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 July 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label July 10. Show all posts

Monday, 10 July 2023

Monday, July 10, 2023

QOD:  Nine tenths of the ills from which intelligent people suffer springs from their intellect.  ~  Marcel Proust (né Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Proust; July 10, 1871 ~ Nov. 18, 1922)

 

Sunday, 10 July 2022

Sunday, July 10, 2022

QOD:  Start where you are.  Use what you have.  Do what you can.  ~  Arthur Ashe (July 10, 1943 ~ Feb. 6, 1993), African-American professional tennis player

Friday, 10 July 2020

Friday, July 10, 2020

QOD:  What’s surreal to you is just somebody’s Wednesday somewhere.  ~  Karen Russell (b. July 10, 1981), American novelist

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

QOD:  Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.  ~  Marcel Proust (né Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Proust; July 10, 1871 ~ Nov. 18, 1922)

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

QOD:  The real menace in dealing with a 5-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a 5-year-old.  ~  Jean Kerr (July 10, 1922 ~ Jan. 5, 2003)

Sunday, 10 July 2016

Sunday, July 10, 2016

QOD:  Memory is the way we keep telling ourselves our stories ~ and telling other people a somewhat different version of our stories.  ~  Alice Munro (b. July 10, 1931)

Thursday, 10 July 2014

Thursday, July 10, 2014

QOD:  We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.  ~  Arthur Ashe (July 10, 1943 ~ Feb. 6, 1993)

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

QOD:  One important key to success is self-confidence.  An important key to self-confidence is preparation.  ~  Arthur Ashe (né Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.; July 10, 1943 ~ Feb 3, 1993)

Sunday, 10 July 2011

Sunday, July 10, 2011

QOD: People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life. ~ Faith Resnick