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 November 13. Show all posts
Showing posts with label November 13. Show all posts

Monday, 13 November 2023

Monday, November 13, 2023

QOD:  Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light is the most effective policemen.  ~  Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; Nov. 13, 1856 ~ Oct. 9, 1941), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Sunday, 13 November 2022

Sunday, November 13, 2022

QOD:  Man is weak, and when he makes strength his profession, he is even weaker.  ~  Antonio Porchia (Nov. 13, 1885 ~ Nov. 9, 1968), Argentine poet

Friday, 13 November 2020

Friday, November 13, 2020 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.  ~  Whoopie Goldberg (née Caryn Elaine Johnson; b. Nov. 13, 1955), American comedian and actress

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

QOD:  We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.  ~  Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; Nov. 13, 1856 ~ Oct. 9, 1941), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Monday, 13 November 2017

Monday, November 13, 2017

QOD:  The idea that you would not only exercise but that you would enjoy it is very difficult for me to understand.  I just hate it.  ~  Jimmy Kimmel (né James Christian Kimmel; b. Nov. 13, 1967), American comedian and television host

Friday, 13 November 2015

Friday November 13, 2015 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.  ~  Robert Louis Stevenson (Nov. 13, 1850 ~ Dec. 3, 1894)

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Thursday, November 13, 2014

QOD:  The most important political office is that of the private citizen.  ~  Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; Nov. 13, 1856 ~ Oct. 9, 1941), Associate Justice on the Supreme Court

Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

QOD:  Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.  ~  Robert Louis Stevenson (Nov. 13, 1850 ~ Dec. 3, 1894), Scottish novelist

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

QOD:  The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.  ~  Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; November 13, 1856 ~ October 3, 1941), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Sunday, 13 November 2011

Sunday, November 13, 2011

QOD: Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ~ Harriet Braiker (Nov. 22, 1948 ~ Jan. 10, 2004), American clinical psychologist