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 7. Show all posts
Showing posts with label October 7. Show all posts

Friday, 7 October 2022

Friday, October 7, 2022

QOD:  My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.  ~  Desmond Tutu (né Desmond Mpilo Tutu; Oct. 7, 1931 ~ Dec. 26, 2021), South African cleric and recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize

Thursday, 7 October 2021

Thursday, October 7, 2021

QOD:  All love is doomed, seen in the light of death.  ~  Anita Shreve (née Anita Hale Shreve, Oct. 7, 1946 ~ Mar. 29, 2018), American novelist

Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

QOD:  An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.  ~  Niels Bohr (né Niels Henrik David Bohr; b. Oct. 7, 1885 ~ Nov. 18, 1962), Danish physicist and recipient of the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics

Monday, 7 October 2019

Monday, October 7, 2019

QOD:  Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds.  A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.  ~  Clive James (né Vivian Leopold James; b. Oct. 7, 1939), Australian author and critic

Friday, 7 October 2016

Friday, October 7, 2016

QOD:  Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.  ~  Yo-Yo Ma (b. Oct. 7, 1955)

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

QOD:  My involvement in the political arena is to make sure there’s a place for culture.  ~  Yo-Yo Ma (b. Oct. 7, 1955)

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

QOD:  My involvement in the political arena is to make sure there’s a place for culture.  ~  Yo-Yo Ma (b. Oct. 7, 1955)

Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2017

QOD:  After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is.  ~  Yo-Yo Ma (b. Oct. 7, 1955)

Monday, 7 October 2013

Monday, October 7, 2013

QOD:  When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it. ~  Yo-Yo Ma (b. Oct 7, 1955)

Sunday, 7 October 2012

Sunday, October 7, 2012

QOD:  Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.  ~ Niels Bohr (b. Oct. 7, 1885 ~ Nov. 18, 1962)

Friday, 7 October 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

QOD: Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time. ~ Malcolm Forbes (né Malcolm Stevenson Forbes; Aug. 19, 1919 ~ Feb. 24, 1990)

Thursday, 7 October 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

QOD: No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility. ~ Simone de Beauvoir (Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986), French writer and existential philosopher