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

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

QOD:  Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people.  A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States

Monday, 30 January 2023

Monday, January 30, 2023

QOD:  Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945), 32ndPresident of the United States

Sunday, 30 January 2022

Sunday, January 30, 2022

QOD:  We need enthusiasm, imagination, and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely.  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States

Thursday, 30 January 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

QOD:  It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt (né Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

QOD:  Mankind, it seems, makes a poorer performance of government than of almost any other activity. ~  Barbara W. Tuchman (née Barbara Wertheim; Jan. 30, 1912 ~ Feb. 6, 1989)

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

QOD:  Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parents would like to see you have done.  ~  Gene Hackman (b. Jan. 30, 1930)

Monday, 30 January 2017

Monday, January 30, 2017

QOD:  There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States

Friday, 30 January 2015

Friday, January 30, 2015

QOD:  When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt.  (Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014

QOD:  Every successful revolution puts on in time the robes of the tyrant it has deposed.  ~  Barbara Tuchman (née Barbara Wertheim;  Jan. 30, 1912 ~ Feb. 6, 1989), American historian

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

QOD:  I am a holy man, minus the holiness.  ~  E.M. Forster (né Edward Morgan Forster; Jan. 1, 1879 ~ June 7, 1970), British novelist