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 5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 5. Show all posts

Monday, 5 June 2023

Monday, June 5, 2023

QOD:  The trouble with life isn’t that there is no answer, it’s that there are so many answers.  ~  Ruth Benedict (née Ruth Fulton; June 5, 1887 ~ Sept. 17, 1948), American anthropologist and folklorist

Sunday, 5 June 2022

Sunday, June 5, 2022

QOD:  The key to making money is to stay invested.  ~  Suze Orman (née Susan Lynn Orman; b. June 5, 1951), American financial advisor and television host

Friday, 5 June 2020

Friday, June 5, 2020

QOD:  We have been trained too long to strive and not to enjoy.  ~  John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes (June 5, 1883 ~ Apr. 21, 1946), British economist

Wednesday, 5 June 2019

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

QOD:  When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.  ~  John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes (June 5, 1883 ~ Apr. 21, 1946)

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

QOD:  I’ve always wanted to do right in life.  But the wanting and the doing aren’t quite the same thing.  ~  Mark Wahlberg (b. June 6, 1971)

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Sunday, June 5, 2016

QOD:  There is nothing more beautiful than a confident woman.  ~  Suze Orman (née Susan Lynn Orman; b. June 5, 1951)

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Thursday, June 5, 2014

QOD:  What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?  ~  Adam Smith (June 5, 1723 ~ July 17, 1790)

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

QOD:  No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.  ~  Adam Smith (June 5, 1723 ~ July 17, 1790)

Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

QOD:  Before you try to change others, remember how hard it is to change yourself.  ~  Bill Bluestein

Sunday, 5 June 2011

Sunday June 5, 2011

QOD: The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people, they think it's their fault. ~ Henry Kissinger (né Heinz Alfred Kissinger; b. May 27, 1923)