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 March 27. Show all posts
Showing posts with label March 27. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

QOD:  It is not right for a ruler who has the nation in his charge, a man with so much on his mind, to sleep all night.  ~ Homer, Greek philosopher and author

Monday, 27 March 2023

Monday, March 27, 2023

QOD:  If you are not consciously building your habits, they are unconsciously building you.  ~  Anika J Green, Writer

Sunday, 27 March 2022

Sunday, March 27, 2022

QOD:  Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969), German-born architect

Friday, 27 March 2020

Friday March 27, 2020

QOD:  There are no such things as guilty pleasures, only pleasures.  ~  Quentin Tarantino (né Quentin Jerome Tarantino; b. Mar. 27, 1963), American film director

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

QOD:  When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don’t even notice.  ~  Sarah Vaughan (née Sarah Lois Vaughan; Mar. 27, 1924 ~ Apr. 3, 1990)

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

QOD:  It is not possible to go forward while looking back.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969)

Monday, 27 March 2017

Monday, March 27, 2017

QOD:  Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany, I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969), German-American architect

Sunday, 27 March 2016

Sunday, March 27, 2016 / Easter Sunday

QOD:  Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969), German-born architect

Friday, 27 March 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

QOD:  Every ten years a man should give himself a good kick in the pants.  ~  Edward Steichen (Mar. 27, 1879 ~ Mar. 25, 1973), American photographer

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Thursday, March 27, 2014

QOD:  Once you really commence to see things, then you really commence to feel things.  ~  Edward Steichen (né Edward Jean Steichen; Mar. 27, 1879 ~ Mar. 25, 1973)

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

QOD:  Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany, I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to by a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969)

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

QOD:   Be nice, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.  ~  Plato

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Sunday, March 27, 2011

QOD: The most effective way to do it, is to do it. ~ Amelia Earhart (July 24, 1897 ~ disappeared July 2, 1937)