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 October 28. Show all posts
Showing posts with label October 28. Show all posts

Friday, 28 October 2022

Friday, October 28, 2022

QOD:  Only by going too far can you go far enough.  ~  Francis Bacon (Oct. 28, 1909 ~ Apr. 28, 1992), Irish-born British artist

Thursday, 28 October 2021

Thursday, October 28, 2021

QOD:  In a superhero movie it’s typically good guy and bad guy, and bad guy attacks.  Well, in real life, evil seduces.  ~  Joaquin Phoenix (né Joaquin Rafel Bottom; b. Oct. 28, 1974), American actor

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

QOD:  Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.  ~  Evelyn Waugh (né Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh, Oct. 28, 1903 ~ Apr. 10, 1966), British writer

Monday, 28 October 2019

Monday, October 28, 2019

QOD:  It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.  ~  Bill Gates (né William Henry Gates, III; b. Oct. 28, 1955), American businessman

Sunday, 28 October 2018

Sunday, October 28, 2018

QOD:  At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer, we remember them.  ~  Sylvan Kamen and Rabbi Jack Reimer (In remembrance of those killed in the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 27, 2018)

Friday, 28 October 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

QOD:  Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.  ~  Bill Gates (né William Henry Gates; b. Oct. 28, 1955)

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

QOD:  Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.  ~  Bill Gates (né William Henry Gates, III; b. Oct. 28, 1955)

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

QOD:  When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.  ~  Evelyn Waugh (Oct. 28, 1903 ~ Apr. 10, 1966)

Monday, 28 October 2013

Monday, October 28, 2013

QOD:  Your dress should be tight enough to show you’re a woman and loose enough to show you’re a lady.  ~  Edith Head (née Edith Claire Posener; Oct. 28, 1907 ~ Oct. 24, 1981)

Sunday, 28 October 2012

Sunday, October 28, 2012

QOD:  Success is a lousy teacher.  It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.  ~  Bill Gates (né William Henry Gates, III; b. October 28, 1955)

Friday, 28 October 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011

QOD: A sure way to lose happiness is to want it at the expense of everything else. ~ Bette Davis (née Ruth Elizabeth Davis; Apr. 5, 1908 ~ Oct. 6, 1989), American actress

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

QOD: Only the dead have seen the end of war.  ~  George Santayana (Dec. 16, 1863 ~ Sept. 26, 1952), Spanish author