Wednesday, May 1, 2024

QOD:  Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.  ~  Mother Jones (née Mary G. Harris; May 1, 1837 ~ Nov. 30, 1930), Irish-born labor activist

Monday, May 1, 2023

QOD:  An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain ~ the equality of all men.  ~  Ignazio Silone (né Secondino Tranquilli; May 1, 1900 ~ Aug. 22, 1978), Italian novelist

Sunday, May 1, 2022

QOD:  Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.  ~  Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 ~ Dec. 12, 1999), American novelist

Friday, May 1, 2020

QOD:  We’ve got to take care of the resources we have on this planet, because there’s no resupply possible.  ~  Scott Carpenter (né Malcolm Scott Carpenter; May 1, 1925 ~ Oct. 10, 2013), American astronaut

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

QOD:  I always write in pencil, so I can erase.  ~  Elsa Peretti (b. May 1, 1940), Italian jewelry designer

Friday, May 1, 2015

QOD:  Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way.  When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.  ~  Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 ~ Dec. 12, 1999)

Thursday, May 1, 2014

QOD:  We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.  ~  Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 ~ Dec. 12, 1999)

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

QOD:  Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way.  When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.  ~  Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 ~ Dec. 12, 1999)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

QOD:  Saving is a very fine thing; especially if your parents have done it for you.  ~  Winston Churchill (Nov. 30, 1874 ~ Jan. 24, 1965)

Sunday, May 1, 2011

QOD: Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. ~ Anne Bradstreet (née Anne Dudley; Mar. 20, 1612 ~ Sept. 16, 1762)