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 May 15. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May 15. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Wednesday, May15, 2024

QOD:  The dead leave clues, and life is a puzzle of trying to read and understand these mysterious hints before the game is over.  ~  Samantha Hunt (b. May 15, 1971), American novelist

Monday, 15 May 2023

Monday, May 15, 2023

QOD:  What would your good do if evil didn’t exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared?  ~  ~  Makhail Bulgakov (May 15, 1891 ~ Mar. 10. 1940), Russian novelist

Sunday, 15 May 2022

Sunday, May 15, 2022

QOD:  Nothing so dates an era as its conception of the future.  ~  Brian Eno (né Brian Peter George Eno; May 15, 1948), British musician 

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

QOD:  There seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we have to really work very, very hard.  ~  Madeleine Albright (née Marie Jana Korbelová; b. May 15, 1937)

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

QOD:  People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise.  ~ Brian Eno (b. May 15, 1948)

Friday, 15 May 2015

Friday, May 15, 2015

QOD:  Avant-garde music is sort of research music.  You’re glad someone’s done it but you don’t necessarily want to listen to it.  ~  Brian Eno (né Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno; b. May 15, 1948), English musician and record producer

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Thursday, May 15, 2014

QOD:  Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness.  ~  Brian Eno (b. May 15, 1948)

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

QOD:  All photographs are accurate.  None of them is the truth.  ~  Richard Avedon (May 15, 2913 ~ October 1, 2004)

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

QOD:  He has Van Gogh's ear for music.  ~  Billy Wilder (né Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 ~ Mar. 27, 2002)