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

Monday, 27 November 2023

Monday, November 27, 2023

QOD:  It is not enough that I succeed.  Others must also fail.  ~  David Merrick (né David Lee Margoulis; Nov. 27, 1911 ~ Apr. 25, 2000), American theater producer

Sunday, 27 November 2022

Sunday, November 27, 2022

QOD:  Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one’s own unnecessary vegetation.  ~  Gail Sheehy (née Gail Henion; Nov. 27, 1936 ~ Aug. 24, 2020), American journalist and author

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

QOD:  Statesmen should remember that they have been elected to persuade and to lead, and not just to accept as fixed the momentary moods and pernicious prejudices of the public.  ~  Stanley Hoffmann (Nov. 27, 1928 ~ Sept. 13, 2015), Austrian-born historian

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

QOD:  In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.  ~  Jimi Hendrix (né Johnny Allen Hendrix; Nov. 27, 1942 ~ Sept. 18, 1970), American musician

Monday, 27 November 2017

Monday, November 27, 2017

QOD:  When you make the right decision, it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks.  ~  Caroline Kennedy (b. Nov. 27, 1957), daughter of President John F. Kennedy

Sunday, 27 November 2016

Sunday, November 27, 2016

QOD:  When you make the right decision, it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks.  ~  Caroline Kennedy (b. Nov. 27, 1957)

Friday, 27 November 2015

Friday, November 27, 2015

QOD:  When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.  ~  Jimi Hendrix (Nov. 27, 1942 ~ Sept. 18, 1970)

Thursday, 27 November 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014 / Thanksgiving Day

QOD:  Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.  They are consumed in twelve minutes.  Half-times take twelve minutes.  This is not a coincidence.  ~  Erma Bombeck (né Erma Louise Fiste; Feb. 21, 1927 ~ Apr. 22, 1996)

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Wednesday, November 27, 2013


QOD: The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is Hello, Goodbye.  ~  Jimi Hendrix (Nov. 27, 1942 ~ Sept. 18, 1970), American guitarist and musician

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

QOD:  Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.  ~  Jimi Hendrix (né James Marshall Hendrix; November 27, 1942 ~ September 18, 1970), American musician and guitarist 

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Sunday, November 27, 2011

QOD: The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant.   Every table had an argument going. ~ George Carlin (May 12, 1937 ~ June 22, 2008), American comedian