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 9. Show all posts
Showing posts with label January 9. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 January 2024

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

QOD:  Others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.  ~  Richard Nixon (né Richard Milhouse Nixon; Jan. 9, 1913 ~ Apr. 22, 1994), 37th President of the United States

Monday, 9 January 2023

Monday, January 9, 2023

QOD:  A man is not finished when he’s defeated; he’s finished when he quits.  ~  Richard Nixon (né Richard Milhouse Nixon; Jan. 9, 1913 ~ Apr. 22, 1994), 37th President of the United States

Sunday, 9 January 2022

Sunday, January 9, 2022

QOD:  The good life has a great deal to do with contentment and satisfaction ~ and nothing whatsoever to do with that fool’s gold called happiness.  ~  Joseph Epstein (b. Jan. 9, 1937), American essayist

Thursday, 9 January 2020

Thursday, January 9, 2020

QOD:  Action is the antidote to despair.  ~  Joan Baez (née Joan Chandos Baez; b. Jan. 9, 1941), American singer-songwriter

Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

QOD:  If geniuses can sometimes make mistakes, cannot the rest of us on occasion be geniuses?  ~  Joseph Epstein (b. Jan. 9, 1937), American essayist and writer

Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

QOD:  In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.  ~  Simone de Beauvoir (Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986)

Monday, 9 January 2017

Monday, January 9, 2017

QOD:  What is an adult?  A child blown up by age.  ~  Simone de Beauvoir (Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986)

Friday, 9 January 2015

Friday, January 9, 2015

QOD:  I’ve never had a humble opinion.  If you’ve got an opinion, why be humble about it?  ~  Joan Baez (née Joan Chandos Baez; b. Jan. 9, 1941), American singer-songwriter

Thursday, 9 January 2014

Thursday, January 9, 2014

QOD:  Change your life today.  Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.  ~  Simone de Beauvoir (née Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir; Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986), French writer and philosopher

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

QOD:  Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.  ~  Simone de Beauvoir (née Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir; Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986), French existentialist philosopher and writer

Monday, 9 January 2012

Monday, January 9, 2012

QOD: The first rule of holes: When you're in one, stop digging. ~ Molly Ivins (née Mary Tyler Ivins;  Aug. 30, 1944 ~ Jan. 31, 2007), American journalist and columnist

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011

QOD: Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. ~ John F. Kennedy (né John Fitzgerald Kennedy; May 29, 1917 ~ Nov. 22, 1963), 35th President of the United States