ~ May 14, 2012), Swedish playwright

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Sunday, January 22, 2012

QOD: Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment. ~ Robert Benchley (né Robert Charles Benchley; Sept. 15, 1889 ~ Nov. 21, 1945), American humorist and journalist