Wednesday, November 15, 2023

QOD:  That which is impossible to force, it is impossible to hinder.  ~  Marianne Moore (née Marianne Craig Moore; Nov. 15, 1887 ~ Feb. 5, 1972), American poet

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

QOD:  Mistrust the man who finds everything good; the man who finds everything evil; and more still the man who is indifferent to everything.  ~  Johan Casper Lavater (Nov. 15, 1741 ~ Jan. 2, 1801), Swiss poet and theologian

Monday, November 15, 2021

QOD:  Sooner or later all science fiction becomes true.  ~  J.G. Ballard (né James Graham Ballard; Nov. 15, 1930 ~ Apr. 19, 2009), English novelist

 

Sunday, November 15, 2020

QOD:  Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.  ~  Felix Frankfurter (Nov. 15, 1882 ~ Feb. 22, 1965), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Friday, November 15, 2019

QOD:  Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.  ~  Johann Casper Lavater (Nov. 15, 1741 ~ Jan. 2, 1801), Swiss theologian and writer

Thursday, November 15, 2018

QOD:  The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflicted disease.  ~  Marianne Moore (Nov. 15, 1887 ~ Feb. 5, 1972), American poet

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

QOD:  The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind.  ~  Felix Frankfurter (Nov. 15, 1882 ~ Feb. 22, 1965)

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

QOD:  I hate flowers ~ I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move.  ~  Georgia O’Keeffe (née Georgia Totto O'Keeffe; Nov. 15, 1887 ~ Mar. 6, 1986)

Sunday, November 15, 2015

QOD:  Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.  ~  Felix Frankfurter (Nov. 15, 1882 ~ Feb. 22, 1965)

Friday, November 15, 2013

QOD:  I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew.  I don’t want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage.  ~  Felix Frankfurter (Nov. 15, 1882 ~ Feb. 22, 1965), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Thursday, November 15, 2012

QOD:  To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.  ~  Felix Frankfurter (Nov. 15, 1882 ~ Feb. 22, 1965), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

QOD: Begin challenging your own assumptions.   Your assumptions are your windows on the world.   Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in.  ~  Alan Alda (né Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo; b. Jan. 28, 1936), American actor

Monday, November 15, 2010

QOD: All quotation is taken out of context. ~ Enoch Powell (June 16, 1912 ~ Feb. 8, 1998), British politician