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 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 8. Show all posts

Thursday, 8 June 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023

QOD:  The modern city is a place for banking and prostitution and very little else.  ~  Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 ~ Apr. 9, 1959), American architect

Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

QOD:  He who is too eager to preserve his originality is already losing it.  ~  Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 ~ July 29, 1856)

Monday, 8 June 2020

Monday, June 8, 2020

QOD:  Half of all marriages end in divorce ~ and then there are the really unhappy ones.  ~  Joan Rivers (né Joan Alexandra Molinksy; June 8, 1933 ~ Sept. 4, 2014), American comedian

Friday, 8 June 2018

Friday, June 8, 2018

QOD:  Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel.  They’ll tell you.  ~  Barbara Bush (né Barbara Pierce, June 8, 1935 ~ Apr. 17, 2018)

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

QOD:  Reading should be a pleasure, not a chore.  ~  Joan Rivers (June 8, 1933 ~ Sept. 4, 2014)

Monday, 8 June 2015

Monday, June 8, 2015

QOD:  Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is G~d’s gift, that’s why we call it the present.  ~  Joan Rivers (née Joan Alexandra Molinsky; June 8, 1933 ~ Sept. 4, 2014)

Friday, 8 June 2012

Friday, June 8, 2012

QOD:  Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.  ~  Mark Twain (né Samuel Langhorne Clemens; Nov. 30, 1835 ~ Apr. 21, 1910)

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

QOD: Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton (née Elizabeth Cady; Nov. 12, 1815 ~ Oct. 26, 1902)