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 June 14. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 14. Show all posts

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 // Flag Day

QOD:  There is almost no human situation that cannot be explained with the hermeneutical tools of Winnie the Pooh.  ~  Rowan Williams (né Rowan Douglas Williams), Archbishop of Canterbury

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 // Flag Day

QOD:  There are many things we can live without.  Self-respect is not one of them.  ~  Vivian Gornick (b. June 14, 1935), American author and critic

Monday, 14 June 2021

Monday, June 14, 2021 / Flag Day

QOD:  Silence is argument carried on by other means.  ~  Che Guevara (né Ernesto Guevara; June 14, 1928 ~ Oct. 9, 1967), Argentine revolutionary

Sunday, 14 June 2020

Sunday, June 14, 2020 / Flag Day

QOD:  A burning purpose attracts others who are drawn along with it and help fulfill it.  ~  Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1904 ~ Aug. 27, 1971), American photojournalist

Friday, 14 June 2019

Friday, June 14, 2019 / Flag Day

QOD:  Going around under an umbrella interferes with one’s looking up at the sky.  ~  Jerzy Kosiński (né Józef Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933 ~ May 3, 1991)

Thursday, 14 June 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Flag Day

QOD:  Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.  ~  Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 ~ July 1, 1896)

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

QOD:  The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.  ~  Donald Trump (né Donald John Trump; b. June 14, 1946)

Sunday, 14 June 2015

Sunday, June 14, 2015 / Flag Day

QOD:   Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.  ~  Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1906 ~ Aug. 27, 1971)

Friday, 14 June 2013

Friday June 14, 2013 / Flag Day

QOD:  The beauty of the past belongs to the past.  ~  Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1906 ~ Aug. 27, 1971)

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Thursday, June 14, 2012

QOD:  The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. ~ Albert Einstein (Mar. 14, 1879 ~ Apr. 18, 1955)

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

QOD: A problem well put is half solved. ~ John Dewey (Oct 20, 1859 ~ June 1, 1952)