Wednesday, March 13, 2024

QOD:  A good police force is one that catches more crooks than it employs.  ~  Sir Robert Mark (Mar. 13, 1917 ~ Sept. 30, 2010), British police officer and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

 

Monday, March 13, 2023

QOD:  You must create another language and nourish it for years and years with what you have loved, with what you have lost, with what you will never find again.  ~  Giorgos Seferis (Mar. 13, 1900 ~ Sept. 20, 1971), Greek poet and recipient of the 1963 Nobel Prize in Literature

Sunday, March 13, 2022

QOD:  All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.  ~  Viet Thanh Nguyen (b. Mar. 13, 1971), Vietnamese novelist

Friday, March 13, 2020 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  Davos is where billionaires tell millionaires how the middle class feels.  ~  Jamie Dimon (b. Mar. 13, 1956), American businessman and CEO of JP Morgan

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

QOD:  To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil. ~  Charles Krauthammer (né Irving Charles Krauthammer; Mar. 13, 1950 ~ June 21, 2018)

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

QOD:  All businesses tend to pass costs onto customers.  ~  Jamie Dimon (b. Mar. 13, 1956)

Sunday, March 13, 2016

QOD:   I think if you’re going to master policy, especially world affairs, you’ve got to know history.  ~  Charles Krauthammer (né Irving Charles Krauthammer; b. Mar. 13, 1950), American political commentator and columnist.  [Charles Krauthammer died on June 21, 2018 at age 68.]

Friday, March 13, 2015 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  Science has everything to say about what is possible.  Science has nothing to say about what is permissible.  ~  Charles Krauthammer (né Irving Charles Krauthammer; b. Mar. 13, 1950) [Charles Krauthammer died of cancer on June 21, 2018 at age 68.]

Thursday, March 13, 2014

QOD:  I do not recollect when I had such a mental treat.  ~  Abigail Fillmore (née Abigail Powers; Mar. 13, 1798 ~ Mar. 30, 1853), First Lady of the United States

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

QOD:  Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points.  ~  Percival Lowell (né Percival Lawrence Lowell; Mar. 13, 1855 ~ Nov. 12, 1916)

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

QOD:  The four most important words in politics are "up to a point."  ~  George Will (né George Frederick Will; b. May 4, 1941)

Sunday, March 13, 2011

QOD: Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both. ~ Dorothy Parker (née Dorothy Rothschild; Aug. 22, 1893 ~ June 7, 1967)