QOD: Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. ~ Zig Ziglar (né Hilary Hinton Ziglar; Nov. 6, 1926 ~ Nov. 28, 2012), American author and motivational speaker
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 6. Show all posts
Showing posts with label November 6. Show all posts
Monday, 6 November 2023
Sunday, 6 November 2022
Sunday, November 6, 2022
QOD: We stay who we are no matter how old we get. ~ Sally Field (née Sally Margaret Field; b. Nov. 6, 1946), American actress
Friday, 6 November 2020
Friday, November 6, 2020
QOD: Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself. ~ John Philip Sousa (Nov. 6, 1854 ~ Mar. 6, 1932), American musician and composer
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
QOD: The curiosity of the human mind is essential if you want citizens who think rather than accept the first nonsense they come to. ~ François Englert (né François Baron Englert; b. Nov. 6, 1932), Belgian theoretical physicist and recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 / Election Day
QOD: There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad. ~ Arne Duncan (né Arne Starkey Duncan; b. Nov. 6, 1964), 9th Secretary of the United States Department of Education
Monday, 6 November 2017
Monday, November 6, 2017
QOD: There
is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and
that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience. ~ John
Philip Sousa (Nov. 6, 1854 ~ Mar. 6, 1932), American composer
Friday, 6 November 2015
Friday, November 6, 2015
QOD: I have always believed that 98% of a student’s
progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher. ~ John
Philip Sousa (Nov. 6, 1854 ~ March 9, 1932)
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
QOD: My success is not due to any personal superiority
over other people. ~ John Philip Sousa (Nov. 6, 1854 ~ Mar. 6,
1932)
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
QOD: Even in a time of fiscal austerity,
education is more than just an expense.
~ Arne Duncan (né Arne Starkey Duncan; b. Nov. 6, 1964)
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 / Election Day
QOD: Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. ~
H.L. Mencken (né Henry Louis Mencken; Sept. 12, 1880 ~ Jan. 29, 1956), American journalist and cultural critic
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
QOD: The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it. ~ E. B. White (né Elwyn Brooks White; July 11, 1899 ~ Oct. 1, 1985), American author