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 September 18. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 18. Show all posts

Monday, 18 September 2023

Monday, September 18, 2023

QOD:  A second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.  ~  Samuel Johnson (Sept. 18, 1709 ~ Dec. 13, 1784), English writer and lexicographer

Sunday, 18 September 2022

Sunday, September 18, 2022

QOD:  The tavern shares it the throne of human felicity.  ~  Samuel Johnson (Sept. 18, 1709 ~ Dec. 13, 1784), English writer and lexicographer

Friday, 18 September 2020

Friday, September 18, 2020

QOD:  Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a shortcut to everything.  ~  Samuel Johnson (Sept. 18, 1709 ~ Dec. 13, 1784), English writer and lexicographer

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

QOD:  No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our lives are made.  Destiny is made known silently.  ~ Agnes de Mille (Sept. 18, 1905 ~ Oct. 7, 1993)

Monday, 18 September 2017

Monday, November 18, 2017

QOD:  Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.  ~  Samuel Johnson (Sept. 18, 1709 ~ Dec. 13, 1784), British writer and lexicographer

Sunday, 18 September 2016

Sunday, September 18, 2016

QOD:  The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.  ~  Samuel Johnson (Sept. 18, 1709 ~ Dec. 13, 1784)

Friday, 18 September 2015

Friday, September 18, 2015

QOD:  I wish I were supernaturally strong so I could put right everything that is wrong.  ~  Greta Garbo (Sept. 18, 1905 ~ Apr. 15, 1990)

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Thursday, September 18, 2014

QOD:  The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.  ~  Agnes de Mille (Sept. 18, 1905 ~ Oct. 7, 1993)

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

QOD:  There is no one who would have me ~ I can’t cook.  ~  Greta Garbo (née Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; Sept. 18, 1905 ~ Apr. 15, 1990)

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

QOD:  Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.  ~  Greta Garbo (Sept. 18. 1905 ~ Apr. 15, 1990)